महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-154, verse-23

ततस्तेषूपविष्टेषु पार्थिवेषु समन्ततः ।
वासुदेवमभिप्रेक्ष्य रौहिणेयोऽभ्यभाषत ॥२३॥

23. tatasteṣūpaviṣṭeṣu pārthiveṣu samantataḥ ,
vāsudevamabhiprekṣya rauhiṇeyo'bhyabhāṣata.

23. tataḥ teṣu upaviṣṭeṣu pārthiveṣu samantataḥ
vāsudevam abhiprekṣya rauhiṇeyaḥ abhyabhāṣata

23. tataḥ teṣu pārthiveṣu samantataḥ upaviṣṭeṣu
rauhiṇeyaḥ vāsudevam abhiprekṣya abhyabhāṣata

23. Then, after those kings had sat down all around, Rohiṇī's son (Balarāma), having looked at Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• तेषु (teṣu) - among those (kings) (among them, those)

• उपविष्टेषु (upaviṣṭeṣu) - having sat down, seated

• पार्थिवेषु (pārthiveṣu) - among the kings (who were present) (among the kings, princes)

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides

• वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Kṛṣṇa, the son of Vasudeva (Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa))

• अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having looked at, having observed

• रौहिणेयः (rauhiṇeyaḥ) - Balarāma, Krishna's elder brother (son of Rohiṇī (Balarāma))

• अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - he spoke, addressed

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

तेषु (teṣu) - among those (kings) (among them, those)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction.

उपविष्टेषु (upaviṣṭeṣu) - having sat down, seated

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sat down, present

Past Passive Participle

From root 'viś' (to enter) with upasarga 'upa' (near, down).

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction. Agrees with 'pārthiveṣu'.

पार्थिवेषु (pārthiveṣu) - among the kings (who were present) (among the kings, princes)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, royal, king, prince, son of Pṛthā

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth).

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides

(indeclinable)

वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Kṛṣṇa, the son of Vasudeva (Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Note: Refers to Kṛṣṇa.

अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having looked at, having observed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root 'īkṣ' (to see) with upasargas 'abhi' (towards) and 'pra' (forth, intensely).

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

रौहिणेयः (rauhiṇeyaḥ) - Balarāma, Krishna's elder brother (son of Rohiṇī (Balarāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rauhiṇeya

rauhiṇeya - son of Rohiṇī (epithet of Balarāma)

Derived from 'Rohiṇī' (name of Balarāma's mother) with 'eya' suffix.

Note: Refers to Balarāma.

अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - he spoke, addressed

(verb)

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

Imperfect Middle

3rd person singular, imperfect middle (ātmanepada). From root 'bhāṣ' (to speak) with upasarga 'abhi' (towards, to).

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)