महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-72, verse-2

तं चिन्तयानमासीनं धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम् ।
निःश्वसन्तमनेकाग्रमिति होवाच संजयः ॥२॥

2. taṁ cintayānamāsīnaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ janeśvaram ,
niḥśvasantamanekāgramiti hovāca saṁjayaḥ.

2. tam cintayānam āsīnam dhṛtarāṣṭram janeśvaram
| niḥśvasantam anekāgram iti ha uvāca saṃjayaḥ

2. Saṃjaya said thus to that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the lord of people (janeśvara), who was seated, worrying, sighing, and distracted.

2. ואל דְהְרְטַרָאשְׁתְרַה, שליט בני האדם, שישב שקוע במחשבות, נאנח ומפוזר, אמר סַנְג׳ַיַה כך:

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (him, that (masculine singular accusative))

• चिन्तयानम् (cintayānam) - worrying, pondering, thinking

• आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated, sitting

• धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• जनेश्वरम् (janeśvaram) - the king (lord of men, king)

• निःश्वसन्तम् (niḥśvasantam) - sighing, breathing out

• अनेकाग्रम् (anekāgram) - distracted, not one-pointed, not concentrated

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily (particle)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• संजयः (saṁjayaḥ) - Saṃjaya (name of Vyāsa's disciple and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (him, that (masculine singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चिन्तयानम् (cintayānam) - worrying, pondering, thinking

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - worrying, pondering, thinking, considering

Present Active Participle

Derived from the causative root 'cintay' (to think, worry)

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Agrees with Dhṛtarāṣṭra

आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated, sitting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting, being in a certain state

Past Passive Participle (irregularly active sense)

Derived from root 'ās' (to sit)

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Dhṛtarāṣṭra

धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - name of the blind king of the Kurus, father of Duryodhana

जनेश्वरम् (janeśvaram) - the king (lord of men, king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janeśvara

janeśvara - lord of people, king, ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+īśvara)

• jana – person, people, man, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

निःश्वसन्तम् (niḥśvasantam) - sighing, breathing out

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niḥśvasat

niḥśvasat - sighing, breathing out, exhaling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'śvas' (to breathe) with prefix 'niḥ-'

Prefix: niḥ

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Dhṛtarāṣṭra

अनेकाग्रम् (anekāgram) - distracted, not one-pointed, not concentrated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anekāgra

anekāgra - not one-pointed, distracted, inattentive

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ekāgra)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ekāgra – one-pointed, concentrated, attentive
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Dhṛtarāṣṭra

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - indeed, verily (particle)

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice (irregular formation)

Root: vac (class 2)

संजयः (saṁjayaḥ) - Saṃjaya (name of Vyāsa's disciple and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - conquest, victory, name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer and minister

Prefix: sam

Root: ji (class 1)

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