महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-72, verse-24

स निगृह्यात्मनो दुःखं दह्यमानो महीपतिः ।
बाष्पसंदिग्धया वाचा पुनरेवेदमब्रवीत् ॥२४॥

24. sa nigṛhyātmano duḥkhaṁ dahyamāno mahīpatiḥ ,
bāṣpasaṁdigdhayā vācā punarevedamabravīt.

24. saḥ nigṛhya ātmanaḥ duḥkham dahyamānaḥ mahīpatiḥ
bāṣpasaṃdigdhayā vācā punar eva idam abravīt

24. That king, burning (with anguish), controlling the sorrow of his own self (ātman), then spoke this again with a voice choked with tears.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (king) (he, that)

• निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having suppressed (having suppressed, having restrained)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own self (ātman) (of the self, his own)

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - his sorrow (sorrow, suffering, pain)

• दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - burning (with anguish) (burning, being consumed, being tormented)

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king (Nala) (king, ruler of the earth)

• बाष्पसंदिग्धया (bāṣpasaṁdigdhayā) - with a voice choked with tears (by a voice choked with tears)

• वाचा (vācā) - with a voice (by voice, with speech)

• पुनर् (punar) - again (again, anew)

• एव (eva) - again (indeed, just, only)

• इदम् (idam) - this (following statement) (this)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Note: Refers to 'mahīpatiḥ'.

निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having suppressed (having suppressed, having restrained)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root grah with prefix ni- and suffix -ya (lYAP).

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own self (ātman) (of the self, his own)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Possessive for 'duḥkham'.

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - his sorrow (sorrow, suffering, pain)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, pain, misery

Note: Object of 'nigṛhya'.

दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - burning (with anguish) (burning, being consumed, being tormented)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dahyamāna

dah - to burn, to consume

present passive participle

Derived from root dah, present passive participle with suffix -māna.

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mahīpatiḥ'.

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king (Nala) (king, ruler of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - ruler of the earth, king, sovereign

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

बाष्पसंदिग्धया (bāṣpasaṁdigdhayā) - with a voice choked with tears (by a voice choked with tears)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bāṣpasaṃdigdha

bāṣpasaṁdigdha - choked/obscured by tears

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāṣpa+saṃdigdha)

• bāṣpa – tear, steam, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• saṃdigdha – doubtful, obscure, mixed, indistinct
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root diś with prefix sam- and suffix -ta.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: diś (class 6)

वाचा (vācā) - with a voice (by voice, with speech)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - voice, speech, word

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Instrument of 'abravīt'.

पुनर् (punar) - again (again, anew)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

एव (eva) - again (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (following statement) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Direct object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bru

imperfect active

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: bru (class 2)