महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-12

ततस्ते भीष्ममामन्त्र्य पाण्डवांश्च महर्षयः ।
अन्तर्धानं गताः सर्वे सर्वेषामेव पश्यताम् ॥१२॥

12. tataste bhīṣmamāmantrya pāṇḍavāṁśca maharṣayaḥ ,
antardhānaṁ gatāḥ sarve sarveṣāmeva paśyatām.

12. tataḥ te bhīṣmam āmantrya pāṇḍavān ca maharṣayaḥ
antardhānam gatāḥ sarve sarveṣām eva paśyatām

12. Then, having bid farewell to Bhishma and also to the Pandavas, all those great sages disappeared while everyone was watching.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thence, afterwards, therefore)

• ते (te) - those (sages) (they)

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having bid farewell to (having addressed, having invited, having bid farewell)

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas (the Pandavas (sons of Pandu))

• च (ca) - and also (and, also)

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages (great sages, great seers)

• अन्तर्धानम् (antardhānam) - disappearance (disappearance, vanishing)

• गताः (gatāḥ) - disappeared (literally, "went to disappearance") (gone, attained)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, everyone)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of everyone (of all, of everyone)

• एव (eva) - even as (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - while watching (of those seeing, while seeing)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thence, afterwards, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to previous events.

ते (te) - those (sages) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to maharṣayaḥ.

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper noun, meaning 'terrible')

Note: Object of āmantrya.

आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having bid farewell to (having addressed, having invited, having bid farewell)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root mantr (to advise, consult) with prefix ā- (towards), often used for addressing or bidding farewell.

Prefix: ā

Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Indicates prior action.

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas (the Pandavas (sons of Pandu))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - a descendant of Pandu; the Pandavas

Patronymic from Pandu

Note: Object of āmantrya.

च (ca) - and also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Bhishma and Pandavas.

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages (great sages, great seers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of gatāḥ.

अन्तर्धानम् (antardhānam) - disappearance (disappearance, vanishing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antardhāna

antardhāna - concealment, disappearance, vanishing

Compound of antar (within) and dhāna (placing, act of holding)

Compound type : tatpurusha (antar+dhāna)

• antar – within, between, internal
  indeclinable
• dhāna – placing, holding, act of holding
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root dhā (to place, hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Acts as object for gatāḥ (attained disappearance).

गताः (gatāḥ) - disappeared (literally, "went to disappearance") (gone, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate for maharṣayaḥ.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Qualifies maharṣayaḥ.

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of everyone (of all, of everyone)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Genitive absolute construction with paśyatām.

एव (eva) - even as (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes "even as they watched".

पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - while watching (of those seeing, while seeing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, looking, watching

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see), with paśya stem for present tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Forms a genitive absolute construction with sarveṣām.

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