महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-6, verse-18

तदद्भुततमं दृष्ट्वा द्रोणपुत्रो निरायुधः ।
अब्रवीदभिसंतप्तः कृपवाक्यमनुस्मरन् ॥१८॥

18. tadadbhutatamaṁ dṛṣṭvā droṇaputro nirāyudhaḥ ,
abravīdabhisaṁtaptaḥ kṛpavākyamanusmaran.

18. tat adbhutatamam dṛṣṭvā droṇaputraḥ nirāyudhaḥ
abravīt abhisaṃtaptaḥ kṛpavākyam anusmaran

18. droṇaputraḥ nirāyudhaḥ abhisaṃtaptaḥ tat
adbhutatamam dṛṣṭvā kṛpavākyam anusmaran abravīt

18. Having witnessed that exceedingly astonishing sight, Drona's son (Aśvatthāman), now weaponless and deeply distressed, spoke, recalling the advice of Kṛpa.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• अद्भुततमम् (adbhutatamam) - most wondrous, most amazing, exceedingly astonishing

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - Aśvatthāman, son of Drona (Drona's son)

• निरायुधः (nirāyudhaḥ) - weaponless, unarmed

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• अभिसंतप्तः (abhisaṁtaptaḥ) - greatly agitated, distressed, tormented

• कृपवाक्यम् (kṛpavākyam) - Kṛpa's words, Kṛpa's advice

• अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering, recollecting

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अद्भुततमम् (adbhutatamam) - most wondrous, most amazing, exceedingly astonishing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adbhutatama

adbhutatama - most wonderful, most amazing

Superlative form of 'adbhuta' (wonderful) with the suffix '-tama'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root √dṛś (to see).

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - Aśvatthāman, son of Drona (Drona's son)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇaputra

droṇaputra - son of Drona

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (droṇa+putra)

• droṇa – Drona (a famous teacher of warfare)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

निरायुधः (nirāyudhaḥ) - weaponless, unarmed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāyudha

nirāyudha - without weapons, unarmed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āyudha)

• nis – without, out of
  indeclinable
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, active voice of the root √brū.

Root: √brū (class 2)

अभिसंतप्तः (abhisaṁtaptaḥ) - greatly agitated, distressed, tormented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhisaṃtapta

abhisaṁtapta - distressed, tormented, greatly afflicted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √tap (to heat, suffer) with upasargas abhi- and sam-.

Prefixes: abhi+sam

Root: √tap (class 1)

कृपवाक्यम् (kṛpavākyam) - Kṛpa's words, Kṛpa's advice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛpavākya

kṛpavākya - words/speech of Kṛpa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛpa+vākya)

• kṛpa – Kṛpa (a royal teacher in the Mahabharata)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vākya – word, speech, sentence, statement, advice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √vac (class 2)

अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering, recollecting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anusmarat

anusmarat - remembering

Present Participle (Active Voice)

Derived from the root √smṛ (to remember) with upasarga anu-, using Śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: anu

Root: √smṛ (class 1)