महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-180, verse-49

एवमुक्ताः क्षणं चक्रुः पाण्डवाः सह तैर्द्विजैः ।
मध्यंदिने यथादित्यं प्रेक्षन्तस्तं महामुनिम् ॥४९॥

49. evamuktāḥ kṣaṇaṁ cakruḥ pāṇḍavāḥ saha tairdvijaiḥ ,
madhyaṁdine yathādityaṁ prekṣantastaṁ mahāmunim.

49. evam uktāḥ kṣaṇam cakruḥ pāṇḍavāḥ saha taiḥ dvijaiḥ
madhyaṃdine yathā ādityam prekṣantaḥ tam mahāmunim

49. Addressed thus, the Pandavas, along with those brahmins, paused for a moment, gazing intently at that great sage (mahāmuni) as one would behold the sun at midday.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken, addressed (plural)

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment, instant

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - paused, waited (did, made, performed, observed)

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those, with those

• द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - by the twice-born, by the brahmins

• मध्यंदिने (madhyaṁdine) - at midday

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun

• प्रेक्षन्तः (prekṣantaḥ) - gazing, looking intently

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - referring to Markandeya (great sage)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken, addressed (plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (वच्) 'to speak', with suffix -ta.

Root: vac (class 2)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment, instant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure, proper time, smallest division of time

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - paused, waited (did, made, performed, observed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect Active

From root kṛ (कृ), 8th class, reduplicated perfect, 3rd person plural, parasmaipada.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, son of Pandu

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

तैः (taiḥ) - by those, with those

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - by the twice-born, by the brahmins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, or vaishya), bird, tooth, serpent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jan (जन्) 'to be born', with suffix -a.
  Root: jan (class 4)

मध्यंदिने (madhyaṁdine) - at midday

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of madhyaṃdina

madhyaṁdina - midday, noon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+dina)

• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• dina – day
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, a son of Aditi, a deity

प्रेक्षन्तः (prekṣantaḥ) - gazing, looking intently

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prekṣat

prekṣat - looking on, gazing at, observing

Present Active Participle

From root īkṣ (ईक्ष्) 'to see' with prefix pra, present participle.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - referring to Markandeya (great sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one, inspired seer
  noun (masculine)