महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-9, verse-2

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा नरश्रेष्ठ चिरं ध्यात्वा त्वचेतनः ।
संजयं योजयेत्युक्त्वा विदुरं प्रत्यभाषत ॥२॥

2. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
etacchrutvā naraśreṣṭha ciraṁ dhyātvā tvacetanaḥ ,
saṁjayaṁ yojayetyuktvā viduraṁ pratyabhāṣata.

2. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca etat śrutvā naraśreṣṭha ciram dhyātvā tu
acetanaḥ saṃjayam yojaya iti uktvā viduram pratyabhāṣata

2. वैशंपायन उवाच नरश्रेष्ठ एतत् श्रुत्वा चिरम् ध्यात्वा तु अचेतनः [धृतराष्ट्रः] "संजयम् योजय!" इति उक्त्वा विदुरम् प्रत्यभाषत ।

2. Vaisampayana said: 'O best of men (naraśreṣṭha), having heard this and pondered for a long time, he (Dhritarashtra) became stunned. Then, saying "Summon Sanjaya!", he spoke to Vidura.'

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaisampayana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एतत् (etat) - this (Dhritarashtra's statement/request) (this)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O King Janamejaya (O best of men, O chief of men)

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

• ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having meditated, having thought, having pondered

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अचेतनः (acetanaḥ) - stunned, bewildered (unconscious, senseless, bewildered, stunned)

• संजयम् (saṁjayam) - Sanjaya

• योजय (yojaya) - summon, send for (summon, send for, employ, yoke)

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a quote (thus, so, this)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, after speaking

• विदुरम् (viduram) - Vidura

• प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - spoke to, replied, addressed

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaisampayana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaisampayana (name of the sage narrating the Mahabharata)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active 3rd singular of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (Dhritarashtra's statement/request) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the previous context, i.e., Dhritarashtra's previous conversation with Vyasa.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O King Janamejaya (O best of men, O chief of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best of men, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Vaisampayana addressing Janamejaya.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'dhyātvā'.

ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having meditated, having thought, having pondered

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root dhyā with suffix -tvā

Root: dhyā (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating emphasis or slight contrast.

अचेतनः (acetanaḥ) - stunned, bewildered (unconscious, senseless, bewildered, stunned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acetana

acetana - unconscious, senseless, bewildered, inanimate

Compound: a (negative prefix) + cetana (conscious)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cetana)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• cetana – conscious, sentient, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root cit
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Referring to Dhritarashtra.

संजयम् (saṁjayam) - Sanjaya

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (name of Dhritarashtra's charioteer and minister)

Note: Object of the verb 'yojaya'.

योजय (yojaya) - summon, send for (summon, send for, employ, yoke)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of yuj

Causative imperative active 2nd singular of root yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Command issued by Dhritarashtra.

इति (iti) - marks the end of a quote (thus, so, this)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, after speaking

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root vac with suffix -tvā

Root: vac (class 2)

विदुरम् (viduram) - Vidura

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (name of Dhritarashtra's half-brother)

Note: Object of 'pratyabhāṣata'.

प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - spoke to, replied, addressed

(verb)

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

Imperfect middle 3rd singular of root bhāṣ with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)