महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-1, verse-17

एवं ब्रुवति कौन्तेय विदुरे दीर्घदर्शिनि ।
दुर्योधनमहं पापमन्ववर्तं वृथामतिः ॥१७॥

17. evaṁ bruvati kaunteya vidure dīrghadarśini ,
duryodhanamahaṁ pāpamanvavartaṁ vṛthāmatiḥ.

17. evam bruvati kaunteya vidure dīrghadarśini
duryodhanam aham pāpam anvavartam vṛthāmatiḥ

17. O son of Kuntī (kaunteya), while the far-sighted Vidura spoke thus, I, with a foolish mind, followed the wicked Duryodhana.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• ब्रुवति (bruvati) - while speaking (while speaking, in speaking)

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī

• विदुरे (vidure) - Vidura (locative absolute) (in Vidura, concerning Vidura)

• दीर्घदर्शिनि (dīrghadarśini) - in the far-sighted (in the far-sighted, in the long-sighted one)

• दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana (Duryodhana (accusative))

• अहम् (aham) - I (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (I)

• पापम् (pāpam) - wicked (sinful, wicked, evil)

• अन्ववर्तम् (anvavartam) - I followed, I sided with (I followed, I sided with, I conformed to)

• वृथामतिः (vṛthāmatiḥ) - with a foolish mind (foolish-minded, having a futile mind)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवति (bruvati) - while speaking (while speaking, in speaking)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'brū/vac' (to speak, to say).

Root: brū/vac (class 2)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with 'vidure dīrghadarśini'.

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī (e.g., Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna)

Patronymic derived from 'Kuntī'.

Note: Refers to one of the Pāṇḍavas.

विदुरे (vidure) - Vidura (locative absolute) (in Vidura, concerning Vidura)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (proper name, half-brother of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

दीर्घदर्शिनि (dīrghadarśini) - in the far-sighted (in the far-sighted, in the long-sighted one)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dīrghadarśin

dīrghadarśin - far-sighted, sagacious, prudent

Compound 'dīrgha' (long) + 'darśin' (seeing).

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (dīrgha+darśin)

• dīrgha – long, extended
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• darśin – seeing, knowing, showing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective (kṛt)
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix '-in'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vidure'.

दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana (Duryodhana (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (proper name, eldest son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Compound 'dur' (bad, difficult) + 'yodhana' (fighter).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+yodhana)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• yodhana – fighting, warrior, fighter
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight) with suffix '-ana'.
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'anvavartam'.

अहम् (aham) - I (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'anvavartam'.

पापम् (pāpam) - wicked (sinful, wicked, evil)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sinful, bad deed

Note: Agrees with 'duryodhanam'.

अन्ववर्तम् (anvavartam) - I followed, I sided with (I followed, I sided with, I conformed to)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of anuvṛt

Root 'vṛt' (to turn, to exist) with prefix 'anu' (after, along).

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Augment 'a-' prefixed due to imperfect tense.

वृथामतिः (vṛthāmatiḥ) - with a foolish mind (foolish-minded, having a futile mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛthāmati

vṛthāmati - having a useless/foolish intellect, futile-minded

Compound 'vṛthā' (in vain, uselessly) + 'mati' (mind, intellect).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛthā+mati)

• vṛthā – in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly
  indeclinable
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'aham'.