महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-68, verse-16

श्रुत्वा स तस्या विपुलं विलापं पुरुषर्षभः ।
उपस्पृश्य ततः कृष्णो ब्रह्मास्त्रं संजहार तत् ॥१६॥

16. śrutvā sa tasyā vipulaṁ vilāpaṁ puruṣarṣabhaḥ ,
upaspṛśya tataḥ kṛṣṇo brahmāstraṁ saṁjahāra tat.

16. śrutvā saḥ tasyāḥ vipulam vilāpam puruṣarṣabhaḥ
upaspṛśya tataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ brahmāstram saṃjahāra tat

16. saḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ tasyāḥ vipulam vilāpam
śrutvā tataḥ upaspṛśya tat brahmāstram saṃjahāra

16. Having heard her extensive lamentation, Krishna, the best among men (puruṣarṣabha), then performed the ritual ablution (upaspṛśya) and withdrew that Brahmāstra.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सः (saḥ) - Krishna (he, that)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Uttara (of her, of that (feminine))

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - extensive, vast, great, abundant

• विलापम् (vilāpam) - lamentation, weeping, wailing

• पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - Krishna, the best among men (best among men, bull among men (an epithet for great heroes))

• उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched, having performed ritual ablution

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

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna (proper name)

• ब्रह्मास्त्रम् (brahmāstram) - the Brahmāstra (a divine weapon)

• संजहार (saṁjahāra) - he withdrew, he destroyed, he took back

• तत् (tat) - that (Brahmāstra) (that)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śru (to hear) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - Krishna (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Uttara (of her, of that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

विपुलम् (vipulam) - extensive, vast, great, abundant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vipula

vipula - extensive, vast, great, abundant, wide

विलापम् (vilāpam) - lamentation, weeping, wailing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vilāpa

vilāpa - lamentation, weeping, wailing, grief

Derived from root lap (to speak, lament) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: lap (class 1)

पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - Krishna, the best among men (best among men, bull among men (an epithet for great heroes))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best among men, bull among men (a common epithet for great heroes)

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched, having performed ritual ablution

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root spṛś (to touch) with prefix upa, followed by suffix -tvā which becomes -ya after prefixes.

Prefix: upa

Root: spṛś (class 6)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivation from the pronoun 'tad' (that).

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a deity, a proper name), dark, black

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

ब्रह्मास्त्रम् (brahmāstram) - the Brahmāstra (a divine weapon)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmāstra

brahmāstra - a divine weapon, the Brahmāstra (a weapon invoking the power of Brahmā)

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+astra)

• brahman – Absolute Reality (brahman), prayer, sacred word, the creator deity Brahmā
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• astra – weapon, missile, arrow
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)

संजहार (saṁjahāra) - he withdrew, he destroyed, he took back

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of saṃ-hṛ

Perfect (Lit), 3rd person singular, active voice.

Formed from root hṛ (to seize, withdraw) with prefix saṃ, in the perfect tense.

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (Brahmāstra) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.