महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-51, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं भीष्मो वासुदेवस्य धीमतः ।
किंचिदुन्नाम्य वदनं प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
śrutvā tu vacanaṁ bhīṣmo vāsudevasya dhīmataḥ ,
kiṁcidunnāmya vadanaṁ prāñjalirvākyamabravīt.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca śrutvā tu vacanaṃ bhīṣmaḥ vāsudevasya
dhīmataḥ kiñcit unnamya vadanaṃ prāñjaliḥ vākyam abravīt

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca.
bhīṣmaḥ tu dhīmataḥ vāsudevasya vacanaṃ śrutvā kiñcit vadanaṃ unnamya prāñjaliḥ vākyam abravīt

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Having heard the words of the intelligent Vāsudeva (Krishna), Bhīṣma slightly raised his face, joined his hands in salutation, and spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• वचनं (vacanaṁ) - word, speech, statement

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Krishna (of Vāsudeva, of Krishna)

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent, of the wise

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - slightly, a little, somewhat

• उन्नम्य (unnamya) - having raised up, having lifted

• वदनं (vadanaṁ) - face, mouth

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, reverently

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, narrator of Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person singular of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to emphasize or introduce a new action.

वचनं (vacanaṁ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `śrutvā`.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a prominent character in the Mahābhārata)

Note: Subject of `abravīt`.

वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Krishna (of Vāsudeva, of Krishna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vāsudeva (son of Vasudeva), Krishna

Derived from Vasudeva, meaning descendant of Vasudeva

Note: Qualifies `dhīmataḥ`.

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent, of the wise

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, clever

Possessive adjective from dhī (intellect) + -mat suffix

Note: Qualifies `vāsudevasya`.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - slightly, a little, somewhat

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `unnamya`.

उन्नम्य (unnamya) - having raised up, having lifted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from root nam (to bow, bend) with prefix ud (un).

Prefix: ud

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Modifies the action of Bhīṣma.

वदनं (vadanaṁ) - face, mouth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vadana

vadana - face, mouth, speech

From root vad (to speak)

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Object of `unnamya`.

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, reverently

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands, reverent, respectful

Compound of pra (forth, forward) and añjali (folded hands). Literally 'having folded hands'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forth, forward, before
  prefix
• añjali – folded hands (a gesture of reverence)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Bhīṣma (implied agent).

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `abravīt`.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense (laṅ) 3rd person singular of root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)