महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-58, verse-18

स तानभ्यर्च्य मेधावी पृष्ट्वा च कुशलं तदा ।
अभ्यवादयत प्रीतः पितरं मातरं तथा ॥१८॥

18. sa tānabhyarcya medhāvī pṛṣṭvā ca kuśalaṁ tadā ,
abhyavādayata prītaḥ pitaraṁ mātaraṁ tathā.

18. sa tān abhyarcya medhāvī pṛṣṭvā ca kuśalam tadā
abhyavādayata prītaḥ pitaram mātaram tathā

18. tadā sa medhāvī tān abhyarcya ca kuśalam pṛṣṭvā
prītaḥ pitaram mātaram tathā abhyavādayata

18. Then, that sagacious one, having honored them and inquired about their well-being, joyfully saluted his father and also his mother.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that (he, that)

• तान् (tān) - them (them, those)

• अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya) - having honored (having worshipped, having honored)

• मेधावी (medhāvī) - sagacious one (intelligent, wise, sagacious)

• पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having inquired (having asked, having questioned)

• च (ca) - and

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being (well-being, welfare, prosperity, skill)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• अभ्यवादयत (abhyavādayata) - saluted (he saluted, greeted respectfully)

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - joyfully (pleased, delighted, satisfied)

• पितरम् (pitaram) - father

• मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

• तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and, similarly)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तान् (tān) - them (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya) - having honored (having worshipped, having honored)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

root arc- (to worship, praise) with prefix abhi-, -ya suffix (instead of -tvā for prefixed verbs)

Prefix: abhi

Root: arc (class 1)

मेधावी (medhāvī) - sagacious one (intelligent, wise, sagacious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of medhāvin

medhāvin - intelligent, wise, sagacious, possessing intellect

derived from medhā (intellect) with -vin suffix

पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having inquired (having asked, having questioned)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

root prach- (to ask) with -tvā suffix

Root: prach (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being (well-being, welfare, prosperity, skill)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - well-being, welfare, prosperity, happiness, skillful, expert

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

adverbial derivative of tad (that)

अभ्यवादयत (abhyavādayata) - saluted (he saluted, greeted respectfully)

(verb)

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

Imperfect (causative)

causative of root vad- (to speak) with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - joyfully (pleased, delighted, satisfied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, content, satisfied, loved

Past Passive Participle

root prī- (to please, satisfy) with -ta suffix

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Often functions adverbially in context.

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother, ancestress

तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and, similarly)

(indeclinable)

adverbial derivative of tad (that)