महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-245, verse-9

तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ।
प्रत्युद्गम्य महात्मानं प्रत्यगृह्णाद्यथाविधि ॥९॥

9. tamāgatamabhiprekṣya kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
pratyudgamya mahātmānaṁ pratyagṛhṇādyathāvidhi.

9. tam āgatam abhiprekṣya kuntīputraḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
pratyudgamya mahātmānam pratygṛhṇāt yathāvidhi

9. The son of Kunti, Yudhishthira, seeing that he had arrived, went forward to meet the great-souled one (mahātman) and received him according to the proper rites.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - referring to Vyasa (him)

• आगतम् (āgatam) - having arrived, arrived

• अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having perceived, having seen

• कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - Yudhishthira (son of Kunti)

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

• प्रत्युद्गम्य (pratyudgamya) - having gone forth to meet

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - referring to Vyasa (the great-souled one)

• प्रत्य्गृह्णात् (pratygṛhṇāt) - he received, welcomed

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly, ritually

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - referring to Vyasa (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आगतम् (āgatam) - having arrived, arrived

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, come to

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'ā-' + 'gam' root + '-ta' suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having perceived, having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from 'abhi-' + 'pra-' + 'īkṣ' root + '-ya' suffix.

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates a prior action by the main subject.

कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - Yudhishthira (son of Kunti)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuntīputra

kuntīputra - son of Kunti

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kuntī+putra)

• kuntī – Kunti, proper name
  proper noun (feminine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Yudhishthira.

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira, proper name

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रत्युद्गम्य (pratyudgamya) - having gone forth to meet

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from 'prati-' + 'ud-' + 'gam' root + '-ya' suffix.

Prefixes: prati+ud

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates a prior action by the main subject.

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - referring to Vyasa (the great-souled one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual consciousness (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'pratyudgamya' and 'pratygṛhṇāt'. Refers to Vyasa.

प्रत्य्गृह्णात् (pratygṛhṇāt) - he received, welcomed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pratigrah

Imperfect Active

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly, ritually

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to, in what manner
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, rite, ordinance, prescription
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Adverbial usage.