महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-12

चिन्तयित्वा महाबाहुः पिता देवव्रतस्तव ।
अभ्याशस्थं महाराज पाण्डवं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥१२॥

12. cintayitvā mahābāhuḥ pitā devavratastava ,
abhyāśasthaṁ mahārāja pāṇḍavaṁ vākyamabravīt.

12. cintayitvā mahābāhuḥ pitā devavrataḥ tava
abhyāśastham mahārāja pāṇḍavam vākyam abravīt

12. mahārāja tava mahābāhuḥ pitā devavrataḥ
cintayitvā abhyāśastham pāṇḍavam vākyam abravīt

12. O great king, your mighty-armed father Devavrata, having pondered, spoke these words to the Pāṇḍava (Yudhishthira) who was standing nearby.

Words meanings summery:

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

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed (Bhishma) (mighty-armed, great-armed)

• पिता (pitā) - paternal figure (Bhishma) (father, guardian, progenitor)

• देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata (Bhishma's original name)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अभ्याशस्थम् (abhyāśastham) - standing near, situated nearby, close by

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king, great ruler

• पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - to the Pāṇḍava (Yudhishthira) (son of Pandu, related to Pandu)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from the root 'cint' (to think) with the suffix '-tvā'

Root: cint (class 10)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed (Bhishma) (mighty-armed, great-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, great-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm, fore-arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Bhishma

पिता (pitā) - paternal figure (Bhishma) (father, guardian, progenitor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, progenitor, guardian

देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata (Bhishma's original name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devavrata

devavrata - one whose vow is divine, name of Bhishma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deva+vrata)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• vrata – vow, sacred duty, observance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Name of Bhishma

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your

अभ्याशस्थम् (abhyāśastham) - standing near, situated nearby, close by

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhyāśastha

abhyāśastha - standing nearby, situated near

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pāṇḍavam

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king, great ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Addressing Yudhishthira

पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - to the Pāṇḍava (Yudhishthira) (son of Pandu, related to Pandu)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, son of Pandu

Note: Refers to Yudhishthira

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The 'a-' prefix is characteristic of past tenses in Sanskrit verbs.