महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-323, verse-38

वयं तु तेजसा तस्य सहसा हृतचेतसः ।
न किंचिदपि पश्यामो हृतदृष्टिबलेन्द्रियाः ॥३८॥

38. vayaṁ tu tejasā tasya sahasā hṛtacetasaḥ ,
na kiṁcidapi paśyāmo hṛtadṛṣṭibalendriyāḥ.

38. vayam tu tejasā tasya sahasā hṛtacetasaḥ na
kiñcit api paśyāmaḥ hṛtadṛṣṭibalendriyāḥ

38. tu vayam tasya tejasā sahasā hṛtacetasaḥ
hṛtadṛṣṭibalendriyāḥ na kiñcit api paśyāmaḥ

38. But we, our minds suddenly captivated by its (that deity's) splendor, see nothing at all, our vision, strength, and senses having been overwhelmed.

Words meanings summery:

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• तु (tu) - but (but, however, on the other hand)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by the splendor (by splendor, by power, by effulgence)

• तस्य (tasya) - of its (splendor, referring to the deity) (of him, of that (masculine/neuter genitive singular))

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, unexpectedly, forcibly, rashly)

• हृतचेतसः (hṛtacetasaḥ) - with minds captivated (with stolen minds, bewildered, minds captivated)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (used with 'na' to mean "nothing") (something, anything, a little)

• अपि (api) - even (emphasizing 'nothing at all') (also, even, too)

• पश्यामः (paśyāmaḥ) - we see (we see, we behold)

• हृतदृष्टिबलेन्द्रियाः (hṛtadṛṣṭibalendriyāḥ) - our vision, strength, and senses having been overwhelmed (with sight, strength, and senses taken away/overwhelmed)

Words meanings and morphology

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person pronoun.

तु (tu) - but (but, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by the splendor (by splendor, by power, by effulgence)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, effulgence, power, energy, brilliance, sharp edge

From root tij (to be sharp).

Root: tij (class 1)

Note: Instrument of the action 'hṛta-cetasaḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - of its (splendor, referring to the deity) (of him, of that (masculine/neuter genitive singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the divine entity whose splendor is being described.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, unexpectedly, forcibly, rashly)

(indeclinable)

हृतचेतसः (hṛtacetasaḥ) - with minds captivated (with stolen minds, bewildered, minds captivated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛtacetas

hṛtacetas - one whose mind is carried away/stolen, bewildered, infatuated

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose mind (cetas) is taken away (hṛta)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hṛta+cetas)

• hṛta – taken, seized, carried away, stolen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hṛ (to take) + kta suffix.
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• cetas – mind, consciousness, intellect
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with vayam.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (used with 'na' to mean "nothing") (something, anything, a little)

(indeclinable)

From kim + cid.

Note: Often treated as an indeclinable 'anything'.

अपि (api) - even (emphasizing 'nothing at all') (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

पश्यामः (paśyāmaḥ) - we see (we see, we behold)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of dṛś

Present Tense

1st person plural, active voice, present tense. Root dṛś in present forms as paśya-.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

हृतदृष्टिबलेन्द्रियाः (hṛtadṛṣṭibalendriyāḥ) - our vision, strength, and senses having been overwhelmed (with sight, strength, and senses taken away/overwhelmed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛtadṛṣṭibalendriya

hṛtadṛṣṭibalendriya - one whose sight, strength, and senses are taken away/overwhelmed

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose sight (dṛṣṭi), strength (bala), and senses (indriya) are taken away (hṛta)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hṛta+dṛṣṭi+bala+indriya)

• hṛta – taken, seized, carried away, stolen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hṛ (to take) + kta suffix.
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, eye, view
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)
• indriya – sense, sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with vayam.