महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-7, verse-20

सोऽहं तौ च महात्मानौ चिन्तयन्भ्रातरौ तव ।
घोरं ज्ञातिवधं चैव न भुञ्जे शोककर्शितः ॥२०॥

20. so'haṁ tau ca mahātmānau cintayanbhrātarau tava ,
ghoraṁ jñātivadhaṁ caiva na bhuñje śokakarśitaḥ.

20. saḥ aham tau ca mahātmānau cintayan bhrātarau tava
ghoram jñātivadham ca eva na bhuñje śokakarśitaḥ

20. saḥ aham tava tau ca mahātmānau bhrātarau,
ghoram jñātivadham ca eva cintayan,
śokakarśitaḥ na bhuñje

20. That I, meditating on those two great-souled brothers of yours, and also on the terrible slaughter of kinsmen (jñātivadham), being emaciated by grief, do not enjoy food.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (one)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तौ (tau) - those two

• च (ca) - and

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great-souled

• चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - meditating, thinking, contemplating

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

• तव (tava) - your, of yours

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful

• ज्ञातिवधम् (jñātivadham) - the slaughter of kinsmen (jñātivadham)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• न (na) - not

• भुञ्जे (bhuñje) - I enjoy, I eat

• शोककर्शितः (śokakarśitaḥ) - emaciated by grief

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, my

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great-souled

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (mahātman)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bhrātarau'

चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - meditating, thinking, contemplating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, meditating, pondering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root cint (to think) in 10th class

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

तव (tava) - your, of yours

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuvad

yuvad - you (2nd person pronoun)

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, awful, fearful

Note: Agrees with 'jñātivadham'

ज्ञातिवधम् (jñātivadham) - the slaughter of kinsmen (jñātivadham)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jñātivadha

jñātivadha - slaughter of kinsmen (jñātivadham)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jñāti+vadha)

• jñāti – kinsman, relative, family
  noun (masculine)
• vadha – slaughter, killing, striking
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

भुञ्जे (bhuñje) - I enjoy, I eat

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

शोककर्शितः (śokakarśitaḥ) - emaciated by grief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śokakarśita

śokakarśita - emaciated or weakened by grief

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śoka+karśita)

• śoka – grief, sorrow, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
• karśita – emaciated, worn out, tormented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛś (to make thin)
  Root: kṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'