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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-129, verse-29

ततोऽब्रवीन्महाबाहुर्धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम् ।
द्रोणं पितामहं भीष्मं क्षत्तारं बाह्लिकं कृपम् ॥२९॥
29. tato'bravīnmahābāhurdhṛtarāṣṭraṁ janeśvaram ,
droṇaṁ pitāmahaṁ bhīṣmaṁ kṣattāraṁ bāhlikaṁ kṛpam.
29. tataḥ abravīt mahābāhuḥ dhṛtarāṣṭram jana-īśvaram
droṇam pitāmaham bhīṣmam kṣattāram bāhlikam kṛpam
29. tataḥ mahābāhuḥ jeneśvaram dhṛtarāṣṭram,
droṇam,
pitāmaham bhīṣmam,
kṣattāram,
bāhlikam,
kṛpam ca abravīt.
29. Thereupon, the mighty-armed one spoke to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the lord of men, and to Droṇa, to the grandsire Bhīṣma, to Vidura (kṣattār), to Bāhlika, and to Kṛpa.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then, from that
  • अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said
  • महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed one (referring to Krishna) (the mighty-armed one, strong-armed)
  • धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king) (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
  • जन-ईश्वरम् (jana-īśvaram) - lord of men, king
  • द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa (name of the preceptor of the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas) (Droṇa)
  • पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandsire (specifically Bhīṣma in this context) (grandsire, paternal grandfather)
  • भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma (name of the grand-uncle of the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas) (Bhīṣma)
  • क्षत्तारम् (kṣattāram) - Vidura (the charioteer/chamberlain, often identified as Vidura) (charioteer, chamberlain)
  • बाह्लिकम् (bāhlikam) - Bāhlika (name of an elder Kuru king) (Bāhlika)
  • कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kṛpa (name of a warrior and teacher) (Kṛpa)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then, from that
(indeclinable)
Avyaya.
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Imperfect (laṅ) form.
Root: brū (class 2)
महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed one (referring to Krishna) (the mighty-armed one, strong-armed)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu
mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed (epithet for heroes like Krishna)
Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)
  • mahā – great, mighty, large
    adjective
  • bāhu – arm
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of `abravīt`.
धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king) (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra
dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king of Hastinapura)
`dhṛta` (held, borne) + `rāṣṭra` (kingdom).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)
  • dhṛta – held, borne, supported
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root dhṛ (to hold, bear)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, nation
    noun (neuter)
जन-ईश्वरम् (jana-īśvaram) - lord of men, king
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jana-īśvara
jana-īśvara - lord of men, king
Tatpuruṣa compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+īśvara)
  • jana – people, man, person
    noun (masculine)
    Root: jan (class 4)
  • īśvara – lord, master, ruler
    noun (masculine)
    From root īś (to rule)
    Root: īś (class 2)
द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa (name of the preceptor of the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas) (Droṇa)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa
droṇa - Droṇa (name of a teacher of warfare)
पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandsire (specifically Bhīṣma in this context) (grandsire, paternal grandfather)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha
pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, grandsire
`pitṛ` (father) + `mah` (great).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+mahā)
  • pitṛ – father
    noun (masculine)
  • mahā – great
    adjective
Note: Refers to Bhīṣma.
भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma (name of the grand-uncle of the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas) (Bhīṣma)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma
bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (name of a famous warrior and patriarch)
From root `bhīṣ` (to terrify).
Root: bhīṣ (class 10)
क्षत्तारम् (kṣattāram) - Vidura (the charioteer/chamberlain, often identified as Vidura) (charioteer, chamberlain)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣattṛ
kṣattṛ - charioteer, chamberlain, doorkeeper; specific name for Vidura
From root `kṣad` (to cut, divide, but here more likely `kṣad` 'to serve' or related to kṣatra).
Root: kṣad (class 1)
बाह्लिकम् (bāhlikam) - Bāhlika (name of an elder Kuru king) (Bāhlika)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bāhlika
bāhlika - Bāhlika (name of an elder Kuru king, brother of King Shantanu)
कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kṛpa (name of a warrior and teacher) (Kṛpa)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛpa
kṛpa - Kṛpa (name of a warrior, son of Śaradvat, and preceptor)