महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-104, verse-12

स तं दृष्ट्वैव वरदं पत्नीभ्यां सहितो नृपः ।
प्रणिपत्य महाबाहुः पुत्रार्थं समयाचत ॥१२॥

12. sa taṁ dṛṣṭvaiva varadaṁ patnībhyāṁ sahito nṛpaḥ ,
praṇipatya mahābāhuḥ putrārthaṁ samayācata.

12. saḥ tam dṛṣṭvā eva varadam patnībhyām sahitaḥ
nṛpaḥ praṇipatya mahābāhuḥ putrārtham samayācata

12. The mighty-armed king, accompanied by his two wives, upon seeing that boon-giver, bowed down and requested a son.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, perceiving

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

• वरदम् (varadam) - the one who grants boons (referring to Shiva/Rudra) (boon-giver, bestower of favors)

• पत्नीभ्याम् (patnībhyām) - with wives (dual), by wives

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with, connected

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler, protector of men

• प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down, having prostrated, having saluted respectfully

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, great-armed

• पुत्रार्थम् (putrārtham) - for the sake of a son, for a son

• समयाचत (samayācata) - he begged, he requested, he implored

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, perceiving

(indeclinable)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (Gerund)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

(indeclinable)

वरदम् (varadam) - the one who grants boons (referring to Shiva/Rudra) (boon-giver, bestower of favors)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varada

varada - boon-giver, granting wishes, bestowing favors

Agent noun

Compound of 'vara' (boon) and 'da' (giver, from root dā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+da)

• vara – boon, wish, blessing
  noun (masculine)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

पत्नीभ्याम् (patnībhyām) - with wives (dual), by wives

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress of the house

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with, connected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, united, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From root sah (to bear, endure) with prefix sa-

Root: sah (class 1)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler, protector of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down, having prostrated, having saluted respectfully

(indeclinable)

Prefixes: pra+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (Gerund) with prefixes

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, great-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, a strong person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

पुत्रार्थम् (putrārtham) - for the sake of a son, for a son

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+artha)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, object, sake, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially (for the sake of)

समयाचत (samayācata) - he begged, he requested, he implored

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (laṅ) of yāc

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: yāc (class 1)