महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-28, verse-11

दान्तं यच्च सभामध्ये आसनं रत्नभूषितम् ।
दृष्ट्वा कुशबृसीं चेमां शोको मां रुन्धयत्ययम् ॥११॥

11. dāntaṁ yacca sabhāmadhye āsanaṁ ratnabhūṣitam ,
dṛṣṭvā kuśabṛsīṁ cemāṁ śoko māṁ rundhayatyayam.

11. dāntam yat ca sabhāmadhye āsanam ratnabhūṣitam
dṛṣṭvā kuśabṛsīm ca imām śokaḥ mām rundhayati ayam

11. This sorrow overwhelms me when I see this mat of kusha grass, recalling that dignified, jewel-studded seat in the middle of the assembly.

Words meanings summery:

• दान्तम् (dāntam) - dignified, befitting a ruler (controlled, subdued, restrained; dignified, stately)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, that, what)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• सभामध्ये (sabhāmadhye) - in the middle of the assembly/court (in the middle of the assembly, in the court)

• आसनम् (āsanam) - seat (seat, sitting, posture)

• रत्नभूषितम् (ratnabhūṣitam) - jewel-studded, adorned with jewels (adorned with jewels, jeweled)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

• कुशबृसीम् (kuśabṛsīm) - mat of kusha grass

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (this (feminine))

• शोकः (śokaḥ) - sorrow (sorrow, grief, anguish)

• माम् (mām) - me (me, to me)

• रुन्धयति (rundhayati) - overwhelms, chokes (obstructs, stops, chokes, oppresses)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (this (masculine))

Words meanings and morphology

दान्तम् (dāntam) - dignified, befitting a ruler (controlled, subdued, restrained; dignified, stately)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dānta

dānta - controlled, subdued, restrained, tamed; patient; pure; dignified

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dam' (to tame, control).

Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'āsanam'.

यत् (yat) - which (which, that, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Note: Refers to 'āsanam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

सभामध्ये (sabhāmadhye) - in the middle of the assembly/court (in the middle of the assembly, in the court)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sabhā+madhya)

• sabhā – assembly, council, court, meeting hall
  noun (feminine)
• madhya – middle, center, midst
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative of 'sabhāmadhya' used adverbially.

आसनम् (āsanam) - seat (seat, sitting, posture)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting, posture, mode of sitting

From root 'ās' (to sit).

Root: ās (class 2)

रत्नभूषितम् (ratnabhūṣitam) - jewel-studded, adorned with jewels (adorned with jewels, jeweled)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ratnabhūṣita

ratnabhūṣita - adorned with jewels, jeweled

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective 'ratna' (jewel) + 'bhūṣita' (adorned). 'bhūṣita' is from root 'bhūṣ' (to adorn).

Compound type : instrumental tatpurusha (ratna+bhūṣita)

• ratna – jewel, gem, precious stone
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated, ornamented
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhūṣ' (to adorn).
  Root: bhūṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'āsanam'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कुशबृसीम् (kuśabṛsīm) - mat of kusha grass

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kuśabṛsī

kuśabṛsī - mat of kusha grass

Compound 'kuśa' (kusha grass) + 'bṛsī' (mat, cushion).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuśa+bṛsī)

• kuśa – kusha grass (Poa cynosuroides), sacred grass
  noun (masculine)
• bṛsī – a cushion, mat, seat (often of grass)
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

इमाम् (imām) - this (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Agrees with 'kuśabṛsīm'.

शोकः (śokaḥ) - sorrow (sorrow, grief, anguish)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - sorrow, grief, anguish, lamentation

From root 'śuc' (to grieve, lament).

Root: śuc (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me (me, to me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

रुन्धयति (rundhayati) - overwhelms, chokes (obstructs, stops, chokes, oppresses)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of rudh

Causative present indicative

Causative stem from root 'rudh' (to obstruct).

Root: rudh (class 7)

अयम् (ayam) - this (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Agrees with 'śokaḥ'.