महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-14, verse-17

इत्युक्तास्तेन ते राज्ञा पौरजानपदा जनाः ।
नोचुर्बाष्पकलाः किंचिद्वीक्षां चक्रुः परस्परम् ॥१७॥

17. ityuktāstena te rājñā paurajānapadā janāḥ ,
nocurbāṣpakalāḥ kiṁcidvīkṣāṁ cakruḥ parasparam.

17. iti uktāḥ tena te rājñā paurajānapadāḥ janāḥ na
ūcuḥ bāṣpakalāḥ kiṃcit vīkṣām cakruḥ parasparam

17. tena rājñā iti uktāḥ te paurajānapadāḥ janāḥ
bāṣpakalāḥ kiṃcit na ūcuḥ parasparam vīkṣām cakruḥ

17. Thus addressed by the king, those citizens and country folk, with their voices choked with tears, said nothing. They merely looked at each other.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed, spoken to, told

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• ते (te) - they, those

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

• पौरजानपदाः (paurajānapadāḥ) - the town and country dwellers, citizens and country folk

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

• न (na) - not, no

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

• बाष्पकलाः (bāṣpakalāḥ) - choked with tears, tearful

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, a little

• वीक्षाम् (vīkṣām) - part of the compound verb 'vīkṣām cakruḥ' (they looked) (a look, a glance)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - part of 'vīkṣām cakruḥ' (they looked) (they made, they did)

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, at each other

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed, spoken to, told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

पौरजानपदाः (paurajānapadāḥ) - the town and country dwellers, citizens and country folk

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paurajānapada

paurajānapada - inhabitants of town and country

Compound type : dvandva (paura+jānapada)

• paura – a citizen, townsman
  noun (masculine)
• jānapada – an inhabitant of a country/district, country folk
  noun (masculine)

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, creature

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

बाष्पकलाः (bāṣpakalāḥ) - choked with tears, tearful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāṣpakala

bāṣpakala - choked with tears, indistinct voice due to tears

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāṣpa+kala)

• bāṣpa – tears, vapour, steam
  noun (masculine)
• kala – indistinct, inarticulate (of sound); part, small portion
  adjective

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, a little

(indeclinable)

वीक्षाम् (vīkṣām) - part of the compound verb 'vīkṣām cakruḥ' (they looked) (a look, a glance)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vīkṣā

vīkṣā - looking, seeing, glance, sight

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - part of 'vīkṣām cakruḥ' (they looked) (they made, they did)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, at each other

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of 'paraspara' used adverbially