महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-37, verse-6

न चापश्यन्मृगं राजा चरंस्तस्मिन्महावने ।
पितरं ते स दृष्ट्वैव पप्रच्छानभिभाषिणम् ॥६॥

6. na cāpaśyanmṛgaṁ rājā caraṁstasminmahāvane ,
pitaraṁ te sa dṛṣṭvaiva papracchānabhibhāṣiṇam.

6. na ca apaśyat mṛgam rājā caran tasmin mahāvane
pitaram te saḥ dṛṣṭvā eva papraccha anabhibhāṣiṇam

6. And the king, roaming in that great forest, did not see the deer. Immediately upon seeing your silent father, he asked him.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - did not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he (the king) did not see (he saw, he beheld)

• मृगम् (mṛgam) - the deer (deer, animal, game)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (Parikṣit) (king, ruler)

• चरन् (caran) - roaming, wandering (roaming, wandering, moving)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (forest) (in that)

• महावने (mahāvane) - in that great forest (in a great forest)

• पितरम् (pitaram) - your father (Śamika) (father)

• ते (te) - your (Śṛṅgi's) (your, of you)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the king) (he, that)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (your father) (having seen)

• एव (eva) - immediately, indeed (just, only, indeed, certainly)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he (the king) asked (he asked, he questioned)

• अनभिभाषिणम् (anabhibhāṣiṇam) - who was silent (not speaking, silent)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - did not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he (the king) did not see (he saw, he beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मृगम् (mṛgam) - the deer (deer, animal, game)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, game

Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.

राजा (rājā) - the king (Parikṣit) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

Note: Subject of 'apaśyat'.

चरन् (caran) - roaming, wandering (roaming, wandering, moving)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of carat

carat - moving, going, roaming, practicing

present active participle

Derived from root car (to move, wander) with suffix -at (śatṛ).

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rājā'.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (forest) (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'mahāvane'.

महावने (mahāvane) - in that great forest (in a great forest)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest, large forest

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'vana' (forest).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vana)

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

Note: Location of the king's wandering.

पितरम् (pitaram) - your father (Śamika) (father)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā' and 'papraccha'.

ते (te) - your (Śṛṅgi's) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Possessive, modifies 'pitaram'.

सः (saḥ) - he (the king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to King Parikṣit.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (your father) (having seen)

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Describes an action prior to 'papraccha'.

एव (eva) - immediately, indeed (just, only, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the immediacy of seeing.

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he (the king) asked (he asked, he questioned)

(verb)

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

Root: pṛcch (class 6)

Note: Main verb.

अनभिभाषिणम् (anabhibhāṣiṇam) - who was silent (not speaking, silent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anabhibhāṣin

anabhibhāṣin - not speaking, silent, not addressing, not returning a greeting

agent noun/adjective (negated)

Derived from root bhāṣ (to speak) with prefixes abhi and negative an-, and agent suffix -in.

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (an+abhibhāṣin)

• an – not, un-
  prefix
• abhibhāṣin – speaking to, addressing, conversing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  From root bhāṣ with prefix abhi and suffix -in.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pitaram'.