महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-50, verse-36

अभिवादनदक्षं तं पितॄणां वचने रतम् ।
नाद्याहं यदि पश्यामि का शान्तिर्हृदयस्य मे ॥३६॥

36. abhivādanadakṣaṁ taṁ pitṝṇāṁ vacane ratam ,
nādyāhaṁ yadi paśyāmi kā śāntirhṛdayasya me.

36. abhivādanadakṣam tam pitṝṇām vacane ratam na
adya aham yadi paśyāmi kā śāntiḥ hṛdayasya me

36. aham adya yadi abhivādanadakṣam pitṝṇām vacane ratam tam na paśyāmi,
me hṛdayasya kā śāntiḥ?

36. If today I do not see him, who was adept at salutations and devoted to the words of the ancestors, what peace can there be for my heart?

Words meanings summery:

• अभिवादनदक्षम् (abhivādanadakṣam) - skilled in salutations, adept at greeting

• तम् (tam) - referring to the deceased person (him, that (person))

• पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the fathers, of the ancestors

• वचने (vacane) - in the word, in the command, in the speech

• रतम् (ratam) - devoted, engaged, delighting in

• न (na) - not, no

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• अहम् (aham) - I

• यदि (yadi) - if, whether

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• का (kā) - what (feminine)

• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility, cessation

• हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya) - of the heart

• मे (me) - my, to me

Words meanings and morphology

अभिवादनदक्षम् (abhivādanadakṣam) - skilled in salutations, adept at greeting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhivādanadakṣa

abhivādanadakṣa - skilled in salutations, adept at greeting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhivādana+dakṣa)

• abhivādana – salutation, greeting
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vad' with prefix 'abhi'
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: vad (class 1)
• dakṣa – skillful, expert, capable
  adjective (masculine)

तम् (tam) - referring to the deceased person (him, that (person))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the fathers, of the ancestors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

वचने (vacane) - in the word, in the command, in the speech

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, command

Root: vac (class 2)

रतम् (ratam) - devoted, engaged, delighting in

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - engaged in, devoted to, delighting in

Past Passive Participle

From root 'ram' (to delight, to be pleased)

Root: ram (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun

यदि (yadi) - if, whether

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of paś

Present Active

From root 'dṛś' (to see), with present stem 'paśya'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

का (kā) - what (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Interrogative pronoun

शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility, cessation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, cessation, calm

Root: śam (class 4)

हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya) - of the heart

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun

Note: Enclitic form of genitive singular.