महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-76, verse-4

तामर्हणां नलो राजा प्रतिगृह्य यथाविधि ।
परिचर्यां स्वकां तस्मै यथावत्प्रत्यवेदयत् ॥४॥

4. tāmarhaṇāṁ nalo rājā pratigṛhya yathāvidhi ,
paricaryāṁ svakāṁ tasmai yathāvatpratyavedayat.

4. tām arhaṇām nalaḥ rājā pratigṛhya yathā vidhi
paricaryām svakām tasmai yathāvat pratyavedayat

4. Having accepted that honor appropriately, King Nala then duly offered his service to him (King Bhīma).

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - referring to 'arhaṇām' (honor) (that, her)

• अर्हणाम् (arhaṇām) - honor, worship, offering

• नलः (nalaḥ) - King Nala (Nala)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted, having received

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• विधि (vidhi) - rule, precept, ordinance

• परिचर्याम् (paricaryām) - service, attendance

• स्वकाम् (svakām) - his own

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to King Bhīma (to him)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - duly, properly, according to the facts

• प्रत्यवेदयत् (pratyavedayat) - offered, rendered, reported

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - referring to 'arhaṇām' (honor) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'arhaṇām'.

अर्हणाम् (arhaṇām) - honor, worship, offering

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of arhaṇā

arhaṇā - honor, worship, respect, offering

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pratigṛhya'.

नलः (nalaḥ) - King Nala (Nala)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king)

Note: Subject of 'pratigṛhya' and 'pratyavedayat'.

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Appositive to Nalaḥ.

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted, having received

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from prati-√grah (to seize, to take)

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Denotes an action completed before the main verb.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: First part of the compound 'yathāvidhi'.

विधि (vidhi) - rule, precept, ordinance

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, precept, ordinance, manner, way

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: In 'yathāvidhi', used adverbially meaning 'according to rule'.

परिचर्याम् (paricaryām) - service, attendance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paricaryā

paricaryā - service, attendance, homage

From pari-√car (to serve, to attend)

Prefix: pari

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pratyavedayat'.

स्वकाम् (svakām) - his own

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svaka

svaka - one's own, personal

Note: Agrees with 'paricaryām'.

तस्मै (tasmai) - to King Bhīma (to him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Indirect object of 'pratyavedayat'.

यथावत् (yathāvat) - duly, properly, according to the facts

(indeclinable)

From yathā (as) + -vat (like, in accordance with)

Note: Adverb.

प्रत्यवेदयत् (pratyavedayat) - offered, rendered, reported

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pratyaved

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, causative from prati-vi-√id (to know, to offer)

Prefixes: prati+vi

Root: vid (class 4)