महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-54

प्रविश्य च तदा भीष्मं शिरोभिः प्रतिपेदिरे ।
पूजयन्तो महाराज पाण्डवा भरतर्षभ ।
प्रणम्य शिरसा चैनं भीष्मं शरणमन्वयुः ॥५४॥

54. praviśya ca tadā bhīṣmaṁ śirobhiḥ pratipedire ,
pūjayanto mahārāja pāṇḍavā bharatarṣabha ,
praṇamya śirasā cainaṁ bhīṣmaṁ śaraṇamanvayuḥ.

54. praviśya ca tadā bhīṣmam śirobhiḥ
pratipedire pūjayantaḥ mahārāja
pāṇḍavāḥ bharata-ṛṣabha praṇamya śirasā
ca enam bhīṣmam śaraṇam anvayuḥ

54. ca tadā praviśya,
śirobhiḥ bhīṣmam pratipedire mahārāja,
bharata-ṛṣabha,
pūjayantaḥ pāṇḍavāḥ ca śirasā enam praṇamya,
bhīṣmam śaraṇam anvayuḥ

54. And then, entering, they bowed their heads to Bhishma. O great king, O best of Bharatas (bharatarṣabha), the Pandavas, honoring him, bowed their heads to him and sought refuge (śaraṇa) in Bhishma.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - entering. (having entered, after entering.)

• च (ca) - and. (and, also, moreover.)

• तदा (tadā) - then. (then, at that time.)

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma. (Bhishma (accusative singular).)

• शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with their heads (bowing). (with heads, by heads.)

• प्रतिपेदिरे (pratipedire) - they bowed down. (they reached, attained, bowed down.)

• पूजयन्तः (pūjayantaḥ) - honoring (him). (honoring, worshipping, revering (present active participle).)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (Dhritarashtra). (O great king.)

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas. (the sons of Pandu, the Pandavas.)

• भरत-ऋषभ (bharata-ṛṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (Dhritarashtra). (O best of Bharatas, O chief of the Bharatas.)

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - bowing (their heads). (having bowed, after bowing.)

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with their heads. (with the head, by the head.)

• च (ca) - and. (and, also, moreover.)

• एनम् (enam) - him (Bhishma). (him, this (masculine accusative singular).)

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma. (Bhishma (accusative singular).)

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge. (refuge, protection, shelter.)

• अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - they sought (refuge). (they followed, they went after, they sought.)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - entering. (having entered, after entering.)

(indeclinable)

indeclinable participle (absolutive/gerund).

From pra-viś.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Indicates a preceding action.

च (ca) - and. (and, also, moreover.)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तदा (tadā) - then. (then, at that time.)

(indeclinable)

From tad + -dā.

Note: Temporal adverb.

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma. (Bhishma (accusative singular).)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, dreadful, formidable; a proper name (Bhishma).

From root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of 'pratipedire' (implied 'bowed to').

शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with their heads (bowing). (with heads, by heads.)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, skull, top.

Note: Instrument for bowing (implied by 'pratipedire').

प्रतिपेदिरे (pratipedire) - they bowed down. (they reached, attained, bowed down.)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of pratipad

Perfect tense, middle voice.

From prati-pad.

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Implies respectful approach, often with bowing.

पूजयन्तः (pūjayantaḥ) - honoring (him). (honoring, worshipping, revering (present active participle).)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūjayant

pūjayant - honoring, worshipping, revering.

Present Active Participle

From root pūj (to honor, worship).

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'pāṇḍavāḥ', describes a simultaneous action.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (Dhritarashtra). (O great king.)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty.
  adjective
  Stem of mahat.
• rājan – king, ruler.
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas. (the sons of Pandu, the Pandavas.)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, the Pandavas.

Derived from Paṇḍu.

Note: Subject of 'anvayuḥ'.

भरत-ऋषभ (bharata-ṛṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (Dhritarashtra). (O best of Bharatas, O chief of the Bharatas.)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharata-ṛṣabha

bharata-ṛṣabha - chief/best of the Bharatas (often used as address to Dhritarashtra).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a name of an ancient king.
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent.
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - bowing (their heads). (having bowed, after bowing.)

(indeclinable)

indeclinable participle (absolutive/gerund).

From pra-nam.

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Indicates a preceding action.

शिरसा (śirasā) - with their heads. (with the head, by the head.)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, skull, top.

Note: Instrument of bowing.

च (ca) - and. (and, also, moreover.)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एनम् (enam) - him (Bhishma). (him, this (masculine accusative singular).)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that.

Note: Object of 'praṇamya'.

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma. (Bhishma (accusative singular).)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, dreadful, formidable; a proper name (Bhishma).

From root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of 'anvayuḥ'.

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge. (refuge, protection, shelter.)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, protection, shelter, asylum (śaraṇa).

From root śṛ (to crush, protect).

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anvayuḥ'.

अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - they sought (refuge). (they followed, they went after, they sought.)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of anvi

Perfect tense, active voice.

From anu-i (to go after).

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)