महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-29, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवं ते पुरुषव्याघ्राः पाण्डवा मातृनन्दनाः ।
स्मरन्तो मातरं वीरा बभूवुर्भृशदुःखिताः ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evaṁ te puruṣavyāghrāḥ pāṇḍavā mātṛnandanāḥ ,
smaranto mātaraṁ vīrā babhūvurbhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | evam te puruṣavyāghrāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ
mātṛnandanāḥ | smarantaḥ mātaram vīrāḥ babhūvuḥ bhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca evam te puruṣavyāghrāḥ mātṛnandanāḥ
pāṇḍavāḥ vīrāḥ mātaram smarantaḥ bhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ babhūvuḥ

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Thus, those heroes among men, the Pāṇḍavas, who were their mother's delight, became exceedingly grieved while remembering their mother.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• ते (te) - those (Pāṇḍavas) (those, they)

• पुरुषव्याघ्राः (puruṣavyāghrāḥ) - tigers among men, best of men, eminent men

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)

• मातृनन्दनाः (mātṛnandanāḥ) - mother's delight, those who delight their mother

• स्मरन्तः (smarantaḥ) - remembering, recollecting

• मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became, were

• भृशदुःखिताः (bhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ) - exceedingly grieved, greatly distressed

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense (lit.)

Irregular perfect active 3rd singular form of the root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (Pāṇḍavas) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

पुरुषव्याघ्राः (puruṣavyāghrāḥ) - tigers among men, best of men, eminent men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - a tiger among men, an eminent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Derived from Pāṇḍu (name of king) with the patronymic suffix 'a'.

मातृनन्दनाः (mātṛnandanāḥ) - mother's delight, those who delight their mother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mātṛnandana

mātṛnandana - delight of a mother, a son (who delights his mother)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mātṛ+nandana)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• nandana – delighting, gladdening; a son or child (who brings joy)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'nand' (to rejoice, be pleased).
  Root: nand (class 1)

स्मरन्तः (smarantaḥ) - remembering, recollecting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of smarant

smarant - remembering, recollecting

present active participle

Derived from the root 'smṛ' (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Object of 'smarantaḥ'.

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Appositive to Pāṇḍavas.

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became, were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

perfect tense (lit.)

Perfect active 3rd plural form of the root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

भृशदुःखिताः (bhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ) - exceedingly grieved, greatly distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛśaduḥkhita

bhṛśaduḥkhita - exceedingly grieved, greatly distressed, intensely saddened

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhṛśa+duḥkhita)

• bhṛśa – excessive, much, very
  adjective
• duḥkhita – distressed, grieved, suffering
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from the root 'duḥkh' (to suffer, be in pain).
  Root: duḥkh (class 10)

Note: Adjectival complement to 'pāṇḍavāḥ'.