महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-90, verse-8

तथैव स महीपालः कृष्णं चक्रगदाधरम् ।
प्रद्युम्न इव गोविन्दं विनयेनोपतस्थिवान् ॥८॥

8. tathaiva sa mahīpālaḥ kṛṣṇaṁ cakragadādharam ,
pradyumna iva govindaṁ vinayenopatasthivān.

8. tathā eva sa mahī-pālaḥ kṛṣṇam cakra-gadā-dharam
pradyumnaḥ iva govindam vinayena upatastivān

8. tathā eva sa mahī-pālaḥ vinayena cakra-gadā-dharam
kṛṣṇam upatastivān iva pradyumnaḥ govindam

8. Similarly, that king (Yudhiṣṭhira) reverently approached Kṛṣṇa, who holds the discus and mace, just as Pradyumna approaches Govinda.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• स (sa) - he, that

• मही-पालः (mahī-pālaḥ) - that king (referring to Yudhiṣṭhira from prior verses) (protector of the earth, king)

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Kṛṣṇa

• चक्र-गदा-धरम् (cakra-gadā-dharam) - epithet of Kṛṣṇa (wielder of discus and mace)

• प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna

• इव (iva) - like, as

• गोविन्दम् (govindam) - epithet of Kṛṣṇa (Govinda)

• विनयेन (vinayena) - with humility, modestly, with proper conduct

• उपतस्तिवान् (upatastivān) - approached, stood near, attended

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मही-पालः (mahī-pālaḥ) - that king (referring to Yudhiṣṭhira from prior verses) (protector of the earth, king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - protector of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (a proper name of a deity)

चक्र-गदा-धरम् (cakra-gadā-dharam) - epithet of Kṛṣṇa (wielder of discus and mace)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cakragadādhara

cakragadādhara - one who bears a discus and a mace

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cakra+gadā+dhara)

• cakra – discus, wheel
  noun (neuter)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearer, holder, wearing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradyumna

pradyumna - Pradyumna (a proper name, son of Kṛṣṇa)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

गोविन्दम् (govindam) - epithet of Kṛṣṇa (Govinda)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of govinda

govinda - Govinda (a proper name, epithet of Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu)

विनयेन (vinayena) - with humility, modestly, with proper conduct

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vinaya

vinaya - modesty, humility, discipline, proper conduct

उपतस्तिवान् (upatastivān) - approached, stood near, attended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upatastivat

upatastivat - having approached, having stood near, having attended

Perfect Active Participle (kvasu)

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'upa' (near) using the kvasu suffix for the Perfect Active Participle

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)