महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-47, verse-66

तस्मिन्नुपरते शब्दे ततस्ते ब्रह्मवादिनः ।
भीष्मं वाग्भिर्बाष्पकण्ठास्तमानर्चुर्महामतिम् ॥६६॥

66. tasminnuparate śabde tataste brahmavādinaḥ ,
bhīṣmaṁ vāgbhirbāṣpakaṇṭhāstamānarcurmahāmatim.

66. tasmin uparate śabde tataḥ te brahmavādinaḥ
bhīṣmaṃ vāgbhiḥ bāṣpakaṇṭhāḥ tam ānarcuḥ mahāmatim

66. tasmin śabde uparate tataḥ te brahmavādinaḥ
bāṣpakaṇṭhāḥ tam mahāmatim bhīṣmaṃ vāgbhiḥ ānarcuḥ

66. After that sound ceased, the expounders of Brahman, their throats choked with tears, then worshipped Bhishma, the great-minded one, with words.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (moment/context) (in that, on that)

• उपरते (uparate) - ceased (after the sound stopped) (ceased, stopped, rested)

• शब्दे (śabde) - when the sound (ceased) (in sound, concerning sound, on sound)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that (event) (then, therefrom, after that)

• ते (te) - those (Brahman-expounders) (they, those)

• ब्रह्मवादिनः (brahmavādinaḥ) - the sages who expounded sacred knowledge (expounders of Brahman, speakers of sacred knowledge)

• भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṁ) - Bhishma (the Pitamaha) (Bhishma)

• वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with their words (of praise) (with words, by speech)

• बाष्पकण्ठाः (bāṣpakaṇṭhāḥ) - with their throats choked with tears (with throats choked with tears)

• तम् (tam) - him (Bhishma) (him, that)

• आनर्चुः (ānarcuḥ) - they (the brahmavādinaḥ) honored (they worshipped, they honored)

• महामतिम् (mahāmatim) - the highly intelligent Bhishma (the great-minded one, the very intelligent one)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (moment/context) (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उपरते (uparate) - ceased (after the sound stopped) (ceased, stopped, rested)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of uparata

uparata - ceased, stopped, retired, abstained

Past Passive Participle

from upa-ram (to cease)

Prefix: upa

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: masculine also possible, but neuter fits 'śabde' (sound)

शब्दे (śabde) - when the sound (ceased) (in sound, concerning sound, on sound)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, voice, noise

ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that (event) (then, therefrom, after that)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (Brahman-expounders) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can be masculine or feminine nominative plural, or masculine/neuter genitive/dative singular. Here clearly refers to brahmavādinaḥ.

ब्रह्मवादिनः (brahmavādinaḥ) - the sages who expounded sacred knowledge (expounders of Brahman, speakers of sacred knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmavādin

brahmavādin - expounder of Brahman, one who speaks of sacred texts/knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+vādin)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute, sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaking, saying, speaker
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  from root vad- (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṁ) - Bhishma (the Pitamaha) (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name), terrible, formidable

वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with their words (of praise) (with words, by speech)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

बाष्पकण्ठाः (bāṣpakaṇṭhāḥ) - with their throats choked with tears (with throats choked with tears)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāṣpakaṇṭha

bāṣpakaṇṭha - one whose throat is choked with tears

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bāṣpa+kaṇṭha)

• bāṣpa – tears, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇṭha – throat, neck
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'brahmavādinaḥ'

तम् (tam) - him (Bhishma) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine accusative singular, referring to Bhishma.

आनर्चुः (ānarcuḥ) - they (the brahmavādinaḥ) honored (they worshipped, they honored)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of arc

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Form of √arc (1st class) in perfect third person plural.

महामतिम् (mahāmatim) - the highly intelligent Bhishma (the great-minded one, the very intelligent one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmati

mahāmati - great-minded, very intelligent

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mati – mind, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with Bhishma and tam.