महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-280, verse-11

ततः सर्वान्द्विजान्वृद्धाञ्श्वश्रूं श्वशुरमेव च ।
अभिवाद्यानुपूर्व्येण प्राञ्जलिर्नियता स्थिता ॥११॥

11. tataḥ sarvāndvijānvṛddhāñśvaśrūṁ śvaśurameva ca ,
abhivādyānupūrvyeṇa prāñjalirniyatā sthitā.

11. tataḥ sarvān dvijān vṛddhān śvaśrūm śvaśuram eva
ca abhivādya anupūrvyena prāñjaliḥ niyatā sthitā

11. Thereafter, having bowed down to all the elderly twice-born (Brahmins) and also to her mother-in-law and father-in-law in due order, she stood there with folded hands, self-controlled.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then, thereafter

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• द्विजान् (dvijān) - twice-born ones, Brahmins

• वृद्धान् (vṛddhān) - old, aged, elderly

• श्वश्रूम् (śvaśrūm) - mother-in-law

• श्वशुरम् (śvaśuram) - father-in-law

• एव (eva) - even, only, just, also

• च (ca) - and

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having bowed down

• अनुपूर्व्येन (anupūrvyena) - in due order, successively

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands

• नियता (niyatā) - self-controlled, restrained, disciplined

• स्थिता (sthitā) - stood, remained, situated

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

द्विजान् (dvijān) - twice-born ones, Brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth)

Compound of 'dvi' (two) and 'jan' (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

वृद्धान् (vṛddhān) - old, aged, elderly

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vṛdh' (to grow).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dvijān'.

श्वश्रूम् (śvaśrūm) - mother-in-law

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śvaśrū

śvaśrū - mother-in-law

श्वशुरम् (śvaśuram) - father-in-law

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śvaśura

śvaśura - father-in-law

एव (eva) - even, only, just, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having bowed down

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'vad' (to speak) with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

अनुपूर्व्येन (anupūrvyena) - in due order, successively

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of anupūrvya

anupūrvya - in due order, successively

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands (a reverential gesture)

Compound 'pra' + 'añjali' (folded hands).

Note: Feminine form, referring to Savitri.

नियता (niyatā) - self-controlled, restrained, disciplined

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyata

niyata - restrained, self-controlled, disciplined, fixed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yam' (to control) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Feminine form, referring to Savitri.

स्थिता (sthitā) - stood, remained, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, remained, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Feminine form, referring to Savitri. Acts as a predicate.