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.

9. אז הוא ברך לשלום את הבְּרַהְמִינִים הזקנים שגרו במשכן, וכשכולם כיבדו אותו בחזרה, יצא לדרך אל העיר.

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)

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