महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-16, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवमुक्त्वा तु गान्धारी कुरूणामाविकर्तनम् ।
अपश्यत्तत्र तिष्ठन्ती सर्वं दिव्येन चक्षुषा ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evamuktvā tu gāndhārī kurūṇāmāvikartanam ,
apaśyattatra tiṣṭhantī sarvaṁ divyena cakṣuṣā.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca evam uktvā tu gāndhārī kurūṇām
āvivartanam apaśyat tatra tiṣṭhantī sarvam divyena cakṣuṣā

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca.
gāndhārī tu evam uktvā,
tatra tiṣṭhantī,
divyena cakṣuṣā kurūṇām sarvam āvivartanam apaśyat.

1. Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Having spoken these words, Gāndhārī, standing at that spot, perceived the complete destruction of the Kurus with her divine sight.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśaṃpāyana (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

• गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gāndhārī (proper name)

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kauravas and their allies (of the Kurus)

• आविवर्तनम् (āvivartanam) - the slaughter, the cutting up, the destruction

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - she saw, she beheld

• तत्र (tatra) - there, at that place

• तिष्ठन्ती (tiṣṭhantī) - standing

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• दिव्येन (divyena) - with the divine, by the divine

• चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - with the eye, by the sight

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśaṃpāyana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśaṃpāyana (a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa and narrator of the Mahābhārata to Janamejaya)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Refers to the preceding speech.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Formed from root `vac` (to speak) + suffix `ktvā`.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Denotes prior action.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction or particle of emphasis.

Note: Introduces a slight change or continuation in narrative.

गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gāndhārī (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gāndhārī

gāndhārī - Gāndhārī (wife of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, mother of the Kauravas)

Note: Subject of `apaśyat`.

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kauravas and their allies (of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (a famous ancient king, or his descendants, the Kauravas)

Note: Refers to the Kauravas and their allies.

आविवर्तनम् (āvivartanam) - the slaughter, the cutting up, the destruction

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āvivartana

āvivartana - cutting up, slaughter, destruction, ruin

verbal noun

From `ā-vi-√vṛt` (to cut up, destroy), often referring to killing animals for sacrifice or slaughter in battle.

Prefixes: ā+vi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of `apaśyat`.

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - she saw, she beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of paś

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root `dṛś` (to see), with `paśya` stem in present/imperfect. `a-` is augment for imperfect.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, at that place

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place, from `tad` + `tra`.

Note: Refers to the location where Gāndhārī was standing.

तिष्ठन्ती (tiṣṭhantī) - standing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, remaining, being

Present Active Participle

Feminine nominative singular of present participle from root `sthā` (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `gāndhārī`.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with `āvivartanam` as an adjective.

दिव्येन (divyena) - with the divine, by the divine

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial

From `div` (heaven, sky).

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `cakṣuṣā`.

चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - with the eye, by the sight

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision

From root `cakṣ` (to see, perceive).

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Instrument of seeing.