महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-42, verse-5

एवं दृष्ट्वा तु भवतः शकुन्तानिव लम्बतः ।
मया निवर्तिता बुद्धिर्ब्रह्मचर्यात्पितामहाः ॥५॥

5. evaṁ dṛṣṭvā tu bhavataḥ śakuntāniva lambataḥ ,
mayā nivartitā buddhirbrahmacaryātpitāmahāḥ.

5. evam dṛṣṭvā tu bhavataḥ śakuntān iva lambataḥ
mayā nivartitā buddhiḥ brahmacaryāt pitāmahāḥ

5. O grandfathers, seeing you thus, hanging down like birds, my mind has been turned away from celibacy.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - you (plural, referring to the ancestors) (of you (plural, respectful), you (acc. plural))

• शकुन्तान् (śakuntān) - birds

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• लम्बतः (lambataḥ) - hanging, dangling

• मया (mayā) - by me

• निवर्तिता (nivartitā) - turned away, caused to cease

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, mind, understanding, resolve

• ब्रह्मचर्यात् (brahmacaryāt) - from celibacy

• पितामहाः (pitāmahāḥ) - O grandfathers!

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - you (plural, referring to the ancestors) (of you (plural, respectful), you (acc. plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of bhavat

bhavat - you (polite address), your honor

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'

शकुन्तान् (śakuntān) - birds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śakunta

śakunta - a bird

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

लम्बतः (lambataḥ) - hanging, dangling

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of lambat

lambat - hanging, suspended, dangling

present participle

Present participle of root lamb

Root: lamb (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'bhavataḥ'

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I

निवर्तिता (nivartitā) - turned away, caused to cease

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nivartita

nivartita - turned back, caused to return, caused to cease

past passive participle (causative)

Past passive participle of the causative form of root vṛt with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'buddhiḥ'

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, mind, understanding, resolve

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, mind, understanding, perception, resolve

action noun

Derived from root budh

Root: budh (class 1)

ब्रह्मचर्यात् (brahmacaryāt) - from celibacy

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of brahmacarya

brahmacarya - chastity, celibacy, studenthood, religious studentship

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+carya)

• brahman – Brahma, sacred knowledge
  noun (neuter)
• carya – course of action, conduct, observance
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root car
  Root: car (class 1)

पितामहाः (pitāmahāḥ) - O grandfathers!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, great ancestor