महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-42, verse-23

ततः कमलपत्राक्षं कृष्णं लोकनमस्कृतम् ।
ववन्दे तत्तदा तेजो विवेश च नराधिप ॥२३॥

23. tataḥ kamalapatrākṣaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ lokanamaskṛtam ,
vavande tattadā tejo viveśa ca narādhipa.

23. tataḥ kamalapatrākṣaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ lokanamaskṛtam
vavande tat tadā tejaḥ viveśa ca narādhipa

23. Then, O king of men, that light (tejaḥ) saluted Kṛṣṇa, who has eyes like lotus petals and is revered by all worlds, and then it entered him.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards (then, therefore, from that)

• कमलपत्राक्षं (kamalapatrākṣaṁ) - having eyes like lotus petals (describing Kṛṣṇa) (lotus-petal-eyed)

• कृष्णं (kṛṣṇaṁ) - Lord Kṛṣṇa (Kṛṣṇa)

• लोकनमस्कृतम् (lokanamaskṛtam) - revered by all the worlds/beings (describing Kṛṣṇa) (honored/saluted by the worlds/people)

• ववन्दे (vavande) - the light (tejaḥ) saluted (it saluted, worshipped)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the light/tejaḥ) (that)

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

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - a brilliant light or aura (splendor, light, energy)

• विवेश (viveśa) - the light entered (entered)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king of men (vocative, addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king of men)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards (then, therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

कमलपत्राक्षं (kamalapatrākṣaṁ) - having eyes like lotus petals (describing Kṛṣṇa) (lotus-petal-eyed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kamalapatrākṣa

kamalapatrākṣa - lotus-petal-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kamala+patra+akṣi)

• kamala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'kṛṣṇaṃ'.

कृष्णं (kṛṣṇaṁ) - Lord Kṛṣṇa (Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa, dark, black

लोकनमस्कृतम् (lokanamaskṛtam) - revered by all the worlds/beings (describing Kṛṣṇa) (honored/saluted by the worlds/people)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lokanamaskṛta

lokanamaskṛta - honored by the worlds, saluted by people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+namaskṛta)

• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
• namaskṛta – saluted, worshipped, revered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √namas-kṛ (to salute)
  Prefix: namas
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'kṛṣṇaṃ'.

ववन्दे (vavande) - the light (tejaḥ) saluted (it saluted, worshipped)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular of √vand

Root: vand (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'tat tejaḥ'.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the light/tejaḥ) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Subject of 'vavande' and 'viveśa'.

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

(indeclinable)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - a brilliant light or aura (splendor, light, energy)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, light, radiance, energy, spiritual power

Note: Emphatic repetition or apposition with 'tat'.

विवेश (viveśa) - the light entered (entered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of viś

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular of √viś with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: The subject is 'tat tejaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two actions 'vavande' and 'viveśa'.

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king of men (vocative, addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king of men, ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)