महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-5, verse-4

पुत्रस्नेहाभिभूतश्च हितमुक्तो मनीषिभिः ।
विदुरेणाथ भीष्मेण द्रोणेन च कृपेण च ॥४॥

4. putrasnehābhibhūtaśca hitamukto manīṣibhiḥ ,
vidureṇātha bhīṣmeṇa droṇena ca kṛpeṇa ca.

4. putrasnehabhibhūtaḥ ca hitam uktaḥ manīṣibhiḥ
vidureṇa atha bhīṣmeṇa droṇeṇa ca kṛpeṇa ca

4. putrasnehabhibhūtaḥ ca manīṣibhiḥ vidureṇa
atha bhīṣmeṇa droṇeṇa ca kṛpeṇa ca hitam uktaḥ

4. Overwhelmed by affection for his sons, he was given beneficial advice by the wise ones: by Vidura, also by Bhishma, Drona, and Kripa.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रस्नेहभिभूतः (putrasnehabhibhūtaḥ) - Dhritarashtra, overwhelmed by affection for his sons (overwhelmed by affection for sons, overcome by love for children)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial advice (beneficial, welfare, good)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - advice was spoken (spoken, said, told)

• मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ) - by the wise sages/counsellors (by the wise, by the intelligent)

• विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura, a wise counsellor (by Vidura)

• अथ (atha) - also (then, now, thereupon, also)

• भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma, the great warrior and elder (by Bhishma)

• द्रोणेण (droṇeṇa) - by Drona, the royal preceptor (by Drona)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kripa, the royal preceptor (by Kripa)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रस्नेहभिभूतः (putrasnehabhibhūtaḥ) - Dhritarashtra, overwhelmed by affection for his sons (overwhelmed by affection for sons, overcome by love for children)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putrasnehabhibhūta

putrasnehabhibhūta - one overwhelmed by affection for sons

Compound type : bahuvrihi (putra+sneha+abhibhūta)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• sneha – affection, love, oiliness
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `snih` (to be oily, to be affectionate).
  Root: snih (class 4)
• abhibhūta – overcome, overwhelmed, conquered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `bhū` with `abhi` prefix.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial advice (beneficial, welfare, good)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, salutary, good, placed, arranged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `dhā` (to place, to hold) with `hi` as irregular participle form.

Root: dhā (class 3)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - advice was spoken (spoken, said, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, stated, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: This PPP functions as a verb here, 'was spoken'.

मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ) - by the wise sages/counsellors (by the wise, by the intelligent)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, sagacious; a wise man

Derived from `manīṣā` (wisdom).

Root: man (class 4)

विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura, a wise counsellor (by Vidura)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (name of a character in the Mahabharata)

अथ (atha) - also (then, now, thereupon, also)

(indeclinable)

भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma, the great warrior and elder (by Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a character in the Mahabharata)

द्रोणेण (droṇeṇa) - by Drona, the royal preceptor (by Drona)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of a character in the Mahabharata)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kripa, the royal preceptor (by Kripa)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kripa (name of a character in the Mahabharata)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)