महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-2

स चैतान्पुरुषव्याघ्र साम्ना परमवल्गुना ।
सान्त्वयामास मानार्हान्मन्यमानो यथाविधि ॥२॥

2. sa caitānpuruṣavyāghra sāmnā paramavalgunā ,
sāntvayāmāsa mānārhānmanyamāno yathāvidhi.

2. saḥ ca etān puruṣavyāghraḥ sāmnā parama-valgunā
| sāntvayām āsa mānārhan manyamānaḥ yathāvidhi

2. And he (Janārdana), that tiger among men, consoled them—who were worthy of honor—with exceedingly gentle words, treating them with due respect.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - referring to Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa) (he, that)

• च (ca) - connecting this verse with the previous action (and)

• एतान् (etān) - referring to the Pāṇḍavas and Draupadī (these, them)

• पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - an epithet for Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa) (tiger among men, foremost among men)

• साम्ना (sāmnā) - using gentle and conciliatory words (by conciliation, by gentle words, by soothing means)

• परम-वल्गुना (parama-valgunā) - with extremely pleasant and gentle words (with exceedingly gentle, very beautiful)

• सान्त्वयाम् (sāntvayām) - act of consoling (conciliation, soothing)

• आस (āsa) - functioned as auxiliary verb 'did' to 'console' (was, became)

• मानार्हन् (mānārhan) - referring to the Pāṇḍavas and Draupadī as deserving respect (worthy of honor, respectable)

• मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - considering them worthy of respect (considering, thinking, believing)

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - performing the act of consoling properly, as per custom (according to rule, properly, duly)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - referring to Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

च (ca) - connecting this verse with the previous action (and)

(indeclinable)

एतान् (etān) - referring to the Pāṇḍavas and Draupadī (these, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - an epithet for Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa) (tiger among men, foremost among men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Kṛṣṇa.

साम्ना (sāmnā) - using gentle and conciliatory words (by conciliation, by gentle words, by soothing means)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāman

sāman - conciliation, gentle speech, song (of Sāmaveda)

परम-वल्गुना (parama-valgunā) - with extremely pleasant and gentle words (with exceedingly gentle, very beautiful)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of parama-valgu

parama-valgu - exceedingly beautiful/gentle

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+valgu)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• valgu – beautiful, charming, gentle
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'sāmnā'.

सान्त्वयाम् (sāntvayām) - act of consoling (conciliation, soothing)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sāntvanā

sāntvanā - consolation, soothing

Root: sāntv

Note: Acts as object of 'āsa' in periphrastic perfect.

आस (āsa) - functioned as auxiliary verb 'did' to 'console' (was, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (lit) of as

Perfect Active

3rd person singular Perfect active (auxiliary verb)

Root: as (class 2)

मानार्हन् (mānārhan) - referring to the Pāṇḍavas and Draupadī as deserving respect (worthy of honor, respectable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mānārha

mānārha - worthy of honor, respectable

Compound type : tatpurusha (māna+arha)

• māna – honor, respect
  noun (masculine)
• arha – worthy, deserving
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'etān'.

मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - considering them worthy of respect (considering, thinking, believing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manyamāna

manyamāna - considering, thinking, believing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'man' (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Participle acting as an adjective.

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - performing the act of consoling properly, as per custom (according to rule, properly, duly)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, method, ordinance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial compound.