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5,81

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-81, verse-46

अभिवाद्या तु सा कृष्ण त्वया मद्वचनाद्विभो ।
धृतराष्ट्रश्च कौरव्यो राजानश्च वयोऽधिकाः ॥४६॥
46. abhivādyā tu sā kṛṣṇa tvayā madvacanādvibho ,
dhṛtarāṣṭraśca kauravyo rājānaśca vayo'dhikāḥ.
46. abhivādyā tu sā kṛṣṇa tvayā mat vacanāt vibho
dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ ca kauravyaḥ rājānaḥ ca vayaḥ adhikāḥ
46. But, O Kṛṣṇa, O Lord, she is to be respectfully greeted by you on my instruction. And Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the Kauravya, and also the kings who are superior in age (the elders).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अभिवाद्या (abhivādyā) - is to be respectfully greeted (to be greeted, to be saluted, worthy of respect)
  • तु (tu) - but (but, however, indeed, moreover)
  • सा (sā) - she (the woman mentioned previously) (she, that (feminine))
  • कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa (O Krishna (an epithet of Viṣṇu/God))
  • त्वया (tvayā) - by you
  • मत् (mat) - from my (from me, by me)
  • वचनात् (vacanāt) - on my instruction (from words, according to words, by speech)
  • विभो (vibho) - O Lord (O Lord, O mighty one, O powerful one)
  • धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Dhritarashtra (proper name))
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - the Kauravya (referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kuru clan)
  • राजानः (rājānaḥ) - the kings (kings)
  • (ca) - and also (and, also)
  • वयः (vayaḥ) - age (age, strength, vigor)
  • अधिकाः (adhikāḥ) - superior (in age), elders (superior, greater, more)

Words meanings and morphology

अभिवाद्या (abhivādyā) - is to be respectfully greeted (to be greeted, to be saluted, worthy of respect)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of abhivādya
abhivādya - to be saluted, to be bowed to, worthy of respect
Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)
Derived from √vad (to speak) with prefix abhi- and suffix -ya
Prefix: abhi
Root: vad (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'sā'.
तु (tu) - but (but, however, indeed, moreover)
(indeclinable)
सा (sā) - she (the woman mentioned previously) (she, that (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.
कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa (O Krishna (an epithet of Viṣṇu/God))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (proper name, an avatar of Viṣṇu), black, dark, dark-blue
Note: Direct address.
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yuşmad
yuşmad - you
Note: Agent of the passive gerundive 'abhivādyā'.
मत् (mat) - from my (from me, by me)
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
Note: First part of the compound 'madvacanāt'.
वचनात् (vacanāt) - on my instruction (from words, according to words, by speech)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of vacana
vacana - word, speech, saying, instruction
Note: Indicates source or reason. Second part of the compound 'madvacanāt'.
विभो (vibho) - O Lord (O Lord, O mighty one, O powerful one)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu
vibhu - lord, master, mighty, omnipresent, powerful
Note: Direct address, another epithet for Kṛṣṇa.
धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Dhritarashtra (proper name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra
dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (proper name, the blind king of the Kauravas)
Note: Subject implied to be greeted.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - the Kauravya (referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kuru clan)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kauravya
kauravya - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava
Derived from Kuru with suffix -ya (patronymic)
Note: An epithet of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
राजानः (rājānaḥ) - the kings (kings)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan
rājan - king, sovereign
Note: Subjects implied to be greeted.
(ca) - and also (and, also)
(indeclinable)
वयः (vayaḥ) - age (age, strength, vigor)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vayas
vayas - age, period of life, strength, vigor
Note: First part of the compound 'vayo'dhikāḥ'.
अधिकाः (adhikāḥ) - superior (in age), elders (superior, greater, more)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of adhika
adhika - superior, greater, more, excessive
Note: Agrees with 'rājānaḥ' and is the second part of the compound 'vayo'dhikāḥ'.