महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-44, verse-19

ततोऽभिगम्य कौन्तेयः शिरसाभ्यनमद्बली ।
स चैनमनुवृत्ताभ्यां भुजाभ्यां प्रत्यगृह्णत ॥१९॥

19. tato'bhigamya kaunteyaḥ śirasābhyanamadbalī ,
sa cainamanuvṛttābhyāṁ bhujābhyāṁ pratyagṛhṇata.

19. tataḥ abhigamya kaunteyaḥ śirasā abhyanamat balī
saḥ ca enam anuvṛttābhyām bhujābhyām pratyagṛhṇata

19. Then, the mighty son of Kuntī (Kaunteya) approached and bowed down with his head. And he (Indra) received him with his two embracing arms.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached, after going to

• कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Arjuna (Kuntī's son (Arjuna))

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with his head

• अभ्यनमत् (abhyanamat) - he bowed down, he saluted

• बली (balī) - the mighty one

• सः (saḥ) - Indra (he)

• च (ca) - and

• एनम् (enam) - Arjuna (him)

• अनुवृत्ताभ्याम् (anuvṛttābhyām) - with compliant, extended, embracing (arms)

• भुजाभ्याम् (bhujābhyām) - with two arms

• प्रत्यगृह्णत (pratyagṛhṇata) - he received, he embraced

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Root: tad

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached, after going to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefix 'abhi' + root 'gam' + suffix 'ya' (Absolutive form when preceded by a prefix).

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Arjuna (Kuntī's son (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī, Arjuna

Formed from Kuntī with a patronymic suffix.

शिरसा (śirasā) - with his head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, skull

अभ्यनमत् (abhyanamat) - he bowed down, he saluted

(verb)

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

Imperfect (Laṅ)

Root 'nam' (to bow) + prefix 'abhi'. 3rd person singular active, augment 'a' and ending 't' for Imperfect.

Prefix: abhi

Root: nam (class 1)

बली (balī) - the mighty one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - strong, mighty, powerful

From 'bala' (strength) + 'in' suffix.

सः (saḥ) - Indra (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Indra.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - Arjuna (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, him

अनुवृत्ताभ्याम् (anuvṛttābhyām) - with compliant, extended, embracing (arms)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of anuvṛtta

anuvṛtta - turned towards, compliant, extended, following

Past Passive Participle

Prefix 'anu' + root 'vṛt' + suffix 'ta'.

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

भुजाभ्याम् (bhujābhyām) - with two arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bhuja

bhuja - arm, hand

Root: bhuj (class 7)

प्रत्यगृह्णत (pratyagṛhṇata) - he received, he embraced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of pratigrah

Imperfect (Laṅ)

Prefix 'prati' + root 'grah'. 3rd person singular middle, augment 'a' and ending 'ta' for Imperfect.

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)