महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-85, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तान्सर्वानुत्सुकान्दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवान्दीनचेतसः ।
आश्वासयंस्तदा धौम्यो बृहस्पतिसमोऽब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tānsarvānutsukāndṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavāndīnacetasaḥ ,
āśvāsayaṁstadā dhaumyo bṛhaspatisamo'bravīt.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca tān sarvān utsukān dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavān
dīnacetasaḥ āśvāsayan tadā dhaumyaḥ bṛhaspatisamaḥ abravīt

1. Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Seeing all those Pāṇḍavas who were eager (to go to holy places) but with dejected minds, Dhaumya, who was equal to Bṛhaspati, then consoled them and spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampayana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तान् (tān) - referring to the Pāṇḍavas (those)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (Pāṇḍavas) (all, everyone)

• उत्सुकान् (utsukān) - eager (to go to the holy places) (eager, anxious, desirous)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

• दीनचेतसः (dīnacetasaḥ) - dejected in mind, sad-hearted

• आश्वासयन् (āśvāsayan) - consoling, reassuring

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - The family priest of the Pāṇḍavas. (Dhaumya (name of a sage))

• बृहस्पतिसमः (bṛhaspatisamaḥ) - equal to Bṛhaspati

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampayana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense (lit)

From root √vac (to speak). Irregular perfect form.

Root: vac (class 2)

तान् (tān) - referring to the Pāṇḍavas (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (Pāṇḍavas) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with tān and pāṇḍavān.

उत्सुकान् (utsukān) - eager (to go to the holy places) (eager, anxious, desirous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of utsuka

utsuka - eager, anxious, desirous, longing

Note: Agrees with tān and pāṇḍavān.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root √dṛś (to see), with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu; a Pāṇḍava

From Pāṇḍu + suffix -a (descendant of).

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

दीनचेतसः (dīnacetasaḥ) - dejected in mind, sad-hearted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dīnacetas

dīnacetas - dejected in mind, sad-hearted, with a miserable spirit

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīna+cetas)

• dīna – depressed, dejected, miserable, sad
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dī (to be worn out, sad, miserable) + -na suffix.
  Root: dī (class 4)
• cetas – mind, intelligence, thought, heart
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with pāṇḍavān.

आश्वासयन् (āśvāsayan) - consoling, reassuring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśvāsayat

āśvāsayat - consoling, reassuring

Present Active Participle

From root √śvas (to breathe) with prefix ā- and causal suffix -āpay.

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Refers to Dhaumya.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From tad + dā suffix.

धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - The family priest of the Pāṇḍavas. (Dhaumya (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhaumya

dhaumya - Name of a sage, priest of the Pāṇḍavas

Note: Subject of abravīt.

बृहस्पतिसमः (bṛhaspatisamaḥ) - equal to Bṛhaspati

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspatisama

bṛhaspatisama - equal to Bṛhaspati (the guru of the gods)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bṛhaspati+sama)

• bṛhaspati – Bṛhaspati, preceptor of the gods
  proper noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Dhaumya.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

imperfect tense (laṅ)

From root √brū (to speak).

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb.