महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-53, verse-18

भीष्मो द्रोणः कृपश्चैव विदुरश्च महामतिः ।
नातीवप्रीतमनसस्तेऽन्ववर्तन्त भारत ॥१८॥

18. bhīṣmo droṇaḥ kṛpaścaiva viduraśca mahāmatiḥ ,
nātīvaprītamanasaste'nvavartanta bhārata.

18. bhīṣmaḥ droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ ca eva viduraḥ ca mahāmatiḥ
na atīva prītamanasaḥ te anvavartanta bhārata

18. Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, and also Vidura, the greatly intelligent one, were not very pleased in their hearts; they followed along, O descendant of Bharata.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

• कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding word, 'also' (indeed, just, only, also)

• विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura

• च (ca) - and

• महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - describing Vidura (greatly intelligent, wise)

• न (na) - not

• अतीव (atīva) - 'not very much' or 'not exceedingly' (referring to their pleasure) (exceedingly, very much, not too much)

• प्रीतमनसः (prītamanasaḥ) - describing the mental state of Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, and Vidura (glad-minded, with pleased hearts)

• ते (te) - refers to Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, and Vidura (they)

• अन्ववर्तन्त (anvavartanta) - they followed along (with the events or the others) (they followed, they continued, they conformed)

• भारत (bhārata) - vocative, addressing Dhritarashtra (the speaker, Sanjaya, is addressing Dhritarashtra) (O descendant of Bharata, O scion of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru elder)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of the teacher of the Kuru princes)

कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kripa (name of a sage and warrior)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding word, 'also' (indeed, just, only, also)

(indeclinable)

विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (name of Dhritarashtra's half-brother)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - describing Vidura (greatly intelligent, wise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmati

mahāmati - great-minded, greatly intelligent, wise

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+mati)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• mati – mind, intelligence, understanding, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अतीव (atīva) - 'not very much' or 'not exceedingly' (referring to their pleasure) (exceedingly, very much, not too much)

(indeclinable)

प्रीतमनसः (prītamanasaḥ) - describing the mental state of Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, and Vidura (glad-minded, with pleased hearts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prītamanas

prītamanas - glad-minded, with a pleased mind

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prīta+manas)

• prīta – pleased, delighted, satisfied
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'prī' (to please, to gladden)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• manas – mind, intellect, heart, soul
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

ते (te) - refers to Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, and Vidura (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: masculine plural nominative of 'tad'

अन्ववर्तन्त (anvavartanta) - they followed along (with the events or the others) (they followed, they continued, they conformed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of anuvṛt

Imperfect tense, Atmanepada

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Root 'vṛt' with upasarga 'anu'.

भारत (bhārata) - vocative, addressing Dhritarashtra (the speaker, Sanjaya, is addressing Dhritarashtra) (O descendant of Bharata, O scion of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India