महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-1, verse-8

ततः कथास्ते समवाययुक्ताः कृत्वा विचित्राः पुरुषप्रवीराः ।
तस्थुर्मुहूर्तं परिचिन्तयन्तः कृष्णं नृपास्ते समुदीक्षमाणाः ॥८॥

8. tataḥ kathāste samavāyayuktāḥ; kṛtvā vicitrāḥ puruṣapravīrāḥ ,
tasthurmuhūrtaṁ paricintayantaḥ; kṛṣṇaṁ nṛpāste samudīkṣamāṇāḥ.

8. tataḥ kathāḥ te samavāyayuktāḥ
kṛtvā vicitrāḥ puruṣapravīrāḥ
tasthuḥ muhūrtaṃ paricintayantaḥ
kṛṣṇaṃ nṛpāḥ te samudīkṣamāṇāḥ

8. Then, those excellent men (puruṣapravīras), the kings, after engaging in various suitable conversations, stood for a moment, pondering, and looking intently at Kṛṣṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - conversations, stories

• ते (te) - those

• समवाययुक्ताः (samavāyayuktāḥ) - Suitable for the occasion or context. (appropriately joined, suitable, proper)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having engaged in

• विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - varied, diverse, wonderful

• पुरुषप्रवीराः (puruṣapravīrāḥ) - excellent men, chief among men

• तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - they stood

• मुहूर्तं (muhūrtaṁ) - for a moment, a short while

• परिचिन्तयन्तः (paricintayantaḥ) - pondering, deeply thinking

• कृष्णं (kṛṣṇaṁ) - Kṛṣṇa

• नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings

• ते (te) - those

• समुदीक्षमाणाः (samudīkṣamāṇāḥ) - looking intently, observing closely

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - conversations, stories

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, conversation, discourse

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'puruṣapravīrāḥ' and 'nṛpāḥ'.

समवाययुक्ताः (samavāyayuktāḥ) - Suitable for the occasion or context. (appropriately joined, suitable, proper)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samavāyayukta

samavāyayukta - suitable, proper, fitting for the occasion

Compound type : tatpurusha (samavāya+yukta)

• samavāya – conjunction, assemblage, suitability, proper time
  noun (masculine)
• yukta – joined, endowed with, suitable, proper
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj (to join).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'kathāḥ'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having engaged in

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Indeclinable participle meaning 'having done'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - varied, diverse, wonderful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of vicitra

vicitra - varied, diverse, wonderful, strange, beautiful

Note: Agrees with 'kathāḥ'.

पुरुषप्रवीराः (puruṣapravīrāḥ) - excellent men, chief among men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣapravīra

puruṣapravīra - chief of men, excellent man, hero among men

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+pravīra)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• pravīra – hero, valiant, chief
  noun (masculine)

तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - they stood

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

मुहूर्तं (muhūrtaṁ) - for a moment, a short while

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a short division of time

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

परिचिन्तयन्तः (paricintayantaḥ) - pondering, deeply thinking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paricintayat

paricintayat - pondering, reflecting, considering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root cint (to think) with upasarga pari, causative form.

Prefix: pari

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'nṛpāḥ'.

कृष्णं (kṛṣṇaṁ) - Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (name of the deity), black, dark

Note: Object of 'samudīkṣamāṇāḥ'.

नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'nṛpāḥ'.

समुदीक्षमाणाः (samudīkṣamāṇāḥ) - looking intently, observing closely

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samudīkṣamāṇa

samudīkṣamāṇa - observing, looking attentively, watching

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root īkṣ (to see, to look) with upasargas sam and ud.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nṛpāḥ'.