महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-13

पौराणां वचनं श्रुत्वा घोरं नृपतिसत्तमः ।
मुहूर्तं विमना भूत्वा सचिवानिदमब्रवीत् ॥१३॥

13. paurāṇāṁ vacanaṁ śrutvā ghoraṁ nṛpatisattamaḥ ,
muhūrtaṁ vimanā bhūtvā sacivānidamabravīt.

13. paurāṇām vacanam śrutvā ghoram nṛpatisattamaḥ
muhūrtam vimanāḥ bhūtvā sacivān idam abravīt

13. Upon hearing the citizens' dreadful words, the best of kings was momentarily disheartened. He then spoke to his ministers as follows:

Words meanings summery:

• पौराणाम् (paurāṇām) - of the citizens, of the townspeople

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, severe, terrible, fierce

• नृपतिसत्तमः (nṛpatisattamaḥ) - the best of kings, the excellent king

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

• विमनाः (vimanāḥ) - disheartened, disturbed in mind, sad, dejected

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, after becoming

• सचिवान् (sacivān) - ministers, companions

• इदम् (idam) - this, this (matter)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, told

Words meanings and morphology

पौराणाम् (paurāṇām) - of the citizens, of the townspeople

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paura

paura - citizen, townsperson, urbanite

Derived from 'pura' (city)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech, statement

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive suffix -tvā added to root 'śru'

Root: śru (class 5)

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, severe, terrible, fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful

नृपतिसत्तमः (nṛpatisattamaḥ) - the best of kings, the excellent king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpatisattama

nṛpatisattama - best among kings, most excellent king

Superlative compound of 'nṛpati' and 'sattama'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpati+sattama)

• nṛpati – king, ruler, lord of men
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a period of 48 minutes

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration.

विमनाः (vimanāḥ) - disheartened, disturbed in mind, sad, dejected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimanā

vimanā - disheartened, sad, sorrowful, agitated, disturbed in mind

From 'vi' (apart, away) + 'manas' (mind)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+manas)

• vi – apart, away, without
  indeclinable
• manas – mind, intellect, soul, spirit
  noun (neuter)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, after becoming

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive suffix -tvā added to root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

सचिवान् (sacivān) - ministers, companions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saciva

saciva - minister, companion, associate

इदम् (idam) - this, this (matter)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abravīt

Imperfect 3rd person singular

Root 'brū', class 2, imperfect tense, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)