महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-2, verse-3

ववन्दे चरणौ मूर्ध्ना जगद्वन्द्यः पितृष्वसुः ।
स तया मूर्ध्न्युपाघ्रातः परिष्वक्तश्च केशवः ॥३॥

3. vavande caraṇau mūrdhnā jagadvandyaḥ pitṛṣvasuḥ ,
sa tayā mūrdhnyupāghrātaḥ pariṣvaktaśca keśavaḥ.

3. vavande caraṇau mūrdhnā jagatvandyaḥ pitṛṣvasuḥ |
saḥ tayā mūrdhni upāghrātaḥ pariṣvaktaḥ ca keśavaḥ

3. Keśava, who is revered by the world, bowed his head at the feet of his paternal aunt. She (Pṛthā) then smelled him on the head and embraced him.

Words meanings summery:

• ववन्दे (vavande) - he (Keśava) bowed (he bowed, he saluted, he worshipped)

• चरणौ (caraṇau) - (at her) feet (feet (dual))

• मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - with his head (bowing) (by the head, with the head)

• जगत्वन्द्यः (jagatvandyaḥ) - revered by the world (referring to Keśava) (worshipped by the world, revered by the world)

• पितृष्वसुः (pitṛṣvasuḥ) - of his (Kṛṣṇa's) paternal aunt (Pṛthā) (of the paternal aunt)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Keśava) (he, that (masculine))

• तया (tayā) - by her (Pṛthā) (by her, with her)

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head (of Keśava) (on the head, in the head)

• उपाघ्रातः (upāghrātaḥ) - smelled (on the head, an affectionate gesture) (smelled)

• परिष्वक्तः (pariṣvaktaḥ) - embraced (by Pṛthā) (embraced)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) (Keśava (an epithet of Kṛṣṇa))

Words meanings and morphology

ववन्दे (vavande) - he (Keśava) bowed (he bowed, he saluted, he worshipped)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of vand

Root: vand (class 1)

Note: ātmānepada form

चरणौ (caraṇau) - (at her) feet (feet (dual))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg, movement, conduct

derived from root car

Root: car (class 1)

मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - with his head (bowing) (by the head, with the head)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit

जगत्वन्द्यः (jagatvandyaḥ) - revered by the world (referring to Keśava) (worshipped by the world, revered by the world)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagatvandya

jagatvandya - worshipped by the world

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+vandya)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• vandya – to be worshipped, venerable, laudable
  adjective (masculine)
  gerundive
  root vand + suffix -ya
  Root: vand (class 1)

Note: refers to Keśava

पितृष्वसुः (pitṛṣvasuḥ) - of his (Kṛṣṇa's) paternal aunt (Pṛthā) (of the paternal aunt)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pitṛṣvasṛ

pitṛṣvasṛ - father's sister, paternal aunt

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+svasṛ)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• svasṛ – sister
  noun (feminine)

सः (saḥ) - he (Keśava) (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तया (tayā) - by her (Pṛthā) (by her, with her)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head (of Keśava) (on the head, in the head)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit

उपाघ्रातः (upāghrātaḥ) - smelled (on the head, an affectionate gesture) (smelled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāghrāta

upāghrāta - smelled, kissed (on the head as a sign of affection)

Past Passive Participle

prefix upa + prefix ā + root ghrā + suffix -ta

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: ghrā (class 1)

Note: Refers to Keśava. A common way of showing affection to children.

परिष्वक्तः (pariṣvaktaḥ) - embraced (by Pṛthā) (embraced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pariṣvakta

pariṣvakta - embraced, clasped

Past Passive Participle

prefix pari + root svañj (ṣvañj) + suffix -ta

Prefix: pari

Root: ṣvañj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Keśava.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) (Keśava (an epithet of Kṛṣṇa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keśava (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, 'having long hair' or 'slayer of the demon Keśī')