महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-277, verse-40

मान्यानां तत्र वृद्धानां कृत्वा पादाभिवन्दनम् ।
वनानि क्रमशस्तात सर्वाण्येवाभ्यगच्छत ॥४०॥

40. mānyānāṁ tatra vṛddhānāṁ kṛtvā pādābhivandanam ,
vanāni kramaśastāta sarvāṇyevābhyagacchata.

40. mānyānām tatra vṛddhānām kṛtvā pādābhivandanam
vanāni kramaśaḥ tāta sarvāṇi eva abhyagacchata

40. O dear one, having bowed at the feet of the venerable elders there, she then successively visited all the forests.

Words meanings summery:

• मान्यानाम् (mānyānām) - of the respectable, of the honorable

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders, of the aged

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• पादाभिवन्दनम् (pādābhivandanam) - reverence to the feet, bowing at the feet, prostration

• वनानि (vanāni) - forests, groves, hermitages

• क्रमशः (kramaśaḥ) - successively, in due order, gradually

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, father (vocative)

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, whole

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अभ्यगच्छत (abhyagacchata) - went to, approached

Words meanings and morphology

मान्यानाम् (mānyānām) - of the respectable, of the honorable

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mānya

mānya - respectable, honorable, venerable

Gerundive

From root man (to think, respect) + -ya.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with vṛddhānām

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad (that) + suffix tral.

वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders, of the aged

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛdh (to grow, increase).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Used substantively as 'elders'

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root kṛ (to do) + -tvā (absolutive suffix).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पादाभिवन्दनम् (pādābhivandanam) - reverence to the feet, bowing at the feet, prostration

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pādābhivandana

pādābhivandana - reverence to the feet, bowing to the feet, salutation by touching the feet

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāda+abhivandana)

• pāda – foot, leg, quarter
  noun (masculine)
• abhivandana – salutation, reverence, bowing
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From abhi + vand (to salute).
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: vand (class 1)

Note: Object of kṛtvā

वनानि (vanāni) - forests, groves, hermitages

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, grove, wood, hermitage

क्रमशः (kramaśaḥ) - successively, in due order, gradually

(indeclinable)

From krama (order, step) + suffix śas.

तात (tāta) - O dear one, father (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment or respect)

Note: An address, likely by the narrator to a listener.

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Agrees with vanāni.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

अभ्यगच्छत (abhyagacchata) - went to, approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect 3rd singular of abhi-gam. The ending -ata is typically for middle voice, but in epics, it can be used for active in specific contexts or as a variant.

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)