महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-192, verse-7

धिक्कुर्वन्तस्तदा भीष्मं धृतराष्ट्रं च कौरवम् ।
कर्मणा सुनृशंसेन पुरोचनकृतेन वै ॥७॥

7. dhikkurvantastadā bhīṣmaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ ca kauravam ,
karmaṇā sunṛśaṁsena purocanakṛtena vai.

7. dhikkurvantaḥ tadā bhīṣmaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca
kauravam karmaṇā sunṛśaṃsena purocanakṛtena vai

7. Then, they denounced Bhīṣma and Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the Kaurava, for the exceedingly cruel act that Purocana had indeed committed.

Words meanings summery:

• धिक्कुर्वन्तः (dhikkurvantaḥ) - the kings denouncing (denouncing, reproaching, criticizing)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma (name)

• धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name)

• च (ca) - and, also

• कौरवम् (kauravam) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the Kaurava (the Kaurava (descendant of Kuru))

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by the act of burning the lac house (by the act, by the action (karma))

• सुनृशंसेन (sunṛśaṁsena) - by the exceedingly cruel (act) (by the exceedingly cruel, by the very wicked)

• पुरोचनकृतेन (purocanakṛtena) - by the (act) committed by Purocana (by that done by Purocana, committed by Purocana)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

धिक्कुर्वन्तः (dhikkurvantaḥ) - the kings denouncing (denouncing, reproaching, criticizing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhikkurvat

dhikkurvat - denouncing, reproaching, criticizing

Present Active Participle

Formed from the indeclinable 'dhik' (fie, shame) + root KṚ (to do) with active participle suffix -śatṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the kings

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem tad

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma (name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (name), terrible, dreadful

Derived from root BHĪ (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of denunciation

धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name)

Compound of DHṚTA (held) + RĀṢṬRA (kingdom), meaning 'he who holds the kingdom'

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, borne, supported
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root DHṚ (to hold) with suffix -ta
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, country, nation
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Object of denunciation

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कौरवम् (kauravam) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the Kaurava (the Kaurava (descendant of Kuru))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - a descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kuru clan

Patronymic from Kuru

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by the act of burning the lac house (by the act, by the action (karma))

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual (karma)

From root KṚ (to do) with suffix -man

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates the means or cause of denunciation

सुनृशंसेन (sunṛśaṁsena) - by the exceedingly cruel (act) (by the exceedingly cruel, by the very wicked)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sunṛśaṃsa

sunṛśaṁsa - exceedingly cruel, very wicked

Compound of su (very, good) and nṛśaṃsa (cruel)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+nṛśaṃsa)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  An adverbial prefix
• nṛśaṃsa – cruel, wicked, murderous
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'karmaṇā'

पुरोचनकृतेन (purocanakṛtena) - by the (act) committed by Purocana (by that done by Purocana, committed by Purocana)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of purocanakṛta

purocanakṛta - done by Purocana

Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (purocana+kṛta)

• purocana – Purocana (name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root KṚ (to do) with suffix -ta
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'karmaṇā'

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

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