महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-53, verse-15

अभिवाद्य महाबाहुः सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वचः ।
उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा कौन्तेयः परवीरहा ॥१५॥

15. abhivādya mahābāhuḥ sāntvapūrvamidaṁ vacaḥ ,
uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā kaunteyaḥ paravīrahā.

15. abhivādya mahābāhuḥ sāntvapūrvam idam vacaḥ
uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā kaunteyaḥ paravīrahā

15. Having paid his respects, the mighty-armed Arjuna (Kaunteya), the slayer of hostile heroes, spoke these conciliatory words with a gentle voice.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having paid respects

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed

• सान्त्वपूर्वम् (sāntvapūrvam) - preceded by conciliation, gently, courteously

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - gentle, soft, smooth

• वाचा (vācā) - by speech, with a voice

• कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Kuntī)

• परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - slayer of hostile heroes

Words meanings and morphology

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having paid respects

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from root vad with prefix abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

सान्त्वपूर्वम् (sāntvapūrvam) - preceded by conciliation, gently, courteously

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāntvapūrva

sāntvapūrva - preceded by conciliation, having conciliation as its precursor

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sāntva+pūrva)

• sāntva – conciliation, soothing, gentle words
  noun (neuter)
• pūrva – previous, preceding, first
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - gentle, soft, smooth

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, gentle

वाचा (vācā) - by speech, with a voice

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word

कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Kuntī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī; Arjuna

परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - slayer of hostile heroes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paravīrahan

paravīrahan - slayer of enemy heroes

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (para+vīra+han)

• para – enemy, hostile, other
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• vīra – hero, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• han – slayer, killing (nominal agent suffix from root han)
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from the root han (to kill).
  Root: han (class 2)