महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-70, verse-56

इत्युक्तोऽहं धर्मराज्ञा महर्षे धर्मात्मानं शिरसाभिप्रणम्य ।
अनुज्ञातस्तेन वैवस्वतेन प्रत्यागमं भगवत्पादमूलम् ॥५६॥

56. ityukto'haṁ dharmarājñā maharṣe; dharmātmānaṁ śirasābhipraṇamya ,
anujñātastena vaivasvatena; pratyāgamaṁ bhagavatpādamūlam.

56. iti uktaḥ aham dharmarājñā maharṣe
dharmātmānam śirasā abhipraṇamya
anujñātaḥ tena vaivasvatena
pratyāgamam bhagavatpādamūlam

56. maharṣe iti aham dharmarājñā
uktaḥ dharmātmānam śirasā abhipraṇamya
tena vaivasvatena anujñātaḥ
bhagavatpādamūlam pratyāgamam

56. O great sage (maharṣi), thus was I addressed by Dharmarāja, the King of natural law (dharma). Having bowed my head to that virtuous being, and being permitted by him, Vaivasvata (Yama), I returned to the feet of the venerable one (Bhagavat).

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (to me) (spoken, said)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• धर्मराज्ञा (dharmarājñā) - by the King of natural law (dharma), by Yama

• महर्षे (maharṣe) - Addressing the narrator's audience (e.g., Lomaharshana) (O great sage)

• धर्मात्मानम् (dharmātmānam) - that virtuous being (Dharmaraja) (the virtuous one, the soul of natural law (dharma))

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

• अभिप्रणम्य (abhipraṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted

• अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted, allowed, commanded

• तेन (tena) - by Dharmaraja/Vaivasvata (by him, by that)

• वैवस्वतेन (vaivasvatena) - by Vaivasvata (Yama)

• प्रत्यागमम् (pratyāgamam) - I returned, I came back

• भगवत्पादमूलम् (bhagavatpādamūlam) - to the feet of the venerable Nachiketa/Uśanas (depending on context, usually Narada/Vyasadeva/Sukadeva in Puranic contexts) (to the feet of the venerable one)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (to me) (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from vac + kta (suffix for PPP)

Root: vac (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

धर्मराज्ञा (dharmarājñā) - by the King of natural law (dharma), by Yama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharmarājan

dharmarājan - King of natural law (dharma), Yama

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+rājan)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

महर्षे (maharṣe) - Addressing the narrator's audience (e.g., Lomaharshana) (O great sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, seer

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

धर्मात्मानम् (dharmātmānam) - that virtuous being (Dharmaraja) (the virtuous one, the soul of natural law (dharma))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - virtuous, righteous, pure-souled, soul of natural law (dharma)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

अभिप्रणम्य (abhipraṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from abhi + pra + nam + ya (suffix for Absolutive, Lyap)

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: nam (class 1)

अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted, allowed, commanded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anujñāta

anujñāta - permitted, allowed, authorized

Past Passive Participle

Derived from anu + jñā + kta (suffix for PPP)

Prefix: anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

तेन (tena) - by Dharmaraja/Vaivasvata (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वैवस्वतेन (vaivasvatena) - by Vaivasvata (Yama)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vaivasvata

vaivasvata - son of Vivasvat, Yama (proper noun)

प्रत्यागमम् (pratyāgamam) - I returned, I came back

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of pratyāgam

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

भगवत्पादमूलम् (bhagavatpādamūlam) - to the feet of the venerable Nachiketa/Uśanas (depending on context, usually Narada/Vyasadeva/Sukadeva in Puranic contexts) (to the feet of the venerable one)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhagavatpādamūla

bhagavatpādamūla - the base of the feet of the venerable one

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhagavat+pādamūla)

• bhagavat – venerable, divine, fortunate
  adjective (masculine)
• pādamūla – base of the feet, feet
  noun (neuter)