महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-115, verse-58

उपगम्य महात्मानं शयानं शयने शुभे ।
तेऽभिवाद्य ततो भीष्मं कृत्वा चाभिप्रदक्षिणम् ॥५८॥

58. upagamya mahātmānaṁ śayānaṁ śayane śubhe ,
te'bhivādya tato bhīṣmaṁ kṛtvā cābhipradakṣiṇam.

58. upagamya mahātmānam śayānam śayane śubhe te
abhivādya tataḥ bhīṣmam kṛtvā ca abhipradakṣiṇam

58. te śubhe śayane śayānam mahātmānam bhīṣmam
upagamya tataḥ abhivādya ca abhipradakṣiṇam kṛtvā

58. They approached the great-souled (mahātman) Bhishma, who was lying on an excellent bed, and then, after saluting him, they performed a reverent circumambulation (abhipradakṣiṇam).

Words meanings summery:

• उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached, having gone near

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - referring to Bhishma (the great-souled one, the noble-minded one)

• शयानम् (śayānam) - lying, sleeping

• शयने (śayane) - on a bed, on a couch

• शुभे (śubhe) - on an auspicious, excellent, beautiful

• ते (te) - The Pandavas and their allies (implied from context of surrounding verses) (they)

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having bowed to

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, after the actions described (then, thereafter, from there)

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• च (ca) - and

• अभिप्रदक्षिणम् (abhipradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation (clockwise, out of reverence)

Words meanings and morphology

उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached, having gone near

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from prefix 'upa' + root 'gam' + suffix 'lyap'

Prefix: upa

Root: gam (class 1)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - referring to Bhishma (the great-souled one, the noble-minded one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, a great person (ātman)

Compound of mahat (great) and ātman (self/soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

शयानम् (śayānam) - lying, sleeping

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śayāna

śayāna - lying, sleeping

Present Middle Participle

From root 'śī' (to lie down, sleep) + śānac suffix

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Modifies mahātmānam.

शयने (śayane) - on a bed, on a couch

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śayana

śayana - bed, couch, lying down, sleeping

From root 'śī' (to lie down)

Root: śī (class 2)

शुभे (śubhe) - on an auspicious, excellent, beautiful

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, excellent, beautiful, radiant

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Modifies śayane.

ते (te) - The Pandavas and their allies (implied from context of surrounding verses) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Pronominal stem

Note: Refers to the warriors mentioned in previous verses (Pandavas and their allies).

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having bowed to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from prefix 'abhi' + root 'vad' + suffix 'lyap'

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, after the actions described (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

Avyaya (indeclinable)

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper noun), terrible, formidable

Note: Object of abhivādya.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + ktvā suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Joins abhivādya and abhipradakṣiṇam kṛtvā.

अभिप्रदक्षिणम् (abhipradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation (clockwise, out of reverence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhipradakṣiṇa

abhipradakṣiṇa - circumambulation (with right side towards the object of reverence)

Compound of abhi + pra + dakṣiṇa (right side)

Note: Object of kṛtvā.