महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-95, verse-21

इत्यामन्त्र्य सुधर्मां स कृत्वा चाभिप्रदक्षिणम् ।
कन्यां शिरस्युपाघ्राय प्रविवेश महीतलम् ॥२१॥

21. ityāmantrya sudharmāṁ sa kṛtvā cābhipradakṣiṇam ,
kanyāṁ śirasyupāghrāya praviveśa mahītalam.

21. iti āmantrya sudharmām sa kṛtvā ca abhipradakṣiṇam
kanyām śirasi upāghrāya praviveśa mahītalam

21. Having thus addressed Sudharmā, and after performing a respectful circumambulation, he smelled the girl on the head (as a blessing) and then entered the surface of the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed, having called, having invited

• सुधर्माम् (sudharmām) - his wife, Sudharmā (Sudharmā)

• स (sa) - he, that

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभिप्रदक्षिणम् (abhipradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation (keeping the right side towards the object), reverence

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - girl, maiden, daughter

• शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head, in the head

• उपाघ्राय (upāghrāya) - having smelled, having kissed (on the head as a blessing)

• प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - he entered, he penetrated

• महीतलम् (mahītalam) - the surface of the earth, the earth

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed, having called, having invited

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefix 'ā' + root 'mantr' (10th class) + suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: ā

Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Absolutive form

सुधर्माम् (sudharmām) - his wife, Sudharmā (Sudharmā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sudharmā

sudharmā - Sudharmā (proper name of a female, Mātali's wife)

Note: Object of `āmantrya`.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the actions.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'kṛ' (8th class) + suffix '-tvā'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Absolutive form

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अभिप्रदक्षिणम् (abhipradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation (keeping the right side towards the object), reverence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhipradakṣiṇa

abhipradakṣiṇa - circumambulation keeping the right side towards the object of reverence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhi+pra+dakṣiṇa)

• abhi – towards, to, on, over
  indeclinable
  upasarga/prefix
• pra – forth, forward, intense
  indeclinable
  upasarga/prefix
• dakṣiṇa – right (side), southern, skilled, capable
  noun/adjective (neuter)

Note: Object of `kṛtvā`.

कन्याम् (kanyām) - girl, maiden, daughter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - girl, maiden, virgin, daughter

Note: Object of `upāghrāya`.

शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head, in the head

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, skull, top

Note: Locative of place.

उपाघ्राय (upāghrāya) - having smelled, having kissed (on the head as a blessing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefix 'upa' + root 'ghrā' (1st class) + suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: upa

Root: ghrā (class 1)

प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - he entered, he penetrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of praveś

Perfect active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaipada, from prefix 'pra' + root 'viś' (6th class).

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

महीतलम् (mahītalam) - the surface of the earth, the earth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, bottom, palm
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `praviveśa`.