महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-256, verse-22

गतसत्त्वमिव ज्ञात्वा कर्तारमशुभस्य तम् ।
संप्रेक्ष्य भरतश्रेष्ठः कृपां चक्रे नराधिपः ॥२२॥

22. gatasattvamiva jñātvā kartāramaśubhasya tam ,
saṁprekṣya bharataśreṣṭhaḥ kṛpāṁ cakre narādhipaḥ.

22. gatasattvam iva jñātvā kartāram aśubhasya tam
samprekṣya bharataśreṣṭhaḥ kṛpām cakre narādhipaḥ

22. Having thoroughly observed him, the perpetrator of wickedness, and perceiving him to be as if lifeless and utterly demoralized, Yudhishthira, the best of the Bhāratas and king of men, felt compassion.

Words meanings summery:

• गतसत्त्वम् (gatasattvam) - utterly demoralized and lifeless (one whose strength/spirit is gone, demoralized, lifeless)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - perceiving (having known, having perceived)

• कर्तारम् (kartāram) - the perpetrator (of wickedness) (the doer, the perpetrator)

• अशुभस्य (aśubhasya) - of wickedness (of evil, of wickedness, of misfortune)

• तम् (tam) - him (Jayadratha) (him, that)

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having thoroughly observed (having observed well, having seen thoroughly)

• भरतश्रेष्ठः (bharataśreṣṭhaḥ) - Yudhishthira, the best of the Bhāratas (best of the Bhāratas)

• कृपाम् (kṛpām) - compassion, pity, mercy

• चक्रे (cakre) - he showed (compassion) (he made, he did, he showed)

• नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king of men (Yudhishthira) (king of men, ruler)

Words meanings and morphology

गतसत्त्वम् (gatasattvam) - utterly demoralized and lifeless (one whose strength/spirit is gone, demoralized, lifeless)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gatasattva

gatasattva - whose strength/spirit is gone

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+sattva)

• gata – gone, departed
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sattva – essence, spirit, strength, courage, being
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'tam' (Jayadratha).

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - perceiving (having known, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

absolutiv (gerund)

Root: jñā (class 9)

कर्तारम् (kartāram) - the perpetrator (of wickedness) (the doer, the perpetrator)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, agent

Agent noun from root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अशुभस्य (aśubhasya) - of wickedness (of evil, of wickedness, of misfortune)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of aśubha

aśubha - evil, wicked, inauspicious, misfortune

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śubha – good, auspicious, welfare
  adjective

तम् (tam) - him (Jayadratha) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having thoroughly observed (having observed well, having seen thoroughly)

(indeclinable)

absolutiv (gerund)

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

भरतश्रेष्ठः (bharataśreṣṭhaḥ) - Yudhishthira, the best of the Bhāratas (best of the Bhāratas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best of the Bhāratas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a Bhārata
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent
  adjective

कृपाम् (kṛpām) - compassion, pity, mercy

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛpā

kṛpā - compassion, pity, mercy

चक्रे (cakre) - he showed (compassion) (he made, he did, he showed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king of men (Yudhishthira) (king of men, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king of men, ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord
  noun (masculine)