महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-16, verse-17

ततः सा पुण्डरीकाक्षमामन्त्र्य पुरुषोत्तमम् ।
कुरूणां वैशसं दृष्ट्वा दुःखाद्वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१७॥

17. tataḥ sā puṇḍarīkākṣamāmantrya puruṣottamam ,
kurūṇāṁ vaiśasaṁ dṛṣṭvā duḥkhādvacanamabravīt.

17. tataḥ sā puṇḍarīkākṣam āmantrya puruṣottamam
kurūṇām vaiśasam dṛṣṭvā duḥkhāt vacanam abravīt

17. tataḥ sā puṇḍarīkākṣam puruṣottamam āmantrya
kurūṇām vaiśasam dṛṣṭvā duḥkhāt vacanam abravīt

17. Then she (Gāndhārī), having addressed the lotus-eyed supreme cosmic person (puruṣottama) (Kṛṣṇa), and having witnessed the destruction of the Kurus, spoke words born of her profound sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• सा (sā) - (Gāndhārī) (she, that (feminine))

• पुण्डरीकाक्षम् (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - Kṛṣṇa (the lotus-eyed one (Kṛṣṇa))

• आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed, having invoked

• पुरुषोत्तमम् (puruṣottamam) - Kṛṣṇa (as the supreme cosmic person (puruṣottama)) (the best of men, supreme cosmic person)

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

• वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - destruction, slaughter, calamity

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having beheld

• दुःखात् (duḥkhāt) - from sorrow, out of grief

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of `tad`.

सा (sā) - (Gāndhārī) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine nominative singular.

Note: subject of `abravīt`

पुण्डरीकाक्षम् (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - Kṛṣṇa (the lotus-eyed one (Kṛṣṇa))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇḍarīkākṣa

puṇḍarīkākṣa - lotus-eyed, epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

Bahuvrīhi compound: puṇḍarīke iva akṣiṇī yasya saḥ (he whose eyes are like lotuses). Masculine accusative singular.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇḍarīka+akṣa)

• puṇḍarīka – white lotus
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: object of `āmantrya`

आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed, having invoked

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √mantr (to consult, to advise) with prefix ā- and suffix -ya (kyaP).

Prefix: ā

Root: mantr (class 10)

पुरुषोत्तमम् (puruṣottamam) - Kṛṣṇa (as the supreme cosmic person (puruṣottama)) (the best of men, supreme cosmic person)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best of men, supreme man, supreme cosmic person (puruṣottama), epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

Tatpuruṣa compound: puruṣeṣu uttamaḥ. Masculine accusative singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, human being, cosmic person
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

Note: object of `āmantrya`, in apposition to `puṇḍarīkākṣam`

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - name of an ancient people/kingdom, descendant of Kuru

Masculine genitive plural.

Note: possessive with `vaiśasam`

वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - destruction, slaughter, calamity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaiśasa

vaiśasa - slaughter, massacre, destruction, calamity

From √śas (to cut, to kill) with prefix vi- and suffix -asa.

Prefix: vi

Root: śas (class 2)

Note: object of `dṛṣṭvā`

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having beheld

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √dṛś (to see) with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दुःखात् (duḥkhāt) - from sorrow, out of grief

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, pain, suffering, misery

Neuter ablative singular.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying

From √vac (to speak). Neuter accusative singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: object of `abravīt`

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active, 3rd person singular. From √brū (to speak).

Root: brū (class 2)