महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-15, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवमुक्त्वा तु गान्धारी युधिष्ठिरमपृच्छत ।
क्व स राजेति सक्रोधा पुत्रपौत्रवधार्दिता ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evamuktvā tu gāndhārī yudhiṣṭhiramapṛcchata ,
kva sa rājeti sakrodhā putrapautravadhārditā.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca | evam uktvā tu gāndhārī yudhiṣṭhiram
apṛcchat | kva sa rājā iti sakrodhā putrapautravadhārditā

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca evam uktvā tu,
sakrodhā putrapautravadhārditā gāndhārī yudhiṣṭhiram apṛcchat sa rājā kva iti

1. Vaishampayana said: "Having spoken thus, Gandhari, enraged and tormented by the slaughter of her sons and grandsons, asked Yudhishthira, 'Where is that king?'"

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaishampayana (the narrator of the Mahabharata) (Vaishampayana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gandhari

• युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira

• अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - she asked

• क्व (kva) - where

• स (sa) - that (king Dhritarashtra) (that, he)

• राजा (rājā) - King Dhritarashtra (king)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

• सक्रोधा (sakrodhā) - enraged, with anger

• पुत्रपौत्रवधार्दिता (putrapautravadhārditā) - tormented by the slaying of sons and grandsons

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaishampayana (the narrator of the Mahabharata) (Vaishampayana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaishampayana (a sage, disciple of Vyasa and narrator of the Mahabharata)

Note: Narrator of the Mahabharata.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of √vac

Perfect

3rd person singular active perfect of √vac

Root: √vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'uktvā'.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive (ktvā) of √vac

Root: √vac (class 2)

Note: Indicates prior action to 'apṛcchat'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gandhari

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gāndhārī

gāndhārī - Gandhari (wife of Dhritarashtra)

Note: Subject of 'apṛcchat'.

युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (eldest Pandava brother)

Note: Object of 'apṛcchat'.

अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - she asked

(verb)

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

Imperfect

3rd person singular middle imperfect of √prach

Root: √prach (class 6)

Note: Refers to Gandhari.

क्व (kva) - where

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - that (king Dhritarashtra) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Dhritarashtra.

राजा (rājā) - King Dhritarashtra (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Refers to Dhritarashtra.

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of Gandhari's direct speech.

सक्रोधा (sakrodhā) - enraged, with anger

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sakrodha

sakrodha - enraged, angry, with anger

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+krodha)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating 'with'
• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'gāndhārī'.

पुत्रपौत्रवधार्दिता (putrapautravadhārditā) - tormented by the slaying of sons and grandsons

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of putrapautravadhārdita

putrapautravadhārdita - afflicted by the killing of sons and grandsons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+pautra+vadha+ardita)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• pautra – grandson
  noun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaughter
  noun (masculine)
  from √vadh (to strike, kill)
  Root: √vadh (class 1)
• ardita – afflicted, tormented, pained
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √ṛd (to pain, trouble)
  Root: √ṛd (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'gāndhārī'.