महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-282, verse-4

श्रुत्वा शब्दं तु यत्किंचिदुन्मुखौ सुतशङ्कया ।
सावित्रीसहितोऽभ्येति सत्यवानित्यधावताम् ॥४॥

4. śrutvā śabdaṁ tu yatkiṁcidunmukhau sutaśaṅkayā ,
sāvitrīsahito'bhyeti satyavānityadhāvatām.

4. śrutvā śabdaṃ tu yat kiṃcit unmukhau sutaśaṅkayā
sāvitrīsahitaḥ abhyeti satyavān iti adhāvatām

4. Upon hearing any sound, they would look up with the apprehension of a son. 'Satyavān is coming with Sāvitrī!'—thinking this, they would rush.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, upon hearing

• शब्दं (śabdaṁ) - sound, noise

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• यत् (yat) - any (sound) (which, that, whatever)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - any (sound) (something, anything, a little)

• उन्मुखौ (unmukhau) - with faces turned upwards, looking up

• सुतशङ्कया (sutaśaṅkayā) - by the apprehension of a son, with anxiety for a son

• सावित्रीसहितः (sāvitrīsahitaḥ) - accompanied by Sāvitrī

• अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, comes towards

• सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavān (name)

• इति (iti) - marking direct speech or thought (thus, so, thinking)

• अधावताम् (adhāvatām) - they ran

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, upon hearing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

शब्दं (śabdaṁ) - sound, noise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word

Root: śabd (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - any (sound) (which, that, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Functions as an indefinite pronoun in combination with kiṃcit

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - any (sound) (something, anything, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - something, anything, a little

Formed from kim (what) + cit (an indefinite particle)

Note: Functions as an indefinite pronoun in combination with yat

उन्मुखौ (unmukhau) - with faces turned upwards, looking up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of unmukha

unmukha - having face turned upwards, looking up, uplifted

Compound of ut (up) + mukha (face)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ud+mukha)

• ud – up, upwards, out
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the couple)

सुतशङ्कया (sutaśaṅkayā) - by the apprehension of a son, with anxiety for a son

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sutaśaṅkā

sutaśaṅkā - apprehension regarding a son, anxiety for a son

Compound of suta (son) + śaṅkā (apprehension)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suta+śaṅkā)

• suta – son, begotten
  noun (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root sū (to bear, beget)
  Root: sū (class 2)
• śaṅkā – doubt, fear, apprehension
  noun (feminine)
  From root śaṅk (to doubt, fear)
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Expresses the cause or means of their action

सावित्रीसहितः (sāvitrīsahitaḥ) - accompanied by Sāvitrī

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāvitrīsahita

sāvitrīsahita - accompanied by Sāvitrī

Compound of Sāvitrī (proper noun) + sahita (accompanied)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāvitrī+sahita)

• sāvitrī – Sāvitrī (daughter of Sāvitṛ, name of a goddess/woman)
  proper noun (feminine)
• sahita – accompanied, together with, joined
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From prefix sa- (with) + root hi (to join)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Agrees with Satyavān

अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, comes towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of abhi-i

Present indicative, 3rd person singular

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavān (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavat

satyavat - possessing truth, truthful, (a proper name)

From satya (truth) + possessive suffix -vat

इति (iti) - marking direct speech or thought (thus, so, thinking)

(indeclinable)

अधावताम् (adhāvatām) - they ran

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dhāv

Imperfect tense, 3rd person dual

Prefix: a

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Refers to Dyumatsena and Śaibyā