महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-9

तस्या गात्रेषु पतिता तेषां दृष्टिर्महात्मनाम् ।
तत्र तत्रैव सक्ताभून्न चचाल च पश्यताम् ॥९॥

9. tasyā gātreṣu patitā teṣāṁ dṛṣṭirmahātmanām ,
tatra tatraiva saktābhūnna cacāla ca paśyatām.

9. tasyāḥ gātreṣu patitā teṣām dṛṣṭiḥ mahātmanām
tatra tatra eva saktā abhūt na cacāla ca paśyatām

9. The gaze of those great-souled (mahātman) kings fell upon her limbs and became fixed right there, and did not move as they watched.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her, of her

• गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on the limbs, on the body

• पतिता (patitā) - (gaze) fallen upon (fallen, alighted, rested)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those kings (of those, their)

• दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - gaze, sight, eye, vision

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled kings (of the great-souled ones, of the noble ones, of the illustrious ones)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• सक्ता (saktā) - (gaze) became fixed (fixed, attached, clinging, engrossed)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

• न (na) - not

• चचाल (cacāla) - moved, stirred

• च (ca) - and, also

• पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those seeing, of the viewers

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her, of her

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to Damayantī.

गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on the limbs, on the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, body, member

पतिता (patitā) - (gaze) fallen upon (fallen, alighted, rested)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, alighted, resting upon

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall) + suffix kta.

Root: pat (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those kings (of those, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - gaze, sight, eye, vision

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, gaze, eye, view

Derived from root dṛś (to see) + suffix kti.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of patitā and saktā abhūt.

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled kings (of the great-souled ones, of the noble ones, of the illustrious ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious, having a great (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies teṣām (those kings).

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun tad + suffix tra.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun tad + suffix tra.

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

सक्ता (saktā) - (gaze) became fixed (fixed, attached, clinging, engrossed)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sakta

sakta - fixed, attached, clinging, engrossed, connected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sañj (to cling, attach) + suffix kta.

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Used with abhūt to form a compound predicate.

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist

a- (augment) + root bhū + aorist ending t.

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates cacāla.

चचाल (cacāla) - moved, stirred

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of cal

Perfect tense (liṭ)

Root cal + reduplication (ca) + perfect ending a.

Root: cal (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses: "became fixed" and "did not move".

पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those seeing, of the viewers

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, looking, observing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dṛś (present stem paśya) + suffix śatṛ.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially or as a genitive of agent with the preceding clauses.