महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-117, verse-18

तमकूजमिवाज्ञाय जनौघं सर्वशस्तदा ।
भीष्मो राज्यं च राष्ट्रं च महर्षिभ्यो न्यवेदयत् ॥१८॥

18. tamakūjamivājñāya janaughaṁ sarvaśastadā ,
bhīṣmo rājyaṁ ca rāṣṭraṁ ca maharṣibhyo nyavedayat.

18. tam akūjam iva ājñāya janaugham sarvaśaḥ tadā
bhīṣmaḥ rājyam ca rāṣṭram ca maharṣibhyaḥ nyavedayat

18. Having then perceived that entire multitude of people as silent, Bhīṣma offered the kingdom and the realm to the great sages.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (masculine accusative)

• अकूजम् (akūjam) - silent, non-clamorous

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known, having understood, having perceived

• जनौघम् (janaugham) - multitude of people, crowd

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in every way

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (name)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, reign

• च (ca) - and, also

• राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - country, realm

• च (ca) - and, also

• महर्षिभ्यः (maharṣibhyaḥ) - to the great sages

• न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - he offered, he announced, he presented

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (masculine accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to janaugham.

अकूजम् (akūjam) - silent, non-clamorous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akūja

akūja - not making any sound, silent

Compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'kūja' (sound)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kūja)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• kūja – a cry, sound, murmur
  noun (masculine)
  from √kūj (to make a sound)
  Root: kūj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with janaugham.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known, having understood, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from √jñā 'to know' with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Formed with Absolutive suffix -ya.

जनौघम् (janaugham) - multitude of people, crowd

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janaugha

janaugha - multitude of people, crowd

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+ogha)

• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ogha – stream, flood, multitude, heap
  noun (masculine)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, in every way

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas expressing 'in every way' or 'all over'

Note: Adverbial usage.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (name of a prominent character in the Mahābhārata)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, reign

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, dominion, sovereignty

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - country, realm

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - country, realm, kingdom, nation

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महर्षिभ्यः (maharṣibhyaḥ) - to the great sages

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Also serves as ablative plural.

न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - he offered, he announced, he presented

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of niveday

Imperfect tense, causative

Imperfect 3rd singular of causative √vid 'to know' with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: √vid 'to know' (2nd class), causative is `veday`. With prefix `ni` it becomes `niveday`.