महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-283, verse-9

ततोऽभिवाद्य तान्वृद्धान्द्विजानाश्रमवासिनः ।
तैश्चाभिपूजितः सर्वैः प्रययौ नगरं प्रति ॥९॥

9. tato'bhivādya tānvṛddhāndvijānāśramavāsinaḥ ,
taiścābhipūjitaḥ sarvaiḥ prayayau nagaraṁ prati.

9. tataḥ abhivādya tān vṛddhān dvijān āśramavāsinaḥ
taiḥ ca abhipūjitaḥ sarvaiḥ prayayau nagaram prati

9. Then, having saluted those elderly twice-born (dvija) dwellers of the hermitage (āśrama), and being honored by all of them, he proceeded towards the city.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

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

• तान् (tān) - those

• वृद्धान् (vṛddhān) - elderly, old, venerable

• द्विजान् (dvijān) - twice-born, brahmins

• आश्रमवासिनः (āśramavāsinaḥ) - dwellers of the hermitage, hermits

• तैः (taiḥ) - by them

• च (ca) - and

• अभिपूजितः (abhipūjitaḥ) - honored, worshipped, revered

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

• प्रययौ (prayayau) - he went, he departed, he proceeded

• नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to, in the direction of

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having bowed down

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) with prefix

Derived from abhi-vad (to salute, greet) + l-yap suffix

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Denotes an action completed before the main verb.

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वृद्धान् (vṛddhān) - elderly, old, venerable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - grown, old, aged, experienced, venerable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛdh (to grow) + kta suffix

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

द्विजान् (dvijān) - twice-born, brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born, a brahmin, a bird, a snake

Literally 'twice-born', referring to brahmins (who undergo upanayana).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced
  adjective
  Derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

आश्रमवासिनः (āśramavāsinaḥ) - dwellers of the hermitage, hermits

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āśramavāsin

āśramavāsin - dweller in a hermitage, hermit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśrama+vāsin)

• āśrama – hermitage, a stage of life (āśrama)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
• vāsin – dweller, resident
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root vas (to dwell) + ṇini suffix
  Root: vas (class 1)

तैः (taiḥ) - by them

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'elders, brahmins, hermitage dwellers'. Agent of the passive verb 'abhipūjitaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अभिपूजितः (abhipūjitaḥ) - honored, worshipped, revered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhipūjita

abhipūjita - honored, worshipped, revered, adored

Past Passive Participle

Derived from abhi-pūj (to honor, worship) + kta suffix

Prefix: abhi

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Refers to the subject of 'prayayau'.

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

प्रययौ (prayayau) - he went, he departed, he proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prayā

Perfect tense (lit), 3rd person singular, from pra-yā (to go)

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

Note: Object of motion with 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, to, in the direction of

(indeclinable)