महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-62

अथाभ्येत्य ततो ब्रह्मा दृष्ट्वा च स महेश्वरम् ।
अयं श्रेष्ठ इति ज्ञात्वा ववन्दे तं पितामहः ॥६२॥

62. athābhyetya tato brahmā dṛṣṭvā ca sa maheśvaram ,
ayaṁ śreṣṭha iti jñātvā vavande taṁ pitāmahaḥ.

62. atha abhyetya tataḥ brahmā dṛṣṭvā ca saḥ maheśvaram
ayam śreṣṭhaḥ iti jñātvā vavande tam pitāmahaḥ

62. atha tatas brahmā ca saḥ abhyetya maheśvaram dṛṣṭvā
ayam śreṣṭhaḥ iti jñātvā tam pitāmahaḥ vavande

62. Then, Brahma, having approached and seen that great lord (Maheśvara), and recognizing "This one is supreme," the grandfather (pitāmaha) thereupon worshipped him.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, having come near

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there, then, afterwards

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• च (ca) - and, also

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• महेश्वरम् (maheśvaram) - the great lord (Maheśvara)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - most excellent, best, supreme

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying (marks direct speech)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

• ववन्दे (vavande) - he bowed down, he worshipped

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather (epithet for Brahma)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, having come near

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: i (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, then, afterwards

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god); sacred utterance, ultimate reality (brahman)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

महेश्वरम् (maheśvaram) - the great lord (Maheśvara)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - the great lord (an epithet for Shiva)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - most excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - most excellent, best, supreme, superior

इति (iti) - thus, so saying (marks direct speech)

(indeclinable)

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Root: jñā (class 9)

ववन्दे (vavande) - he bowed down, he worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of vand

Root: vand (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather (epithet for Brahma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather; an epithet for Brahma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+mahā)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective