महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-37, verse-3

तानवेक्ष्य हतोत्साहानुत्पातानपि चाद्भुतान् ।
गुरुः शस्त्रभृतां श्रेष्ठो भारद्वाजोऽभ्यभाषत ॥३॥

3. tānavekṣya hatotsāhānutpātānapi cādbhutān ,
guruḥ śastrabhṛtāṁ śreṣṭho bhāradvājo'bhyabhāṣata.

3. tān avekṣya hata-utsāhān utpātān api ca adbhutān
guruḥ śastra-bhṛtām śreṣṭhaḥ bhāradvājaḥ abhyabhāṣata

3. Seeing them dispirited and also the strange portents, Droṇa, the preceptor (guru) and foremost among weapon-bearers, spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having seen, perceiving

• हत-उत्साहान् (hata-utsāhān) - dispirited, dejected, having lost enthusiasm

• उत्पातान् (utpātān) - omens, portents, calamities

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• च (ca) - and

• अद्भुतान् (adbhutān) - wondrous, strange, amazing

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - the preceptor Droṇa (preceptor, teacher, weighty one)

• शस्त्र-भृताम् (śastra-bhṛtām) - among the weapon-bearers, of those holding weapons

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, foremost, most excellent

• भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - referring to Droṇa, the military preceptor (son of Bharadvaja)

• अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke, addressed

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having seen, perceiving

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from upasarga 'ava' + root 'īkṣ' + suffix 'ya'.

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

हत-उत्साहान् (hata-utsāhān) - dispirited, dejected, having lost enthusiasm

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hata-utsāha

hata-utsāha - dispirited, dejected, whose enthusiasm is killed

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (hata+utsāha)

• hata – killed, struck, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'han' + suffix 'ta'.
  Root: han (class 2)
• utsāha – enthusiasm, energy, vigor, perseverance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sah (class 1)

उत्पातान् (utpātān) - omens, portents, calamities

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of utpāta

utpāta - calamity, evil omen, portent, sudden appearance

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अद्भुतान् (adbhutān) - wondrous, strange, amazing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, astonishing, marvellous, strange

गुरुः (guruḥ) - the preceptor Droṇa (preceptor, teacher, weighty one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, respected elder; heavy, weighty

शस्त्र-भृताम् (śastra-bhṛtām) - among the weapon-bearers, of those holding weapons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śastra-bhṛt

śastra-bhṛt - weapon-bearer, warrior

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śastra+bhṛt)

• śastra – weapon, instrument, sword
  noun (neuter)
• bhṛt – bearing, holding, maintaining, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from root
  Derived from root 'bhṛ'.
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, foremost, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief, superior

Superlative form.

भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - referring to Droṇa, the military preceptor (son of Bharadvaja)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāradvāja

bhāradvāja - descendant of Bharadvaja, patronymic, specifically Droṇa

अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke, addressed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of abhbhāṣ

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)