महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-7, verse-12

ततः पुत्रांश्च पौत्रांश्च भ्रातॄनथ सखीनपि ।
शयानान्निहतान्दृष्ट्वा ततो मामब्रवीदिदम् ॥१२॥

12. tataḥ putrāṁśca pautrāṁśca bhrātṝnatha sakhīnapi ,
śayānānnihatāndṛṣṭvā tato māmabravīdidam.

12. tataḥ putrān ca pautrān ca bhrātṝn atha sakhīn
api śayānān nihatān dṛṣṭvā tataḥ mām abravīt idam

12. tataḥ putrān ca pautrān ca atha bhrātṝn api sakhīn
śayānān nihatān dṛṣṭvā tataḥ idam mām abravīt

12. Then, having seen sons, grandsons, brothers, and also friends lying slain, thereupon he spoke these words to me.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• च (ca) - and

• पौत्रान् (pautrān) - grandsons

• च (ca) - and

• भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

• अथ (atha) - then, now, and

• सखीन् (sakhīn) - friends

• अपि (api) - also, even

• शयानान् (śayānān) - lying (on the ground)

• निहतान् (nihatān) - slain, killed

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• माम् (mām) - me

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• इदम् (idam) - Referring to the words that were spoken next. (this, these words)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पौत्रान् (pautrān) - grandsons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pautra

pautra - grandson

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

अथ (atha) - then, now, and

(indeclinable)

सखीन् (sakhīn) - friends

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

शयानान् (śayānān) - lying (on the ground)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śayāna

śayāna - lying down, sleeping, reposing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'śī' (to lie down, sleep)

Root: śī (class 2)

निहतान् (nihatān) - slain, killed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, slain

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Gerund (absolutive)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - Referring to the words that were spoken next. (this, these words)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this