महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-9, verse-2

स तमासाद्य धर्मज्ञमुपतस्थे महाव्रतम् ।
अर्जुनोऽस्मीति नामास्मै निवेद्याभ्यवदत्ततः ॥२॥

2. sa tamāsādya dharmajñamupatasthe mahāvratam ,
arjuno'smīti nāmāsmai nivedyābhyavadattataḥ.

2. sa tam āsādya dharmajñam upatasthe mahāvratam
arjunaḥ asmi iti nāma asmai nivedya abhyavadat tataḥ

2. sa tam dharmajñam mahāvratam āsādya arjunaḥ
asmi iti nāma asmai nivedya tataḥ abhyavadat

2. Having approached that great ascetic, the knower of natural law (dharma), Arjuna announced his name, saying "I am Arjuna," and then spoke to him.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - Arjuna (he)

• तम् (tam) - the sage Vyāsa (him)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having reached

• धर्मज्ञम् (dharmajñam) - the sage Vyāsa, who knows the natural law (dharma) (knower of natural law (dharma), righteous)

• उपतस्थे (upatasthe) - he approached, stood near, attended

• महाव्रतम् (mahāvratam) - the sage Vyāsa, who observes great vows/austerities (the great ascetic, one of great vows)

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

• नाम (nāma) - name

• अस्मै (asmai) - to the sage Vyāsa (to him)

• निवेद्य (nivedya) - having announced, having presented, having offered

• अभ्यवदत् (abhyavadat) - he spoke to, addressed

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - Arjuna (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तम् (tam) - the sage Vyāsa (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From ā-√sad (to approach, to obtain)

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

धर्मज्ञम् (dharmajñam) - the sage Vyāsa, who knows the natural law (dharma) (knower of natural law (dharma), righteous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of natural law (dharma), righteous, virtuous

Compound of dharma (natural law) + jña (knower)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, knower, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  From √jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

उपतस्थे (upatasthe) - he approached, stood near, attended

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of upasthā

perfect middle

reduplicated perfect form of upa-√sthā (to stand)

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

महाव्रतम् (mahāvratam) - the sage Vyāsa, who observes great vows/austerities (the great ascetic, one of great vows)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāvrata

mahāvrata - a great vow or observance; one who observes great vows or austerities, a great ascetic

Compound of mahā (great) + vrata (vow)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+vrata)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (third of the Pāṇḍavas)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

present active

present tense form of √as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - name

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, fame

अस्मै (asmai) - to the sage Vyāsa (to him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

निवेद्य (nivedya) - having announced, having presented, having offered

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From ni-√vid (to inform, to present)

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 6)

अभ्यवदत् (abhyavadat) - he spoke to, addressed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of abhivad

imperfect active

Imperfect tense form of abhi-√vad (to speak)

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)