महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-119, verse-26

ततस्ते पार्थिवाः सर्वे शिरसा जननीं तदा ।
अभिवाद्य नमस्कृत्य मातामहमथाब्रुवन् ॥२६॥

26. tataste pārthivāḥ sarve śirasā jananīṁ tadā ,
abhivādya namaskṛtya mātāmahamathābruvan.

26. tataḥ te pārthivāḥ sarve śirasā jananīm tadā
abhivādya namaskṛtya mātāmaham atha abruvan

26. Then all those kings, having saluted their mother with their heads at that time, and having offered obeisance to their maternal grandfather, subsequently spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

• ते (te) - they

• पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, princes, rulers

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, by means of the head

• जननीम् (jananīm) - mother

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having greeted

• नमस्कृत्य (namaskṛtya) - having offered obeisance, having bowed down

• मातामहम् (mātāmaham) - maternal grandfather

• अथ (atha) - subsequently (then, now, further)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, princes, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, terrestrial; a king, ruler, prince

Derived from pṛthivī (earth).

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, by means of the head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

जननीम् (jananīm) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jananī

jananī - mother, producer, bringing forth

Derived from root jan (to be born, produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having greeted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from root vad (class 1) with prefix abhi and suffix -ya for absolutive.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

नमस्कृत्य (namaskṛtya) - having offered obeisance, having bowed down

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from root kṛ (class 8) with the preverb namas and suffix -ya for absolutive.

Prefix: namas

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मातामहम् (mātāmaham) - maternal grandfather

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mātāmaha

mātāmaha - maternal grandfather (mother's father)

अथ (atha) - subsequently (then, now, further)

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active Indicative

From root brū (class 2), imperfect 3rd plural.

Root: brū (class 2)