महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-105, verse-23

एवमुक्तो महाराज पिता देवव्रतस्तव ।
चिन्तयित्वा मुहूर्तं तु कृत्वा निश्चयमात्मनः ।
तव संधारयन्पुत्रमब्रवीच्छंतनोः सुतः ॥२३॥

23. evamukto mahārāja pitā devavratastava ,
cintayitvā muhūrtaṁ tu kṛtvā niścayamātmanaḥ ,
tava saṁdhārayanputramabravīcchaṁtanoḥ sutaḥ.

23. evam uktaḥ mahārāja pitā devavrataḥ
tava cintayitvā muhūrtam tu
kṛtvā niścayam ātmanaḥ tava saṃdhārayan
putram abravīt śaṃtanoḥ sutaḥ

23. mahārāja,
evam uktaḥ,
tava pitā devavrataḥ,
śaṃtanoḥ sutaḥ,
muhūrtam cintayitvā,
ātmanaḥ niścayam kṛtvā,
tava putram saṃdhārayan,
tu abravīt

23. O great king (mahārāja), thus addressed, your father Devavrata (Bhīṣma), the son of Śaṃtanu, having pondered for a moment and having made his own resolve (ātman), comforting your son (Duryodhana), then spoke.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Saṃjaya) (O great king)

• पिता (pitā) - father (referring to Bhīṣma as Dhṛtarāṣṭra's paternal figure) (father)

• देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata (Bhīṣma) (Devavrata (another name for Bhīṣma))

• तव (tava) - your (referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (your, of you)

• चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having pondered (having thought, having considered)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment (for a moment, for an instant)

• तु (tu) - then (indicating sequence or slight emphasis) (but, indeed, however, so)

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

• निश्चयम् (niścayam) - resolve (determination, resolve, certainty)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own self (ātman) (of the self, his own, of the soul (ātman))

• तव (tava) - your (referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (your, of you)

• संधारयन् (saṁdhārayan) - comforting (by holding and reassuring) (holding, supporting, comforting, preserving)

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son (Duryodhana, who is being reassured by Bhīṣma) (son)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

• शंतनोः (śaṁtanoḥ) - of Śaṃtanu

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son (referring to Bhīṣma) (son)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, stated, addressed, told

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root √vac (to speak), masculine singular nominative

Root: vac (class 2)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Saṃjaya) (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

पिता (pitā) - father (referring to Bhīṣma as Dhṛtarāṣṭra's paternal figure) (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, guardian

देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata (Bhīṣma) (Devavrata (another name for Bhīṣma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devavrata

devavrata - Devavrata, one who has taken a divine vow (an epithet of Bhīṣma)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (deva+vrata)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

तव (tava) - your (referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you, yourself

Pronominal stem for the second person singular, genitive case

Note: Used twice in the verse: 'your father' and 'your son'.

चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having pondered (having thought, having considered)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive (indeclinable past participle) from root √cint (causative of √cit)

Root: cit (class 10)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment (for a moment, for an instant)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a specific division of time (48 minutes)

Neuter accusative singular, used adverbially to indicate duration

Note: Indicates duration of the action of 'cintayitvā'.

तु (tu) - then (indicating sequence or slight emphasis) (but, indeed, however, so)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for contrast, emphasis, or transition

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

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive (indeclinable past participle) from root √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निश्चयम् (niścayam) - resolve (determination, resolve, certainty)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - determination, resolve, certainty, ascertainment, decision

action noun

From nis-√ci (to ascertain, decide)

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own self (ātman) (of the self, his own, of the soul (ātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego, mind (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Possessive for 'niścayam'.

तव (tava) - your (referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you, yourself

Pronominal stem for the second person singular, genitive case

Note: Used twice in the verse: 'your father' and 'your son'.

संधारयन् (saṁdhārayan) - comforting (by holding and reassuring) (holding, supporting, comforting, preserving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃdhārayat

dhṛ - to hold, bear, support, comfort, maintain

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of sam-dhṛ (causative), masculine singular nominative

Prefix: sam

Root: dhṛ (class 10)

पुत्रम् (putram) - son (Duryodhana, who is being reassured by Bhīṣma) (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of 'saṃdhārayan'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect

Imperfect, 3rd person, singular, active voice, Parasmaipada

Root: brū (class 2)

शंतनोः (śaṁtanoḥ) - of Śaṃtanu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaṃtanu

śaṁtanu - Name of King Śaṃtanu, father of Bhīṣma.

Note: Modifies 'sutaḥ'.

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son (referring to Bhīṣma) (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle used as noun

From root √sū (to give birth, to generate)

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma.