महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-25, verse-43

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं घोरं वासुदेवो महामनाः ।
उवाच देवीं गान्धारीमीषदभ्युत्स्मयन्निव ॥४३॥

43. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tacchrutvā vacanaṁ ghoraṁ vāsudevo mahāmanāḥ ,
uvāca devīṁ gāndhārīmīṣadabhyutsmayanniva.

43. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca tat śrutvā vacanam ghoram vāsudevaḥ
mahāmanāḥ uvāca devīm gāndhārīm īṣat abhyutsmayan iva

43. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca mahāmanāḥ vāsudevaḥ tat ghoram
vacanam śrutvā devīm gāndhārīm īṣat abhyutsmayan iva uvāca

43. Vaiśampāyana said: Having heard that terrible speech, Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), the great-souled one, spoke to Queen Gāndhārī, appearing as if with a slight smile.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata to King Janamejaya. (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• तत् (tat) - referring to Gāndhārī's curse (that, that (speech))

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fearful

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa))

• महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded, great-souled, magnanimous

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• देवीम् (devīm) - Queen Gāndhārī (goddess, queen)

• गान्धारीम् (gāndhārīm) - The queen, Dhṛtarāṣṭra's wife. (Gāndhārī)

• ईषत् (īṣat) - slightly, a little

• अभ्युत्स्मयन् (abhyutsmayan) - smiling, grinning (with a smile emerging)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata to King Janamejaya. (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, pupil of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Liṭ), 3rd Person Singular

Root vac, irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

तत् (tat) - referring to Gāndhārī's curse (that, that (speech))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `śrutvā`

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fearful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fearful

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Kṛṣṇa

Note: Subject of `uvāca`

महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded, great-souled, magnanimous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmanas

mahāmanas - great-minded, noble-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+manas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• manas – mind, spirit, soul
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying `vāsudevaḥ`

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Liṭ), 3rd Person Singular

Root vac, irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

देवीम् (devīm) - Queen Gāndhārī (goddess, queen)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

Note: Object of `uvāca`

गान्धारीम् (gāndhārīm) - The queen, Dhṛtarāṣṭra's wife. (Gāndhārī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gāndhārī

gāndhārī - name of the mother of the Kauravas

Note: Object of `uvāca`

ईषत् (īṣat) - slightly, a little

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying `abhyutsmayan`

अभ्युत्स्मयन् (abhyutsmayan) - smiling, grinning (with a smile emerging)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyutsmay

smay - to smile, to wonder

Present Active Participle

From root smay with prefixes abhi and ut

Prefixes: abhi+ut

Root: smay (class 1)

Note: Modifies `vāsudevaḥ`

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)