महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-128, verse-13

धृतराष्ट्रं ततश्चैव विदुरं चान्वभाषत ।
तेषामेतमभिप्रायमाचचक्षे स्मयन्निव ॥१३॥

13. dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ tataścaiva viduraṁ cānvabhāṣata ,
teṣāmetamabhiprāyamācacakṣe smayanniva.

13. dhṛtarāṣṭram tataḥ ca eva viduram ca anvabhāṣata
teṣām etam abhiprāyam ācacukṣe smayan iva

13. tataḥ ca eva dhṛtarāṣṭram viduram ca anvabhāṣata
smayan iva teṣām etam abhiprāyam ācacukṣe

13. And then he addressed Dhritarashtra and Vidura. As if smiling, he explained this intention of theirs.

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, very

• विदुरम् (viduram) - Vidura

• च (ca) - and

• अन्वभाषत (anvabhāṣata) - he spoke to, he addressed

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

• एतम् (etam) - this (intention)

• अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention, purpose

• आचचुक्षे (ācacukṣe) - he related, he told

• स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling

• इव (iva) - as if, like

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (proper name)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, very

(indeclinable)

विदुरम् (viduram) - Vidura

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (proper name)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्वभाषत (anvabhāṣata) - he spoke to, he addressed

(verb)

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

Prefix: anu

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Often referred to as Aorist in older grammars. Here, it is Imperfect (laṅ).

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, it

एतम् (etam) - this (intention)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention, purpose

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiprāya

abhiprāya - intention, purpose, meaning, design

आचचुक्षे (ācacukṣe) - he related, he told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of ācakṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smayat

smayat - smiling, one who smiles

Present Active Participle

From root 'smi' (to smile) with suffix 'śatṛ'

Root: smi (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)