महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-164, verse-36

अवैक्षत च मे वक्त्रं स्थितस्याथ स सारथिः ।
तथा भ्रान्ते रथे राजन्विस्मितश्चेदमब्रवीत् ॥३६॥

36. avaikṣata ca me vaktraṁ sthitasyātha sa sārathiḥ ,
tathā bhrānte rathe rājanvismitaścedamabravīt.

36. avaīkṣata ca me vaktram sthitasya atha saḥ sārathiḥ
tathā bhrānte rathe rājan vismitaḥ ca idam abravīt

36. And then, as I stood, that charioteer looked at my face. O King, he was astonished while the chariot was thus moving, and he spoke this.

Words meanings summery:

• अवईक्षत (avaīkṣata) - he looked at, observed

• च (ca) - and

• मे (me) - my, to me

• वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - face, mouth

• स्थितस्य (sthitasya) - of me standing, of one who is situated

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• भ्रान्ते (bhrānte) - moving, revolving, wandering

• रथे (rathe) - in the chariot

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished, surprised

• च (ca) - and

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

अवईक्षत (avaīkṣata) - he looked at, observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of īkṣ

Imperfect tense, middle voice

3rd person singular imperfect of root īkṣ with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'sārathiḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive for 'vaktram'.

वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - face, mouth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaktra

vaktra - face, mouth, snout

Root: vac (class 2)

स्थितस्य (sthitasya) - of me standing, of one who is situated

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, being, abiding

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied 'I' (asmad) in the genitive case.

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'avaīkṣata' and 'abravīt'.

सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sārathi

sārathi - charioteer, driver

Root: sṛ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

भ्रान्ते (bhrānte) - moving, revolving, wandering

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhrānta

bhrānta - wandering, moving, revolving, mistaken

Past Passive Participle

From root bhram (to wander, revolve)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute with 'rathe'.

रथे (rathe) - in the chariot

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Note: Locative absolute with 'bhrānte'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished, surprised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismita

vismita - astonished, surprised, amazed

Past Passive Participle

From root smi (to smile) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here (referring to something immediately following)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, active voice

3rd person singular imperfect of root brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'saḥ sārathiḥ'.