महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-46, verse-33

सूत उवाच ।
मन्त्रिणां तु वचः श्रुत्वा स राजा जनमेजयः ।
पर्यतप्यत दुःखार्तः प्रत्यपिंषत्करे करम् ॥३३॥

33. sūta uvāca ,
mantriṇāṁ tu vacaḥ śrutvā sa rājā janamejayaḥ ,
paryatapyata duḥkhārtaḥ pratyapiṁṣatkare karam.

33. sūtaḥ uvāca mantriṇām tu vacaḥ śrutvā saḥ rājā janamejayaḥ
paryatapyata duḥkhārtaḥ pratyapiṃṣat kare karam

33. Sūta said: However, having heard the words of the ministers, King Janamejaya, afflicted by sorrow, became greatly distressed and clasped his hands together in anguish.

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (the narrator) (Sūta (a class of charioteer-bard))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• मन्त्रिणाम् (mantriṇām) - of the ministers (of ministers)

• तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, saying)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सः (saḥ) - that (that, he)

• राजा (rājā) - king (king, ruler)

• जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (Janamejaya (proper name))

• पर्यतप्यत (paryatapyata) - became greatly distressed (tormented himself, suffered greatly)

• दुःखार्तः (duḥkhārtaḥ) - afflicted by sorrow (afflicted by sorrow, distressed by misery)

• प्रत्यपिंषत् (pratyapiṁṣat) - clasped together (he pressed together, he rubbed against)

• करे (kare) - on his hand (in the hand, on the hand)

• करम् (karam) - hand

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (the narrator) (Sūta (a class of charioteer-bard))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer-bard, narrator

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular of sūta.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

मन्त्रिणाम् (mantriṇām) - of the ministers (of ministers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Genitive plural of mantrin.

तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice, saying

action noun

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Accusative singular of vacas. Here accusative as object of śrutvā.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

gerund

Absolutive/gerund form.

Root: śru (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - that (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine of tad.

राजा (rājā) - king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular of rājan.

जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (Janamejaya (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king, son of Parikṣit)

Note: Nominative singular of Janamejaya.

पर्यतप्यत (paryatapyata) - became greatly distressed (tormented himself, suffered greatly)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of tap

Prefixes: pari+ati

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Reduplication of the root letter in the augment, due to internal sandhi.

दुःखार्तः (duḥkhārtaḥ) - afflicted by sorrow (afflicted by sorrow, distressed by misery)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhārta

duḥkhārta - afflicted by sorrow/pain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+ārta)

• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, misery, unhappiness
  noun (neuter)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, pained
  adjective
  past participle
  Past passive participle from root ṛ (to suffer, to be in pain).
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, qualifying Janamejaya.

प्रत्यपिंषत् (pratyapiṁṣat) - clasped together (he pressed together, he rubbed against)

(verb)

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

Prefixes: prati+api

Root: piṣ (class 7)

करे (kare) - on his hand (in the hand, on the hand)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kara

kara - hand, ray, tribute

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Locative singular of kara.

करम् (karam) - hand

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kara

kara - hand, ray, tribute

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Accusative singular of kara. 'kare karam' is an idiom for wringing hands or clasping them in distress.