महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-289, verse-23

स तु राजा द्विजं दृष्ट्वा तत्रैवान्तर्हितं तदा ।
बभूव विस्मयाविष्टः पृथां च समपूजयत् ॥२३॥

23. sa tu rājā dvijaṁ dṛṣṭvā tatraivāntarhitaṁ tadā ,
babhūva vismayāviṣṭaḥ pṛthāṁ ca samapūjayat.

23. sa tu rājā dvijaṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra eva antarhitaṃ
tadā babhūva vismayāviṣṭaḥ pṛthāṃ ca samapūjayat

23. When that king saw the brahmin vanish right there, he became filled with wonder and honored Pṛthā (Kuntī).

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• राजा (rājā) - king

• द्विजम् (dvijam) - the Brahmin (the one who disappeared) (brahmin, twice-born)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• तत्र (tatra) - there, at that place

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अन्तर्हितं (antarhitaṁ) - disappeared, vanished, hidden

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• बभूव (babhūva) - he became, he was

• विस्मयाविष्टः (vismayāviṣṭaḥ) - filled with wonder, struck with astonishment

• पृथां (pṛthāṁ) - Kuntī (Pṛthā (Kuntī))

• च (ca) - and

• समपूजयत् (samapūjayat) - he honored, he worshipped

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

द्विजम् (dvijam) - the Brahmin (the one who disappeared) (brahmin, twice-born)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, or vaishya; also a bird, a tooth)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two
  indeclinable
• jan – to be born, to produce
  verb
  from √jan, suffix -a
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to the brahmin messenger/divine being.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √dṛś (to see), irregular form.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Forms an indeclinable past participle (absolutive).

तत्र (tatra) - there, at that place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'tatra'.

अन्तर्हितं (antarhitaṁ) - disappeared, vanished, hidden

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of antarhita

antarhita - disappeared, vanished, hidden

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dhā (to place) with prefix antar, in passive sense.

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'dvijam'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

बभूव (babhūva) - he became, he was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of √bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

विस्मयाविष्टः (vismayāviṣṭaḥ) - filled with wonder, struck with astonishment

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismayāviṣṭa

vismayāviṣṭa - filled with wonder, struck with astonishment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vismaya+āviṣṭa)

• vismaya – wonder, astonishment
  noun (masculine)
  from vi + √smi (to wonder)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smi (class 1)
• āviṣṭa – entered, possessed, pervaded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from ā + √viś (to enter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Predicative adjective for the king.

पृथां (pṛthāṁ) - Kuntī (Pṛthā (Kuntī))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthā

pṛthā - Pṛthā (Kuntī, mother of the Pāṇḍavas)

Note: Object of 'samapūjayat'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

समपूजयत् (samapūjayat) - he honored, he worshipped

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of √pūj with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Pre-verb 'sam' can intensify the action.