महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-111, verse-2

अभिवाद्य सुपर्णस्तु गालवश्चाभिपूज्य ताम् ।
तया च स्वागतेनोक्तौ विष्टरे संनिषीदतुः ॥२॥

2. abhivādya suparṇastu gālavaścābhipūjya tām ,
tayā ca svāgatenoktau viṣṭare saṁniṣīdatuḥ.

2. abhivādya suparṇaḥ tu gālavaḥ ca abhipūjya tām
tayā ca svāgatena uktau viṣṭare saṃniṣīdatuḥ

2. Suparṇa having greeted her respectfully and Gālava having honored her, they were then welcomed by her and sat down on a seat.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having greeted respectfully, having saluted

• सुपर्णः (suparṇaḥ) - Suparṇa (proper name, 'good-winged'), a mythical bird

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

• गालवः (gālavaḥ) - Gālava (name of a sage)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभिपूज्य (abhipūjya) - having honored, having worshipped

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

• तया (tayā) - by her

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - by a welcome, with welcome

• उक्तौ (uktau) - they two were spoken to, they two were addressed

• विष्टरे (viṣṭare) - on a seat, on a mat, on a cushion

• संनिषीदतुः (saṁniṣīdatuḥ) - they two sat down

Words meanings and morphology

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having greeted respectfully, having saluted

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from abhi + √vad (class 1), 'to speak, salute', with suffix -ya (after prefix).

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Precedes the main action, performed by Suparṇa.

सुपर्णः (suparṇaḥ) - Suparṇa (proper name, 'good-winged'), a mythical bird

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suparṇa

suparṇa - Suparṇa (a proper name for a bird or mythical being), good-winged

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+parṇa)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
• parṇa – wing, feather, leaf
  noun (masculine)

Note: One of the two bird-Brahmins mentioned in the previous verse.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

गालवः (gālavaḥ) - Gālava (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gālava

gālava - Gālava (name of a sage)

Note: The other bird-Brahmin.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Suparṇa and Gālava's actions.

अभिपूज्य (abhipūjya) - having honored, having worshipped

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from abhi + √pūj (class 10), 'to honor, worship', with suffix -ya (after prefix).

Prefix: abhi

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Precedes the main action, performed by Gālava.

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, her

Note: Refers to Śāṇḍilī.

तया (tayā) - by her

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, her

Note: Agent of 'uktau'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - by a welcome, with welcome

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - welcome, good arrival

Past Passive Participle

Derived from su + ā + √gam (to go).

Prefixes: su+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Means by which they were addressed.

उक्तौ (uktau) - they two were spoken to, they two were addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vac (to speak, say).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Suparṇa and Gālava.

विष्टरे (viṣṭare) - on a seat, on a mat, on a cushion

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viṣṭara

viṣṭara - seat, cushion, mat (made of grass or leaves)

Note: Location of sitting.

संनिषीदतुः (saṁniṣīdatuḥ) - they two sat down

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of sam-ni-√sad

Derived from sam + ni + √sad (class 1), 'to sit'. Perfect tense, 3rd person dual.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: sad (class 1)