महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-92, verse-26

संपूज्यमानः कुरुभिः संशृण्वन्विविधाः कथाः ।
यथार्हं प्रतिसत्कुर्वन्प्रेक्षमाणः शनैर्ययौ ॥२६॥

26. saṁpūjyamānaḥ kurubhiḥ saṁśṛṇvanvividhāḥ kathāḥ ,
yathārhaṁ pratisatkurvanprekṣamāṇaḥ śanairyayau.

26. sampūjyamānaḥ kurubhiḥ saṃśṛṇvan vividhāḥ kathāḥ
yathārham pratisatkurvan prekṣamāṇaḥ śanaiḥ yayau

26. Being honored by the Kurus, listening to various stories, appropriately returning greetings, and observing the surroundings, he proceeded slowly.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्पूज्यमानः (sampūjyamānaḥ) - being honored, being worshipped

• कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - by the Kurus

• संशृण्वन् (saṁśṛṇvan) - listening, hearing

• विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various, diverse

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, talks, narratives

• यथार्हम् (yathārham) - appropriately (appropriately, according to merit, as deserved)

• प्रतिसत्कुर्वन् (pratisatkurvan) - returning greetings, honoring in return

• प्रेक्षमाणः (prekṣamāṇaḥ) - observing, looking at

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• ययौ (yayau) - he went, he proceeded

Words meanings and morphology

सम्पूज्यमानः (sampūjyamānaḥ) - being honored, being worshipped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sampūjyamāna

sampūjyamāna - being honored, being worshipped

Present Passive Participle

From root 'pūj' (to honor, worship) with prefix 'sam-' and 'śānac' suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - by the Kurus

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient king, and his descendants)

Note: Agent of the honoring.

संशृण्वन् (saṁśṛṇvan) - listening, hearing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśṛṇvat

saṁśṛṇvat - listening, hearing

Present Active Participle

From root 'śru' (to hear) with prefix 'sam-' and 'śatṛ' suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: śru (class 5)

विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various, diverse

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

Compound with 'vi-' (as an intensifier or separator) and 'vidha' (kind, sort).

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, talks, narratives

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, talk, narrative

From root 'kath' (to tell).

Root: kath (class 10)

यथार्हम् (yathārham) - appropriately (appropriately, according to merit, as deserved)

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound: 'yathā' (as) + 'arham' (deserved).

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (yathā+arham)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• arham – worthy, deserving, deserved
  adjective (neuter)

प्रतिसत्कुर्वन् (pratisatkurvan) - returning greetings, honoring in return

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratisatkurvat

pratisatkurvat - returning greetings, honoring in return

Present Active Participle

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with prefixes 'prati-' and 'sat-' (from 'satkṛ' meaning 'to honor'), 'śatṛ' suffix.

Prefixes: prati+sat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रेक्षमाणः (prekṣamāṇaḥ) - observing, looking at

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prekṣamāṇa

prekṣamāṇa - observing, looking at, seeing

Present Middle Participle

From root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'pra-' and 'śānac' suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

Note: Modifies 'yayau'.

ययौ (yayau) - he went, he proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of yā

perfect past tense

Perfect third person singular active of root 'yā'.

Root: yā (class 2)