महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-225, verse-8

प्रोवाच दैन्याभिहतान्तरात्मा निःश्वासबाष्पोपहतः स पार्थान् ।
वाचं कथंचित्स्थिरतामुपेत्य तत्सर्वमात्मप्रभवं विचिन्त्य ॥८॥

8. provāca dainyābhihatāntarātmā; niḥśvāsabāṣpopahataḥ sa pārthān ,
vācaṁ kathaṁcitsthiratāmupetya; tatsarvamātmaprabhavaṁ vicintya.

8. provāca dainyābhihatāntarātmā
niḥśvāsabāṣpopahataḥ saḥ pārthān
vācam kathaṃcit sthiratām upetya
tat sarvam ātmaprabhavaṃ vicintya

8. He (King Vaicitravīrya), whose inner being was overcome with misery and who was choked by sighs and tears, somehow, having regained steadiness in his speech, addressed the Pāṇḍavas, reflecting that all this (suffering) was born of his own (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra spoke. (he spoke, he said)

• दैन्याभिहतान्तरात्मा (dainyābhihatāntarātmā) - Describing Dhṛtarāṣṭra's state of mind. (whose inner self was struck by misery)

• निःश्वासबाष्पोपहतः (niḥśvāsabāṣpopahataḥ) - Describing Dhṛtarāṣṭra's physical state. (overcome by sighs and tears)

• सः (saḥ) - Referring to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (he)

• पार्थान् (pārthān) - Referring to the Pandavas. (to the sons of Pṛthā)

• वाचम् (vācam) - speech, voice

• कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - Despite his emotional state, he managed to speak. (somehow, by any means)

• स्थिरताम् (sthiratām) - Stability in his voice. (stability, steadiness)

• उपेत्य (upetya) - Having attained stability in speech. (having attained, having approached)

• तत् (tat) - Referring to all the suffering and events being narrated. (that, all that)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - All the narrated events and suffering. (all, whole)

• आत्मप्रभवं (ātmaprabhavaṁ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra realizing that all the suffering was a result of his own past actions (karma). (born of oneself, originating from the self)

• विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra having reflected on the situation. (having considered, having thought over)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रोवाच (provāca) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra spoke. (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

दैन्याभिहतान्तरात्मा (dainyābhihatāntarātmā) - Describing Dhṛtarāṣṭra's state of mind. (whose inner self was struck by misery)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dainyābhihatāntarātman

dainyābhihatāntarātman - one whose inner self is afflicted by misery

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dainya+abhihata+antarātman)

• dainya – misery, wretchedness, dejection
  noun (neuter)
• abhihata – struck, afflicted, smitten
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'abhi-'
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: han (class 2)
• antarātman – inner self, soul, consciousness (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: antar

निःश्वासबाष्पोपहतः (niḥśvāsabāṣpopahataḥ) - Describing Dhṛtarāṣṭra's physical state. (overcome by sighs and tears)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥśvāsabāṣpopahata

niḥśvāsabāṣpopahata - one overcome by sighs and tears

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niḥśvāsa+bāṣpa+upahata)

• niḥśvāsa – sigh, breath, exhalation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: śvas (class 2)
• bāṣpa – tear, steam, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• upahata – struck, injured, overcome, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike) with prefix 'upa-'
  Prefix: upa
  Root: han (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - Referring to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

पार्थान् (pārthān) - Referring to the Pandavas. (to the sons of Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kunti), Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma

Derived from 'pṛthā' (Kunti)

Note: Collective term for the Pandavas.

वाचम् (vācam) - speech, voice

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word, language

कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - Despite his emotional state, he managed to speak. (somehow, by any means)

(indeclinable)

स्थिरताम् (sthiratām) - Stability in his voice. (stability, steadiness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiratā

sthiratā - stability, steadiness, firmness

Derived from 'sthira' (firm, steady) with suffix '-tā'

उपेत्य (upetya) - Having attained stability in speech. (having attained, having approached)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa-'

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

तत् (tat) - Referring to all the suffering and events being narrated. (that, all that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

सर्वम् (sarvam) - All the narrated events and suffering. (all, whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every, complete

Note: Agrees with `tat`.

आत्मप्रभवं (ātmaprabhavaṁ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra realizing that all the suffering was a result of his own past actions (karma). (born of oneself, originating from the self)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmaprabhava

ātmaprabhava - originating from oneself, born of the self, self-born

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+prabhava)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• prabhava – origin, source, birth, power
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to `karma`.

विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra having reflected on the situation. (having considered, having thought over)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root 'cint' (to think) with prefix 'vi-'

Prefix: vi

Root: cint (class 10)