महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-83, verse-23

तत एनं विमनसं क्षत्रधर्मे समास्थितम् ।
सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्कपिकेतनः ॥२३॥

23. tata enaṁ vimanasaṁ kṣatradharme samāsthitam ,
sāntvapūrvamidaṁ vākyamabravītkapiketanaḥ.

23. tataḥ enam vimanasaṁ kṣatradharme samāsthitam
sāntvapurvam idam vākyam abravīt kapiketanaḥ

23. tataḥ kapiketanaḥ enam vimanasaṁ kṣatradharme
samāsthitam idam sāntvapurvam vākyam abravīt

23. Then, Arjuna, whose banner bore a monkey (kapiketana), spoke these conciliatory words to him, who was disheartened yet firmly engaged in the warrior's code (kṣatradharma).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, afterwards

• एनम् (enam) - referring to the person being addressed by Arjuna (him, this (masculine singular accusative))

• विमनसं (vimanasaṁ) - dejected, disheartened, sad

• क्षत्रधर्मे (kṣatradharme) - in the warrior's duty, in the constitutional law of the warrior class

• समास्थितम् (samāsthitam) - deeply engaged or involved in (established, engaged, situated)

• सान्त्वपुर्वम् (sāntvapurvam) - preceded by conciliation, conciliatory, gentle, soothing

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• कपिकेतनः (kapiketanaḥ) - Arjuna (he whose banner is a monkey, Arjuna)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronominal stem 'tad' (that), with the suffix -tas.

एनम् (enam) - referring to the person being addressed by Arjuna (him, this (masculine singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

विमनसं (vimanasaṁ) - dejected, disheartened, sad

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vimanasa

vimanasa - dejected, disheartened, sad

Prefix: vi

Root: man

Note: Qualifies 'enam'.

क्षत्रधर्मे (kṣatradharme) - in the warrior's duty, in the constitutional law of the warrior class

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣatradharma

kṣatradharma - the duty (dharma) of a warrior, the constitutional law for the warrior class

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatra+dharma)

• kṣatra – warrior, royal power, rule
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – duty, constitution, natural law, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

समास्थितम् (samāsthitam) - deeply engaged or involved in (established, engaged, situated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samāsthita

samāsthita - standing firm, established, engaged in, devoted to

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'enam'.

सान्त्वपुर्वम् (sāntvapurvam) - preceded by conciliation, conciliatory, gentle, soothing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāntvapurva

sāntvapurva - preceded by soothing words/consolation

Compound type : tatpurusha (sāntva+purva)

• sāntva – consolation, gentle words
  noun (neuter)
• purva – before, preceding, former
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Root: brū (class 2)

कपिकेतनः (kapiketanaḥ) - Arjuna (he whose banner is a monkey, Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapiketana

kapiketana - having a monkey as an emblem (on a banner), an epithet of Arjuna

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kapi+ketana)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• ketana – banner, flag, sign
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.