महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-28, verse-2

तथा पौरजनः सर्वः शोचन्नास्ते जनाधिपम् ।
कुर्वाणाश्च कथास्तत्र ब्राह्मणा नृपतिं प्रति ॥२॥

2. tathā paurajanaḥ sarvaḥ śocannāste janādhipam ,
kurvāṇāśca kathāstatra brāhmaṇā nṛpatiṁ prati.

2. tathā paurajanaḥ sarvaḥ śocan āste janādhipam
kurvāṇāḥ ca kathāḥ tatra brāhmaṇāḥ nṛpatiṃ prati

2. Similarly, all the city dwellers sat lamenting the lord of men, and the Brahmins there told stories about the king.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, similarly

• पौरजनः (paurajanaḥ) - all the city dwellers (citizen, city dweller, populace)

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, every, entire

• शोचन् (śocan) - lamenting, grieving, sorrowing

• आस्ते (āste) - sat (lamenting) (sits, remains, exists)

• जनाधिपम् (janādhipam) - lord of men, king

• कुर्वाणाः (kurvāṇāḥ) - telling (stories) (doing, performing, making, telling)

• च (ca) - and, also

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, narratives

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins (members of the priestly class)

• नृपतिं (nṛpatiṁ) - king, lord of men

• प्रति (prati) - concerning the king (towards, against, regarding, concerning)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, similarly

(indeclinable)

पौरजनः (paurajanaḥ) - all the city dwellers (citizen, city dweller, populace)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paurajana

paurajana - citizen, city people, populace

Compound type : tatpurusha (paura+jana)

• paura – of the city, city-born, citizen
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from 'pura' (city)
• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, every, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire, whole

शोचन् (śocan) - lamenting, grieving, sorrowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śocat

śuc - to grieve, to sorrow, to lament

Present Active Participle

from root śuc

Root: śuc (class 1)

आस्ते (āste) - sat (lamenting) (sits, remains, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of āste

Present Tense

root ās

Root: ās (class 2)

जनाधिपम् (janādhipam) - lord of men, king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janādhipa

janādhipa - lord of men, ruler, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+adhipa)

• jana – people, men
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

कुर्वाणाः (kurvāṇāḥ) - telling (stories) (doing, performing, making, telling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvāṇa

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Present Middle Participle

from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, narratives

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins (members of the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, belonging to Brahman

नृपतिं (nṛpatiṁ) - king, lord of men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, male, person
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

प्रति (prati) - concerning the king (towards, against, regarding, concerning)

(indeclinable)