महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-76, verse-2

ततोऽभिवादयामास प्रयतः श्वशुरं नलः ।
तस्यानु दमयन्ती च ववन्दे पितरं शुभा ॥२॥

2. tato'bhivādayāmāsa prayataḥ śvaśuraṁ nalaḥ ,
tasyānu damayantī ca vavande pitaraṁ śubhā.

2. tataḥ abhivādayāmāsa prayataḥ śvaśuram nalaḥ
tasya anu damayantī ca vavande pitaram śubhā

2. Then, with reverence, Nala paid homage to his father-in-law. Following him, the auspicious Damayantī also bowed to her father.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अभिवादयामास (abhivādayāmāsa) - saluted, paid homage to

• प्रयताः (prayatāḥ) - reverent, attentive, humble

• श्वशुरम् (śvaśuram) - King Bhīma (father-in-law)

• नलः (nalaḥ) - King Nala (Nala)

• तस्य (tasya) - after Nala (his, of him)

• अनु (anu) - following, after (after, along, according to)

• दमयन्ती (damayantī) - Damayantī

• च (ca) - and, also

• ववन्दे (vavande) - bowed, saluted

• पितरम् (pitaram) - King Bhīma (father)

• शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious, beautiful, radiant

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

अभिवादयामास (abhivādayāmāsa) - saluted, paid homage to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of abhivād

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, causative from abhi-√vad

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

प्रयताः (prayatāḥ) - reverent, attentive, humble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayatā

prayatā - attentive, reverent, restrained, pure

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√yat (to strive, to exert)

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Nalaḥ.

श्वशुरम् (śvaśuram) - King Bhīma (father-in-law)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śvaśura

śvaśura - father-in-law

Note: Object of 'abhivādayāmāsa'.

नलः (nalaḥ) - King Nala (Nala)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king)

Note: Subject of 'abhivādayāmāsa'.

तस्य (tasya) - after Nala (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Nala.

अनु (anu) - following, after (after, along, according to)

(indeclinable)

दमयन्ती (damayantī) - Damayantī

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayantī (name of a princess)

Note: Subject of 'vavande'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ववन्दे (vavande) - bowed, saluted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of vand

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vand (class 1)

पितरम् (pitaram) - King Bhīma (father)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Object of 'vavande'.

शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious, beautiful, radiant

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, radiant, pure

Note: Agrees with Damayantī.