महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-105, verse-34

न चैनं पाण्डवेयानां केचिच्छेकुर्निरीक्षितुम् ।
उत्तरं मार्गमास्थाय तपन्तमिव भास्करम् ॥३४॥

34. na cainaṁ pāṇḍaveyānāṁ kecicchekurnirīkṣitum ,
uttaraṁ mārgamāsthāya tapantamiva bhāskaram.

34. na ca enam pāṇḍaveyānām kecit śekuḥ nirīkṣitum
uttaram mārgam āsthāya tapantam iva bhāskaram

34. ca pāṇḍaveyānām kecit enam nirīkṣitum na śekuḥ,
(saḥ) uttaram mārgam āsthāya tapantam bhāskaram iva (āsa)

34. And none of the sons of Pāṇḍu (Pāṇḍaveyas) were able to look at him, [who was blazing] like the sun shining intensely in its northern course.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• एनम् (enam) - Bhishma (him)

• पाण्डवेयानाम् (pāṇḍaveyānām) - of the sons of Pandu, of the Pandavas

• केचित् (kecit) - none (when combined with `na`) (some, any)

• शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able, could

• निरीक्षितुम् (nirīkṣitum) - to look at, to behold, to observe

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - northern [path] (northern, upper, later, higher)

• मार्गम् (mārgam) - the sun's course (path, way, course)

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having taken (its northern course) (having taken, having stood upon, having resorted to)

• तपन्तम् (tapantam) - intensely shining (sun) (burning, shining intensely, heating)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - the sun

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - Bhishma (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him, her, it

Enclitic pronoun.

Note: Refers to Bhishma.

पाण्डवेयानाम् (pāṇḍaveyānām) - of the sons of Pandu, of the Pandavas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍaveya

pāṇḍaveya - son of Pandu, descendant of Pandu (a Pandava)

Derived from paṇḍu with ḍhak suffix.

Note: Genitive plural, indicating 'among the Pandavas'.

केचित् (kecit) - none (when combined with `na`) (some, any)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, which, what (interrogative pronoun); some, any (indefinite pronoun)

The cid suffix makes it indefinite.

Note: Subject of the verb `śekuḥ`.

शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able, could

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of śak

Perfect Active

From root śak (class 5). śekuḥ is 3rd person plural perfect active.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: `śekuḥ` takes an infinitive.

निरीक्षितुम् (nirīkṣitum) - to look at, to behold, to observe

(indeclinable)

infinitive

From root īkṣ (class 1, ātmanepada) with prefix nir-.

Prefix: nis

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Complements the verb `śekuḥ`.

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - northern [path] (northern, upper, later, higher)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, subsequent, later, excellent

Note: Refers to the sun's celestial path.

मार्गम् (mārgam) - the sun's course (path, way, course)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course

From root mṛj (to cleanse, wipe) + ghañ suffix, or from mṛg (to follow, hunt).

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Direct object of `āsthāya`.

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having taken (its northern course) (having taken, having stood upon, having resorted to)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root sthā (class 1) with prefix ā- and suffix lyap.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

तपन्तम् (tapantam) - intensely shining (sun) (burning, shining intensely, heating)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tapat

tapat - burning, shining, heating, tormenting

Present Active Participle

From root tap (class 1) with śatṛ suffix.

Root: tap (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, sun-god, maker of light

Compound: bhās (light) + kara (maker).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doer, hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of comparison for Bhishma.