महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-94, verse-11

आलम्भसमये तस्मिन्गृहीतेषु पशुष्वथ ।
महर्षयो महाराज संबभूवुः कृपान्विताः ॥११॥

11. ālambhasamaye tasmingṛhīteṣu paśuṣvatha ,
maharṣayo mahārāja saṁbabhūvuḥ kṛpānvitāḥ.

11. ālambhasamaye tasmin gṛhīteṣu paśuṣu atha
maharṣayaḥ mahārāja saṃbabhūvuḥ kṛpānvitāḥ

11. O great king, then, at that time of immolation, when the animals had been seized, the great sages became filled with compassion.

Words meanings summery:

• आलम्भसमये (ālambhasamaye) - at the time of slaughter, at the time of immolation

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

• गृहीतेषु (gṛhīteṣu) - among those seized, when seized

• पशुषु (paśuṣu) - among the animals

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• संबभूवुः (saṁbabhūvuḥ) - they became, they arose

• कृपान्विताः (kṛpānvitāḥ) - filled with compassion, compassionate

Words meanings and morphology

आलम्भसमये (ālambhasamaye) - at the time of slaughter, at the time of immolation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ālambhasamaya

ālambhasamaya - time of slaughter, time of immolation, time of seizure

Compound of ālambha (slaughter/seizure) and samaya (time).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ālambha+samaya)

• ālambha – slaughter, immolation, seizure, support
  noun (masculine)
  From ā + √labh
  Prefix: ā
  Root: labh (class 1)
• samaya – time, season, convention, agreement
  noun (masculine)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adjective to ālambhasamaye.

गृहीतेषु (gṛhīteṣu) - among those seized, when seized

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - seized, taken, grasped, accepted

Past Passive Participle

Formed from √grah + kta (past passive participle suffix).

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Locative absolute construction with paśuṣu.

पशुषु (paśuṣu) - among the animals

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, cattle, beast

Note: Locative absolute construction with gṛhīteṣu.

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer

Compound of mahat (great) and ṛṣi (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of saṃbabhūvuḥ.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound of mahat (great) and rājan (king).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: An address to the listener.

संबभूवुः (saṁbabhūvuḥ) - they became, they arose

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of saṃbhū

Reduplicated perfect (Lit) of √bhū with prefix saṃ.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Verb for maharṣayaḥ.

कृपान्विताः (kṛpānvitāḥ) - filled with compassion, compassionate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛpānvita

kṛpānvita - endowed with compassion, full of pity

Compound of kṛpā (compassion) and anvita (joined, endowed with).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛpā+anvita)

• kṛpā – compassion, pity, mercy
  noun (feminine)
• anvita – joined, accompanied, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From anu + √i (to go) + kta.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies maharṣayaḥ.