महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-273, verse-21

तामुवाच महाबाहो ब्रह्महत्यां पितामहः ।
स्वरेण मधुरेणाथ सान्त्वयन्निव भारत ॥२१॥

21. tāmuvāca mahābāho brahmahatyāṁ pitāmahaḥ ,
svareṇa madhureṇātha sāntvayanniva bhārata.

21. tām uvāca mahābāho brahmahatyām pitāmahaḥ
svareṇa madhureṇa atha sāntvayann iva bhārata

21. bhārata mahābāho atha pitāmahaḥ tām brahmahatyām
madhureṇa svareṇa sāntvayann iva uvāca

21. O mighty-armed one, then the grandfather (Brahmā) addressed that brahmin-killing (brahmahatyā) with a sweet voice, as if consoling her.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her (referring to the personified brahmin-killing) (her, that one)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed (Bhārata) (O mighty-armed one)

• ब्रह्महत्याम् (brahmahatyām) - the personification of brahmin-killing (brahmahatyā) (the brahmin-killing, the slaughter of a brahmin)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather (Brahmā) (the grandfather)

• स्वरेण (svareṇa) - by voice, with a voice

• मधुरेण (madhureṇa) - by sweet, with sweet

• अथ (atha) - then, next, moreover

• सान्त्वयन्न् (sāntvayann) - consoling, soothing

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (vocative, addressing the listener of the epic) (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her (referring to the personified brahmin-killing) (her, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Feminine accusative singular of 'tad'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: 3rd person singular perfect active of √vac.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed (Bhārata) (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - having mighty arms, mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Vocative singular of mahābāhu.

ब्रह्महत्याम् (brahmahatyām) - the personification of brahmin-killing (brahmahatyā) (the brahmin-killing, the slaughter of a brahmin)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of brahmahatyā

brahmahatyā - killing of a brahmin, brahmin-slaughter, the sin of killing a brahmin (often personified)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+hatyā)

• brahman – Brahmin, Vedic knowledge, supreme reality
  noun (neuter)
• hatyā – killing, murder, slaughter
  noun (feminine)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Accusative singular of brahmahatyā.

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather (Brahmā) (the grandfather)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, great father (often refers to Brahmā)

Note: Nominative singular of pitāmaha.

स्वरेण (svareṇa) - by voice, with a voice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svara

svara - sound, tone, voice

Note: Instrumental singular of svara.

मधुरेण (madhureṇa) - by sweet, with sweet

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming

Note: Instrumental singular of madhura, agreeing with svareṇa.

अथ (atha) - then, next, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating sequence or commencement.

सान्त्वयन्न् (sāntvayann) - consoling, soothing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāntvayat

sāntvayat - consoling, comforting

Present Active Participle

From √sāntv (to console) + śatṛ suffix

Root: sāntv (class 10)

Note: Nominative singular masculine of the present active participle of √sāntv.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (vocative, addressing the listener of the epic) (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

Note: Vocative singular of bhārata.