महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-103, verse-11

अचक्षुरिति तत्रासीत्सुबलस्य विचारणा ।
कुलं ख्यातिं च वृत्तं च बुद्ध्या तु प्रसमीक्ष्य सः ।
ददौ तां धृतराष्ट्राय गान्धारीं धर्मचारिणीम् ॥११॥

11. acakṣuriti tatrāsītsubalasya vicāraṇā ,
kulaṁ khyātiṁ ca vṛttaṁ ca buddhyā tu prasamīkṣya saḥ ,
dadau tāṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrāya gāndhārīṁ dharmacāriṇīm.

11. acarkṣuḥ iti tatra āsīt subalasya
vicāraṇā kulam khyātim ca vṛttam ca
buddhyā tu prasamīkṣya saḥ dadau tām
dhṛtarāṣṭrāya gāndhārīm dharmacāriṇīm

11. There, Subala deliberated about the fact that Dhritarashtra was blind. But, having thoroughly considered his lineage, renown, and character with his wisdom, he gave Gandhari, who was dedicated to her intrinsic nature (dharma), to Dhritarashtra.

Words meanings summery:

• अचर्क्षुः (acarkṣuḥ) - blind, sightless

• इति (iti) - thus, so, thinking (introduces a quote or thought)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• सुबलस्य (subalasya) - of Subala

• विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - deliberation, consideration, inquiry

• कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage, race, clan

• च (ca) - and

• ख्यातिम् (khyātim) - fame, renown, reputation

• च (ca) - and

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, character, behavior

• च (ca) - and

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by wisdom, by understanding

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• प्रसमीक्ष्य (prasamīkṣya) - having thoroughly considered, having examined

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

• ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine singular accusative)

• धृतराष्ट्राय (dhṛtarāṣṭrāya) - to Dhritarashtra

• गान्धारीम् (gāndhārīm) - Gandhari

• धर्मचारिणीम् (dharmacāriṇīm) - practicing righteousness, devoted to duty, following the natural law

Words meanings and morphology

अचर्क्षुः (acarkṣuḥ) - blind, sightless

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of acarkṣus

acarkṣus - without eyes, blind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+cakṣus)

• a – not, un-, without (negating prefix)
  indeclinable
• cakṣus – eye, sight
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used predicatively for Dhritarashtra

इति (iti) - thus, so, thinking (introduces a quote or thought)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सुबलस्य (subalasya) - of Subala

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of subala

subala - Subala (name of Gandhari's father)

विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - deliberation, consideration, inquiry

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicāraṇā

vicāraṇā - deliberation, investigation, consideration

From root car with prefix vi and suffix -aṇā

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

कुलम् (kulam) - family, lineage, race, clan

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan, house

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ख्यातिम् (khyātim) - fame, renown, reputation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of khyāti

khyāti - fame, renown, reputation, celebrity

From root khyā 'to be known'

Root: khyā (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, character, behavior

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, character; that which has occurred; past passive participle of vṛt

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root vṛt 'to be, to happen'

Root: vṛt (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by wisdom, by understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, wisdom, understanding, perception

From root budh 'to know, to understand'

Root: budh (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

प्रसमीक्ष्य (prasamīkṣya) - having thoroughly considered, having examined

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Gerund/Absolutive from root īkṣ 'to see, to look' with prefixes pra and sam

Prefixes: pra+sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धृतराष्ट्राय (dhṛtarāṣṭrāya) - to Dhritarashtra

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of the blind king)

गान्धारीम् (gāndhārīm) - Gandhari

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gāndhārī

gāndhārī - Gandhari (name of a princess, wife of Dhritarashtra)

धर्मचारिणीम् (dharmacāriṇīm) - practicing righteousness, devoted to duty, following the natural law

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharmacāriṇī

dharmacāriṇī - one who practices dharma; devoted to righteousness/duty/natural law

Feminine form of dharmacārin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+cāriṇī)

• dharma – intrinsic nature, duty, natural law, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• cāriṇī – practicing, following, moving (feminine form of cārin)
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  From root car 'to move, to practice' with suffix -in
  Root: car (class 1)