महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-58, verse-3

पादाङ्गुलीरभिप्रेक्षन्प्रयतोऽहं कृताञ्जलिः ।
शुद्धान्तं प्राविशं राजन्नाख्यातुं नरदेवयोः ॥३॥

3. pādāṅgulīrabhiprekṣanprayato'haṁ kṛtāñjaliḥ ,
śuddhāntaṁ prāviśaṁ rājannākhyātuṁ naradevayoḥ.

3. pādāṅgulīḥ abhiprekṣan prayataḥ aham kṛtāñjaliḥ
śuddhāntam prāviśam rājan ākhyātum naradevayoḥ

3. O King, I, being self-controlled and with folded hands, entered the inner apartment, my gaze fixed on my toes, to deliver news concerning the two great lords.

Words meanings summery:

• पादाङ्गुलीः (pādāṅgulīḥ) - toes

• अभिप्रेक्षन् (abhiprekṣan) - looking at, observing

• प्रयतः (prayataḥ) - self-controlled, attentive, careful

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, respectful

• शुद्धान्तम् (śuddhāntam) - inner apartment, harem

• प्राविशम् (prāviśam) - I entered

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to tell, to inform, to relate

• नरदेवयोः (naradevayoḥ) - referring to Krishna and Arjuna, who are often seen as great human-like figures or a man and a god. (of the two kings, of the two great lords)

Words meanings and morphology

पादाङ्गुलीः (pādāṅgulīḥ) - toes

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of pādāṅguli

pādāṅguli - toe, finger of the foot

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāda+aṅguli)

• pāda – foot, step
  noun (masculine)
• aṅguli – finger, toe
  noun (feminine)

अभिप्रेक्षन् (abhiprekṣan) - looking at, observing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhiprekṣat

abhiprekṣat - looking at, observing, perceiving

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefixes 'pra' and 'abhi'.

Prefixes: pra+abhi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

प्रयतः (prayataḥ) - self-controlled, attentive, careful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayata

prayata - self-controlled, restrained, attentive, striving

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'yam' (to restrain, control) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, respectful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - one who has made añjali (folded hands gesture), respectful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – the gesture of folded hands, reverence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

शुद्धान्तम् (śuddhāntam) - inner apartment, harem

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śuddhānta

śuddhānta - inner apartment, women's quarter, harem

Compound type : tatpurusha (śuddha+anta)

• śuddha – pure, clean
  adjective
• anta – end, boundary, interior
  noun (masculine)

प्राविशम् (prāviśam) - I entered

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past perfect (luṅ) of pra-viś

Aorist

Root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to tell, to inform, to relate

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from the root 'khyā' (to tell, relate) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

नरदेवयोः (naradevayoḥ) - referring to Krishna and Arjuna, who are often seen as great human-like figures or a man and a god. (of the two kings, of the two great lords)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of naradeva

naradeva - king, ruler, man-god, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+deva)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, deity, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Could also be locative dual.