महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-18, verse-40

श्रुत्वा जनन्या वचनं निराशो गुरुदर्शने ।
नियतात्मा महादेवमपश्यं सोऽब्रवीच्च माम् ॥४०॥

40. śrutvā jananyā vacanaṁ nirāśo gurudarśane ,
niyatātmā mahādevamapaśyaṁ so'bravīcca mām.

40. śrutvā jananyāḥ vacanam nirāśaḥ gurudarśane
niyatātmā mahādevam apaśyam saḥ abravīt ca mām

40. jananyāḥ vacanam śrutvā,
gurudarśane nirāśaḥ,
niyatātmā,
mahādevam apaśyam,
saḥ ca mām abravīt.

40. Having heard my mother's words, and feeling hopeless about seeing my preceptor, I, with a controlled mind (ātman), saw Mahadeva, and he spoke to me.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

• जनन्याः (jananyāḥ) - of the mother

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• निराशः (nirāśaḥ) - hopeless, disappointed, despondent

• गुरुदर्शने (gurudarśane) - in seeing the preceptor/father

• नियतात्मा (niyatātmā) - with a controlled mind/self

• महादेवम् (mahādevam) - Mahadeva (a name for Shiva)

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw

• सः (saḥ) - Mahadeva (he)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• च (ca) - and, also

• माम् (mām) - me, to me

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from śru (to hear) + tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

जनन्याः (jananyāḥ) - of the mother

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of jananī

jananī - mother

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

निराशः (nirāśaḥ) - hopeless, disappointed, despondent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāśa

nirāśa - hopeless, disappointed, despondent

गुरुदर्शने (gurudarśane) - in seeing the preceptor/father

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gurudarśana

gurudarśana - seeing the guru/preceptor/father

Compound type : tatpurusha (guru+darśana)

• guru – preceptor, teacher, venerable person, father
  noun (masculine)
• darśana – seeing, vision, doctrine
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

नियतात्मा (niyatātmā) - with a controlled mind/self

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyatātman

niyatātman - one whose self/mind is controlled

Compound type : bahuvrihi (niyata+ātman)

• niyata – controlled, restrained, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ni + yam (to restrain) + kta
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, mind, essence
  noun (masculine)

महादेवम् (mahādevam) - Mahadeva (a name for Shiva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - Great God, a name for Shiva

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect, 1st person singular, active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - Mahadeva (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active

Root: brū (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me, to me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me