महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-60, verse-6

ततः स दौहित्रवधाद्दुःखशोकसमन्वितः ।
वसुदेवो महाराज कृष्णं वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् ॥६॥

6. tataḥ sa dauhitravadhādduḥkhaśokasamanvitaḥ ,
vasudevo mahārāja kṛṣṇaṁ vākyamathābravīt.

6. tataḥ saḥ dauhitravadhāt duḥkhaśokasammanvitaḥ
vasudevaḥ mahārāja kṛṣṇam vākyam atha abravīt

6. Thereafter, Vasudeva, filled with sorrow and grief due to his grandson's death, then spoke these words to Krishna, O great king.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• सः (saḥ) - referring to Vasudeva (he)

• दौहित्रवधात् (dauhitravadhāt) - due to the death of Abhimanyu, his grandson (from/due to the grandson's death)

• दुःखशोकसम्मन्वितः (duḥkhaśokasammanvitaḥ) - endowed with sorrow and grief, accompanied by sorrow and grief

• वसुदेवः (vasudevaḥ) - Vasudeva, father of Krishna (Vasudeva)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - vocative, addressing the listener (e.g., Dhritarashtra by Sanjaya) (O great king!)

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - to Krishna

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the ensuing speech from Vasudeva (a speech, words, utterance)

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

adverb of time/sequence

सः (saḥ) - referring to Vasudeva (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: refers to Vasudeva

दौहित्रवधात् (dauhitravadhāt) - due to the death of Abhimanyu, his grandson (from/due to the grandson's death)

(noun)

Ablative, 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: indicates cause for his sorrow

दुःखशोकसम्मन्वितः (duḥkhaśokasammanvitaḥ) - endowed with sorrow and grief, accompanied by sorrow and grief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhaśokasammanvita

duḥkhaśokasammanvita - endowed with sorrow and grief

compound of duḥkha (sorrow), śoka (grief) and samanvita (accompanied by)

Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+śoka+samanvita)

• duḥkha – sorrow, misery, pain
  noun (neuter)
• śoka – grief, lamentation, anguish
  noun (masculine)
  from root √śuc (to sorrow, burn)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• samanvita – accompanied by, connected with, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from sam-anv-√i (to go after, accompany)
  Prefixes: sam+anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: predicate adjective agreeing with Vasudevaḥ

वसुदेवः (vasudevaḥ) - Vasudeva, father of Krishna (Vasudeva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasudeva

vasudeva - Vasudeva (father of Krishna)

Note: main subject

महाराज (mahārāja) - vocative, addressing the listener (e.g., Dhritarashtra by Sanjaya) (O great king!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

compound of mahā (great) and rājan (king)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: address by the narrator to the audience (e.g., Dhritarashtra)

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - to Krishna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a prominent deity)

Note: object of the verb `abravīt` (to whom he spoke)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the ensuing speech from Vasudeva (a speech, words, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement, utterance

from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: object of `abravīt` (what he spoke)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

particle, often indicating beginning or sequence

Note: adverb of sequence

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

imperfect past tense

3rd person singular active, from root √brū, with augment 'a'

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: main verb