महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-130, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
धृतराष्ट्रस्तु पुत्रस्य श्रुत्वा वचनमीदृशम् ।
मुहूर्तमिव संचिन्त्य दुर्योधनमथाब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
dhṛtarāṣṭrastu putrasya śrutvā vacanamīdṛśam ,
muhūrtamiva saṁcintya duryodhanamathābravīt.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ tu putrasya śrutvā vacanam
īdṛśam muhūrtam iva saṃcintya duryodhanam atha abravīt

1. Vaiśampāyana said: But Dhṛtarāṣṭra, having heard such words from his son, deliberated for a moment and then spoke to Duryodhana.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper noun)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of his son (Duryodhana) (of the son)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, utterance

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment, an instant

• इव (iva) - for a moment (like, as, as if, indeed)

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having thought deeply, having considered well

• दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - to Duryodhana

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

Perfect tense

3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the blind king of Hastinapura

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of his son (Duryodhana) (of the son)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

Note: Refers to Duryodhana, Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śru (to hear) + tvā (suffix)

Root: śru (class 5)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, utterance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, utterance

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'.

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment, an instant

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, an instant, a period of time (approx. 48 minutes)

इव (iva) - for a moment (like, as, as if, indeed)

(indeclinable)

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having thought deeply, having considered well

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root cit (to perceive, think) + ya (suffix) with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: cit (class 10)

दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - to Duryodhana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (proper noun), son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Note: Object of the verb 'abravīt'.

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense

3rd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)