महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-175, verse-3

तत्र गच्छस्व भद्रं ते ब्रूयाश्चैनं वचो मम ।
अभिवाद्य पूर्वं शिरसा तपोवृद्धं दृढव्रतम् ॥३॥

3. tatra gacchasva bhadraṁ te brūyāścainaṁ vaco mama ,
abhivādya pūrvaṁ śirasā tapovṛddhaṁ dṛḍhavratam.

3. tatra gacchasva bhadram te brūyāḥ ca enam vacaḥ mama
abhivādya pūrvam śirasā tapovṛddham dṛḍhavratam

3. te bhadram tatra gacchasva pūrvam śirasā tapovṛddham
dṛḍhavratam enam abhivādya ca mama vacaḥ brūyāḥ

3. Go there; good fortune be with you. First, bowing your head, speak my words to him who is advanced in asceticism (tapas) and firm in his vows.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• गच्छस्व (gacchasva) - go!

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare, good fortune

• ते (te) - to you, your

• ब्रूयाः (brūyāḥ) - you should speak, you may speak

• च (ca) - and

• एनम् (enam) - him, to him

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having bowed down, having saluted

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, beforehand

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

• तपोवृद्धम् (tapovṛddham) - To the one advanced in ascetic practices (tapas). (one who is aged by asceticism, revered due to asceticism)

• दृढव्रतम् (dṛḍhavratam) - To the one who observes strict vows. (one with firm vows, resolute)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

गच्छस्व (gacchasva) - go!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of gam

imperative 2nd singular middle voice

From root √gam (1st class, P/A)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Also seen as P. Imperative: gaccha.

भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare, good fortune

(noun)

neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - good, auspicious, fortunate

Note: Often used in benedictory expressions.

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Alternate form of tubhyam (dative) or tava (genitive). Here, dative sense 'to you'.

ब्रूयाः (brūyāḥ) - you should speak, you may speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of brū

optative 2nd singular active voice

From root √brū (2nd class, P/A)

Root: brū (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him, to him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that

Note: Refers to the person to whom the message is to be conveyed.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech

Root: vac

Note: Object of brūyāḥ.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive, qualifying vacaḥ.

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having bowed down, having saluted

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Formed from √vad with prefix abhi-. The gerund form y- is used when a prefix is present.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, beforehand

(indeclinable)

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Indicates the means of bowing.

तपोवृद्धम् (tapovṛddham) - To the one advanced in ascetic practices (tapas). (one who is aged by asceticism, revered due to asceticism)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tapas-vṛddha

tapas-vṛddha - aged by asceticism, grown old through penance

Compound type : tatpurusha (tapas+vṛddha)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• vṛddha – old, aged, grown, increased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √vṛdh (1st class, A) 'to grow, increase'
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Object of abhivādya.

दृढव्रतम् (dṛḍhavratam) - To the one who observes strict vows. (one with firm vows, resolute)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dṛḍha-vrata

dṛḍha-vrata - firm-vowed, resolute

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dṛḍha+vrata)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, hard
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dṛh 'to be firm, strengthen'
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying the person referred to by enam and tapovṛddham.