महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-95, verse-11

भीष्म उवाच ।
अथ दृष्ट्वा परिव्राट्स तान्महर्षीञ्शुनःसखः ।
अभिगम्य यथान्यायं पाणिस्पर्शमथाचरत् ॥११॥

11. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atha dṛṣṭvā parivrāṭsa tānmaharṣīñśunaḥsakhaḥ ,
abhigamya yathānyāyaṁ pāṇisparśamathācarat.

11. Bhīṣmaḥ uvāca | atha dṛṣṭvā parivrāt saḥ tān maharṣīn
śunaḥsakhaḥ | abhigamya yathānyāyam pāṇisparśam atha ācarat

11. Bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atha śunaḥsakhaḥ saḥ parivrāṭ tān maharṣīn dṛṣṭvā abhigamya yathānyāyam atha pāṇisparśam ācarat.

11. Bhīṣma said: "Then, the friend of dogs, having seen those great sages, approached them and, as was proper, performed a respectful touch (pāṇisparśa)."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (the character narrating this part) (Bhīṣma (a proper noun, name of a character in the Mahābhārata))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - then, next (then, next, now, moreover)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)

• परिव्रात् (parivrāt) - the wandering ascetic (ascetic, wandering mendicant)

• सः (saḥ) - he (that one) (he, that)

• तान् (tān) - those (sages) (those (masculine accusative plural))

• महर्षीन् (maharṣīn) - the great sages (great sages, great seers)

• शुनःसखः (śunaḥsakhaḥ) - the friend of dogs (referring to the main subject of the narrative) (friend of dogs)

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached (having approached, after approaching)

• यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - as was proper, dutifully (according to justice, properly, dutifully)

• पाणिस्पर्शम् (pāṇisparśam) - a respectful touch (pāṇisparśa) (hand-touch, respectful touch)

• अथ (atha) - then (after approaching) (then, next, now)

• आचरत् (ācarat) - he performed (he performed, he practiced, he did)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (the character narrating this part) (Bhīṣma (a proper noun, name of a character in the Mahābhārata))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Bhīṣma

Bhīṣma - name of a prominent and revered character in the Mahābhārata, son of Śāntanu and Gaṅgā, known for his formidable vow (bhīṣma-pratijñā)

Note: Refers to the speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

Perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice. Root 'vac' (वच्).

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, next (then, next, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of root 'dṛś' (दृश्).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Indicates a prior action of the main subject.

परिव्रात् (parivrāt) - the wandering ascetic (ascetic, wandering mendicant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivrāj

parivrāj - wandering ascetic, religious mendicant, one who has renounced worldly life

From 'pari' (around) + root 'vraj' (to wander).

Prefix: pari

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the person known as 'śunaḥsakhaḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - he (that one) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'śunaḥsakhaḥ'.

तान् (tān) - those (sages) (those (masculine accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Direct object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

महर्षीन् (maharṣīn) - the great sages (great sages, great seers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - a great sage, a great seer, a venerable saint

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic singer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

शुनःसखः (śunaḥsakhaḥ) - the friend of dogs (referring to the main subject of the narrative) (friend of dogs)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śunaḥsakha

śunaḥsakha - friend of dogs

Compound type : tatpurusha (śun+sakhi)

• śun – dog, hound
  noun (masculine)
• sakhi – friend, companion, ally
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the main subject of the narrative.

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached (having approached, after approaching)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of root 'gam' (गम्) with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates another prior action of the main subject.

यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - as was proper, dutifully (according to justice, properly, dutifully)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayibhava (yathā+nyāya)

• yathā – as, just as, in what manner, according to
  indeclinable
• nyāya – justice, rule, method, propriety, logic
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ni' + 'i' (to go).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Adverbial usage.

पाणिस्पर्शम् (pāṇisparśam) - a respectful touch (pāṇisparśa) (hand-touch, respectful touch)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāṇisparśa

pāṇisparśa - touch of the hand, contact with the hand; a respectful gesture (e.g., touching feet)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṇi+sparśa)

• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
• sparśa – touch, contact, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'spṛś' (स्पृश्) 'to touch'.
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Direct object of 'ācarat'.

अथ (atha) - then (after approaching) (then, next, now)

(indeclinable)

आचरत् (ācarat) - he performed (he performed, he practiced, he did)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of car

imperfect active

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice. Root 'car' (चर्) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.