महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-137, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवमुक्तस्तु विमनास्तिर्यग्दृष्टिरधोमुखः ।
संहत्य च भ्रुवोर्मध्यं न किंचिद्व्याजहार ह ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evamuktastu vimanāstiryagdṛṣṭiradhomukhaḥ ,
saṁhatya ca bhruvormadhyaṁ na kiṁcidvyājahāra ha.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | evam uktaḥ
tu vimanāḥ tiryak-dṛṣṭiḥ
adhaḥ-mukhaḥ | saṃhatya ca bhruvoḥ
madhyam na kiñcit vyājahāra ha

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca evam uktaḥ tu vimanāḥ tiryak-dṛṣṭiḥ
adhaḥ-mukhaḥ ca bhruvoḥ madhyam saṃhatya na kiñcit vyājahāra ha

1. Vaiśampāyana said, "Having been addressed in this manner, he was disheartened. With his gaze averted, his face downcast, and his eyebrows furrowed, he did not utter a single word."

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• विमनाः (vimanāḥ) - disheartened, dispirited, distraught

• तिर्यक्-दृष्टिः (tiryak-dṛṣṭiḥ) - looking sideways, with averted gaze

• अधः-मुखः (adhaḥ-mukhaḥ) - face downwards, downcast

• संहत्य (saṁhatya) - having furrowed (his brows) (having contracted, having brought together)

• च (ca) - and, also

• भ्रुवोः (bhruvoḥ) - of the two eyebrows

• मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle, center

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

• व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - spoke, uttered, said

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely (particle of emphasis)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of uvāca

perfect active

Root 'vac' (to speak), perfect tense, 3rd person singular active.

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

विमनाः (vimanāḥ) - disheartened, dispirited, distraught

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimanas

vimanas - disheartened, dispirited, distraught, sad

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+manas)

• vi – apart, away, without
  indeclinable
• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)

तिर्यक्-दृष्टिः (tiryak-dṛṣṭiḥ) - looking sideways, with averted gaze

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tiryak-dṛṣṭi

tiryak-dṛṣṭi - looking sideways, sidelong glance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tiryak+dṛṣṭi)

• tiryak – sideways, crosswise
  indeclinable
• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, gaze
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

अधः-मुखः (adhaḥ-mukhaḥ) - face downwards, downcast

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhaḥ-mukha

adhaḥ-mukha - face downwards, downcast, having a downward face

Compound type : bahuvrihi (adhas+mukha)

• adhas – down, below, downwards
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

संहत्य (saṁhatya) - having furrowed (his brows) (having contracted, having brought together)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive form of root 'han' with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भ्रुवोः (bhruvoḥ) - of the two eyebrows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of bhru

bhru - eyebrow

मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle, center

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center, mid-point

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

(indeclinable)

व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - spoke, uttered, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vyājahāra

perfect active

Root 'hṛ' (to carry/utter) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ā'. Perfect tense, 3rd person singular active.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely (particle of emphasis)

(indeclinable)