महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-54, verse-11

एवमुक्ता नारदेन भीष्ममीयुर्नराधिपाः ।
प्रष्टुं चाशक्नुवन्तस्ते वीक्षां चक्रुः परस्परम् ॥११॥

11. evamuktā nāradena bhīṣmamīyurnarādhipāḥ ,
praṣṭuṁ cāśaknuvantaste vīkṣāṁ cakruḥ parasparam.

11. evam uktāḥ nāradena bhīṣmam īyuḥ narādhipāḥ
praṣṭum ca aśaknuvantaḥ te vīkṣām cakruḥ parasparam

11. Thus addressed by Narada, the kings approached Bhishma. However, being unable to question him, they looked at each other.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken, addressed, told

• नारदेन (nāradena) - by Narada

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• ईयुः (īyuḥ) - they went, they approached

• नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings, rulers of men

• प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - to ask, to question

• च (ca) - and, also

• अशक्नुवन्तः (aśaknuvantaḥ) - being unable, not being capable

• ते (te) - they

• वीक्षाम् (vīkṣām) - a look, a glance

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, at each other

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken, addressed, told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Masculine nominative plural, from √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

नारदेन (nāradena) - by Narada

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada, name of a divine sage

Masculine instrumental singular.

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; name of a celebrated hero in the Mahabharata

Masculine accusative singular.

Note: Object of 'īyuḥ'.

ईयुः (īyuḥ) - they went, they approached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √i

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural.

Root: i (class 2)

नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings, rulers of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler of men, lord of men

Masculine nominative plural. Compound of 'nara' (man) and 'adhipa' (ruler).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, person, human
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi- + √pā (to protect, govern).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 1)

प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - to ask, to question

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of √prach

Infinitive

Infinitive form from √prach with suffix -tum.

Root: prach (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अशक्नुवन्तः (aśaknuvantaḥ) - being unable, not being capable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśaknuvat

aśaknuvat - not able, incapable

Present Active Participle

Masculine nominative plural. From a- (negation) + √śak (to be able).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śaknuvat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• śaknuvat – being able, capable
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From √śak (to be able).
  Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Functions as a participial clause.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, that one, he, she, it

Masculine nominative plural form of 'tad'.

Note: Refers to 'narādhipāḥ'.

वीक्षाम् (vīkṣām) - a look, a glance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vīkṣā

vīkṣā - a look, seeing, observation, glance

Feminine accusative singular. From vi- + √īkṣ (to see).

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Object in the periphrastic construction 'vīkṣām cakruḥ' (they looked).

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √kṛ

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, at each other

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative singular neuter.

Note: Functions as an adverb.