महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-8

तयोरर्घ्यं च पाद्यं च वध्र्यश्वः प्रत्यवेदयत् ।
अनुज्ञाप्य च पप्रच्छ प्रयोजनमुपक्रमे ॥८॥

8. tayorarghyaṁ ca pādyaṁ ca vadhryaśvaḥ pratyavedayat ,
anujñāpya ca papraccha prayojanamupakrame.

8. tayoḥ arghyam ca pādyam ca vadhryaśvaḥ pratyavedayat
anujñāpya ca papraccha prayojanam upakrame

8. Vadhryaśva presented them both with water for respectful offerings (arghya) and water for washing feet (pādya). Then, having received their permission, he inquired about their purpose for coming at the outset.

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - to them two (Agastya and Śrutarvāṇa) (of them two, to them two)

• अर्घ्यम् (arghyam) - water for offering, respectful offering

• च (ca) - and

• पाद्यम् (pādyam) - water for washing feet

• च (ca) - and

• वध्र्यश्वः (vadhryaśvaḥ) - Vadhryaśva

• प्रत्यवेदयत् (pratyavedayat) - offered, presented, informed

• अनुज्ञाप्य (anujñāpya) - having obtained permission, having caused to permit

• च (ca) - and

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, inquired

• प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam) - purpose, object, motive

• उपक्रमे (upakrame) - at the beginning, at the outset

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - to them two (Agastya and Śrutarvāṇa) (of them two, to them two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Often used as dative in context.

अर्घ्यम् (arghyam) - water for offering, respectful offering

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arghya

arghya - an offering to a guest, water for respectful offering

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पाद्यम् (pādyam) - water for washing feet

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pādya

pādya - water for washing feet

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वध्र्यश्वः (vadhryaśvaḥ) - Vadhryaśva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadhryaśva

vadhryaśva - a proper name (name of a king, a sage)

प्रत्यवेदयत् (pratyavedayat) - offered, presented, informed

(verb)

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

causative

from root vid (to know/tell) with prefixes prati and ava, in causative form

Prefixes: prati+ava

Root: vid (class 2)

अनुज्ञाप्य (anujñāpya) - having obtained permission, having caused to permit

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root jñā (to know) with prefixes anu and ā, in causative form, then absolutive

Prefixes: anu+ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, inquired

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pracch

Root: pracch (class 6)

प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam) - purpose, object, motive

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prayojana

prayojana - purpose, object, motive, cause

उपक्रमे (upakrame) - at the beginning, at the outset

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of upakrama

upakrama - beginning, commencement, approach