महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-42, verse-26

ततः केचिन्महीपाला नाब्रुवंस्तत्र किंचन ।
अतीतवाक्पथे काले प्रेक्षमाणा जनार्दनम् ॥२६॥

26. tataḥ kecinmahīpālā nābruvaṁstatra kiṁcana ,
atītavākpathe kāle prekṣamāṇā janārdanam.

26. tataḥ kecit mahīpālāḥ na abruvan tatra kiñcana
atītavākpathe kāle prekṣamāṇāḥ janārdanam

26. Then, while observing Janardana (Krishna), some kings remained silent, not uttering anything there, as the opportune moment for speaking had passed.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, indicating a sequence of events (then, thereafter)

• केचित् (kecit) - some of the kings (some, certain ones)

• महीपालाः (mahīpālāḥ) - kings present at the assembly (kings, protectors of the earth)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they did not speak, remained silent (they spoke, they said)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that assembly or situation (there, in that place)

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything at all (anything, something)

• अतीतवाक्पथे (atītavākpathe) - when the opportune moment for speaking had passed (when the path of speech had passed)

• काले (kāle) - at that time, indicating when the action occurred (at the time, in the time)

• प्रेक्षमाणाः (prekṣamāṇāḥ) - observing Janardana (Krishna) (seeing, observing, looking at)

• जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Janardana (Krishna), the object of their observation (Janardana (a name of Krishna))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, indicating a sequence of events (then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem tad (that) + suffix -tas

केचित् (kecit) - some of the kings (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kecit

kecit - some, certain, someone

From kiṃ + cit

महीपालाः (mahīpālāḥ) - kings present at the assembly (kings, protectors of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root √pāl (to protect)
  Root: pāl (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they did not speak, remained silent (they spoke, they said)

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - in that assembly or situation (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem tad (that) + suffix -tra

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything at all (anything, something)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcana

kiñcana - anything, something, whatever

From kiṃ + cana

अतीतवाक्पथे (atītavākpathe) - when the opportune moment for speaking had passed (when the path of speech had passed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of atītavākpatha

atītavākpatha - the path of speech having passed, past the time for speech

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (atīta+vāc+patha)

• atīta – past, gone, passed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ati-√i (to go beyond)
  Prefix: ati
  Root: i (class 2)
• vāc – speech, word, voice
  noun (feminine)
• patha – path, road, course
  noun (masculine)

काले (kāle) - at that time, indicating when the action occurred (at the time, in the time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

प्रेक्षमाणाः (prekṣamāṇāḥ) - observing Janardana (Krishna) (seeing, observing, looking at)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prekṣamāṇa

prekṣamāṇa - seeing, observing, looking at

Present Middle Participle

From pra-√īkṣ (to look at)

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mahīpālāḥ'

जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Janardana (Krishna), the object of their observation (Janardana (a name of Krishna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - Janardana (a name of Vishnu/Krishna, meaning 'agitator of men' or 'giver of boons to men')