महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-60, verse-3

मा दौहित्रवधं श्रुत्वा वसुदेवो महात्ययम् ।
दुःखशोकाभिसंतप्तो भवेदिति महामतिः ॥३॥

3. mā dauhitravadhaṁ śrutvā vasudevo mahātyayam ,
duḥkhaśokābhisaṁtapto bhavediti mahāmatiḥ.

3. mā dauhitravadham śrutvā vasudevaḥ mahātyayam
duḥkhaśokābhisantaptaḥ bhavet iti mahāmatiḥ

3. Lest Vasudeva, the sagacious one, upon hearing of the great calamity of his grandson's death, should become overcome with intense sorrow and grief.

Words meanings summery:

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• दौहित्रवधम् (dauhitravadham) - the death of Abhimanyu, Vasudeva's grandson (grandson's death, the killing of a grandson)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• वसुदेवः (vasudevaḥ) - Vasudeva, father of Krishna and grandfather of Abhimanyu (Vasudeva)

• महात्ययम् (mahātyayam) - the great calamity of his grandson's death (a great calamity, a great disaster, a great misfortune)

• दुःखशोकाभिसन्तप्तः (duḥkhaśokābhisantaptaḥ) - afflicted by sorrow and grief, tormented by misery and lamentation

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become

• इति (iti) - marks the end of the thought (thus, so, in this way)

• महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - Vasudeva, who is sagacious (great-minded, sagacious, highly intelligent)

Words meanings and morphology

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

दौहित्रवधम् (dauhitravadham) - the death of Abhimanyu, Vasudeva's grandson (grandson's death, the killing of a grandson)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dauhitravadha

dauhitravadha - grandson's death, the killing of a grandson

compound of dauhitra (grandson) and vadha (killing/death)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dauhitra+vadha)

• dauhitra – grandson (daughter's son)
  noun (masculine)
  derived from duhitṛ (daughter)
• vadha – killing, slaying, death
  noun (masculine)
  from root √vadh (to strike, kill)
  Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: object of śrutvā (hearing)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

absolutiv (gerund)

formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

वसुदेवः (vasudevaḥ) - Vasudeva, father of Krishna and grandfather of Abhimanyu (Vasudeva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasudeva

vasudeva - Vasudeva (name of a prominent Yadava, father of Krishna)

Note: subject of bhavet

महात्ययम् (mahātyayam) - the great calamity of his grandson's death (a great calamity, a great disaster, a great misfortune)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātyaya

mahātyaya - great calamity, great disaster

compound of mahā (great) and atyaya (calamity)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+atyaya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• atyaya – going beyond, transgression, expiration, calamity, disaster
  noun (masculine)
  from ati- + √i (to go)
  Prefix: ati
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: describes 'dauhitravadham'

दुःखशोकाभिसन्तप्तः (duḥkhaśokābhisantaptaḥ) - afflicted by sorrow and grief, tormented by misery and lamentation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhaśokābhisantapta

duḥkhaśokābhisantapta - afflicted by sorrow and grief

compound of duḥkha (sorrow), śoka (grief) and abhisantapta (afflicted)

Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+śoka+abhisantapta)

• duḥkha – sorrow, misery, pain
  noun (neuter)
• śoka – grief, lamentation, anguish
  noun (masculine)
  from root √śuc (to sorrow, burn)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• abhisantapta – afflicted, tormented, pained
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from abhi-sam-√tap (to torment, distress)
  Prefixes: abhi+sam
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: predicate adjective agreeing with Vasudevaḥ

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

optative mood, present tense

3rd person singular active

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: main verb

इति (iti) - marks the end of the thought (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Note: marks the end of a thought/statement

महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - Vasudeva, who is sagacious (great-minded, sagacious, highly intelligent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmati

mahāmati - great-minded, very intelligent, sagacious

compound of mahā (great) and mati (intellect, mind)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
  from root √man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: agrees with Vasudevaḥ