महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-12, verse-30

ब्राह्मणं तु ततो दृष्ट्वा सा स्त्री करुणमब्रवीत् ।
पुत्राणां द्वे शते ब्रह्मन्कालेन विनिपातिते ॥३०॥

30. brāhmaṇaṁ tu tato dṛṣṭvā sā strī karuṇamabravīt ,
putrāṇāṁ dve śate brahmankālena vinipātite.

30. brāhmaṇam tu tataḥ dṛṣṭvā sā strī karuṇam abravīt
putrāṇām dve śate brahman kālena vinipātite

30. Upon seeing the brahmin, that woman then spoke piteously: "O brahmin, two hundred of my sons have been killed by (kāla)!"

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - brahmin

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• सा (sā) - she, that

• स्त्री (strī) - woman

• करुणम् (karuṇam) - piteously, lamentably, sadly

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said

• पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of my sons (of sons)

• द्वे (dve) - two

• शते (śate) - two hundred (sons) (two hundreds, two centuries)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

• कालेन (kālena) - by the influence of fate or time, leading to destruction (by time, by fate, in due course)

• विनिपातिते (vinipātite) - destroyed, killed, caused to fall

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, belonging to Brahmā, priestly

Derived from 'brahman'

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'dṛś' + 'tvā' suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

स्त्री (strī) - woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

करुणम् (karuṇam) - piteously, lamentably, sadly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of my sons (of sons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

द्वे (dve) - two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'śate'.

शते (śate) - two hundred (sons) (two hundreds, two centuries)

(noun)

neuter, dual of śata

śata - hundred

Note: Refers to two hundreds, totaling two hundred sons.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin, priestly class; the Absolute Reality

कालेन (kālena) - by the influence of fate or time, leading to destruction (by time, by fate, in due course)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, destiny, fate, death

विनिपातिते (vinipātite) - destroyed, killed, caused to fall

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of vinipātita

vinipātita - thrown down, fallen, destroyed, killed

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Formed from causative stem of root 'pat' (to fall) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ni' + 'ta' suffix

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dve śate'.