महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-116, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
दर्शनीयांस्ततः पुत्रान्पाण्डुः पञ्च महावने ।
तान्पश्यन्पर्वते रेमे स्वबाहुबलपालितान् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
darśanīyāṁstataḥ putrānpāṇḍuḥ pañca mahāvane ,
tānpaśyanparvate reme svabāhubalapālitān.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca darśanīyān tataḥ putrān pāṇḍuḥ pañca
mahā-vane tān paśyan parvate reme sva-bāhu-bala-pālitān

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Then King Pāṇḍu rejoiced on the mountain in the great forest, seeing his five charming sons who were protected by the strength of his own arms.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The sage Vaiśampāyana, narrator of the Mahābhārata. (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• दर्शनीयान् (darśanīyān) - charming, beautiful, handsome, worth seeing

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - King Pāṇḍu, father of the Pāṇḍavas. (Pāṇḍu)

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• महा-वने (mahā-vane) - in the great forest

• तान् (tān) - Refers to the five sons. (them)

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - While Pāṇḍu was seeing his sons. (seeing, observing)

• पर्वते (parvate) - on the mountain

• रेमे (reme) - he rejoiced, delighted, sported

• स्व-बाहु-बल-पालितान् (sva-bāhu-bala-pālitān) - Refers to the sons, indicating their security under Pāṇḍu's care. (protected by the strength of his own arms)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The sage Vaiśampāyana, narrator of the Mahābhārata. (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

दर्शनीयान् (darśanīyān) - charming, beautiful, handsome, worth seeing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of darśanīya

darśanīya - to be seen, visible, beautiful, handsome, charming

gerundive

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -anīya.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with putrān and tān.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of 'paśyan'.

पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - King Pāṇḍu, father of the Pāṇḍavas. (Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - white, yellowish-white, name of a king, father of the Pāṇḍavas

Note: Subject of 'reme'.

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Adjective for putrān.

महा-वने (mahā-vane) - in the great forest

(compound noun)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

तान् (tān) - Refers to the five sons. (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'paśyan'.

पश्यन् (paśyan) - While Pāṇḍu was seeing his sons. (seeing, observing)

(present active participle)

Note: Modifies 'pāṇḍuḥ'. Forms based on 'paś'.

पर्वते (parvate) - on the mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

रेमे (reme) - he rejoiced, delighted, sported

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of ram

Root: ram (class 1)

स्व-बाहु-बल-पालितान् (sva-bāhu-bala-pālitān) - Refers to the sons, indicating their security under Pāṇḍu's care. (protected by the strength of his own arms)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+bāhu+bala+pālita)

• sva – one's own, self
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• pālita – protected, guarded, nourished
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pāl (to protect).
  Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'putrān' and 'tān'.