महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-71, verse-28

एवमेते महोत्पाता वनं गच्छति पाण्डवे ।
भारतानामभावाय राजन्दुर्मन्त्रिते तव ॥२८॥

28. evamete mahotpātā vanaṁ gacchati pāṇḍave ,
bhāratānāmabhāvāya rājandurmantrite tava.

28. evam ete mahotpātāḥ vanam gacchati pāṇḍave
bhāratānām abhāvāya rājan durmantrite tava

28. O King, these great omens (utpāta) manifest in this way for the destruction of the Bharatas, due to your evil counsel, as the Pandava (Yudhishthira) goes to the forest.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• एते (ete) - these (masculine plural)

• महोत्पाताः (mahotpātāḥ) - great calamities, great evil omens

• वनम् (vanam) - to the forest

• गच्छति (gacchati) - Used in a locative absolute construction, indicating the simultaneous action of the Pandava going to the forest. (going, while going, as he goes)

• पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - Refers to Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandavas, here used in a locative absolute construction with 'gacchati'. (in the Pandava, to the Pandava (referring to Yudhishthira))

• भारतानाम् (bhāratānām) - Refers to the descendants of Bharata, including both Pandavas and Kauravas, implying their collective fate. (of the Bharatas, for the Bharatas)

• अभावाय (abhāvāya) - for destruction, for annihilation, for non-existence

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to King Dhritarashtra. (O King)

• दुर्मन्त्रिते (durmantrite) - Refers to the king's faulty political decisions and advice. (due to bad counsel, in bad policy)

• तव (tava) - Referring to King Dhritarashtra. (your (singular, genitive))

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

महोत्पाताः (mahotpātāḥ) - great calamities, great evil omens

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahotpāta

mahotpāta - great calamity, great portent, major evil omen

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+utpāta)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• utpāta – calamity, portent, evil omen, phenomenon
  noun (masculine)

वनम् (vanam) - to the forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

गच्छति (gacchati) - Used in a locative absolute construction, indicating the simultaneous action of the Pandava going to the forest. (going, while going, as he goes)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gam - to go, to move

present active participle (gacchat)

Present participle of the root gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Present active participle used in a locative absolute construction.

पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - Refers to Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandavas, here used in a locative absolute construction with 'gacchati'. (in the Pandava, to the Pandava (referring to Yudhishthira))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu; a son of Pandu

Patronymic from Pāṇḍu.

भारतानाम् (bhāratānām) - Refers to the descendants of Bharata, including both Pandavas and Kauravas, implying their collective fate. (of the Bharatas, for the Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, related to India

Patronymic from Bharata.

Note: Often used with a dative sense for 'for the sake of' or 'concerning'.

अभावाय (abhāvāya) - for destruction, for annihilation, for non-existence

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-existence, absence, annihilation, destruction

Compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'bhāva' (existence).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhāva – existence, being, state, nature, sentiment
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used to express purpose: 'for the sake of destruction'.

राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to King Dhritarashtra. (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

दुर्मन्त्रिते (durmantrite) - Refers to the king's faulty political decisions and advice. (due to bad counsel, in bad policy)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of durmantrita

durmantrita - evil counsel, bad policy, ill-advised action

Compound of 'dur' (bad, difficult) and 'mantrita' (counseled, advised).

Compound type : pra-adi tatpuruṣa (dur+mantrita)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
• mantrita – counseled, advised, planned
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle from root 'mantr' (to consult, to counsel).
  Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Used here in the sense of a cause or reason.

तव (tava) - Referring to King Dhritarashtra. (your (singular, genitive))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you