महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-117, verse-6

तच्छ्रुत्वा कुरुवृद्धः स बलात्संवृत्तलोचनः ।
शनैरुद्वीक्ष्य सस्नेहमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥६॥

6. tacchrutvā kuruvṛddhaḥ sa balātsaṁvṛttalocanaḥ ,
śanairudvīkṣya sasnehamidaṁ vacanamabravīt.

6. tat śrutvā kuru-vṛddhaḥ sa balāt saṃvṛtta-locanaḥ
śanaiḥ udvīkṣya sasneham idam vacanam abravīt

6. sa kuru-vṛddhaḥ tat śrutvā balāt saṃvṛtta-locanaḥ
śanaiḥ udvīkṣya sasneham idam vacanam abravīt

6. Hearing that, the elder of the Kurus, who had forcibly closed his eyes, slowly opened them and, looking up with affection, spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (refers to the previously heard statement) (that, therefore)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• कुरु-वृद्धः (kuru-vṛddhaḥ) - Bhishma, the eldest Kuru patriarch (elder of the Kurus)

• स (sa) - he (referring to Bhishma) (he, that)

• बलात् (balāt) - forcibly (implying a strong emotional reaction, not physical coercion) (by force, forcibly, from strength)

• संवृत्त-लोचनः (saṁvṛtta-locanaḥ) - having closed his eyes (due to emotion or concentration) (one whose eyes are closed)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly (opening his eyes) (slowly, gradually)

• उद्वीक्ष्य (udvīkṣya) - looking up (after opening his eyes) (having looked up, having observed)

• सस्नेहम् (sasneham) - with affection (as he spoke) (with affection, lovingly)

• इदम् (idam) - this (speech) (this)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words / speech (word, speech, saying)

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

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (refers to the previously heard statement) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to the preceding statement.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

कुरु-वृद्धः (kuru-vṛddhaḥ) - Bhishma, the eldest Kuru patriarch (elder of the Kurus)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuru-vṛddha

kuru-vṛddha - elder of the Kurus

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kuru+vṛddha)

• kuru – Kuru (name of a dynasty/tribe)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vṛddha – old, aged, elder
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛdh (to grow)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhishma.

स (sa) - he (referring to Bhishma) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

बलात् (balāt) - forcibly (implying a strong emotional reaction, not physical coercion) (by force, forcibly, from strength)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

Note: Used adverbially.

संवृत्त-लोचनः (saṁvṛtta-locanaḥ) - having closed his eyes (due to emotion or concentration) (one whose eyes are closed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛtta-locana

saṁvṛtta-locana - having closed eyes

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (saṃvṛtta+locana)

• saṃvṛtta – closed, covered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛ (to cover, conceal) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: loc (class 10)

Note: Qualifies kuru-vṛddhaḥ.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly (opening his eyes) (slowly, gradually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

उद्वीक्ष्य (udvīkṣya) - looking up (after opening his eyes) (having looked up, having observed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with prefix ud- and suffix -ya

Prefix: ud

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सस्नेहम् (sasneham) - with affection (as he spoke) (with affection, lovingly)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+sneha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• sneha – affection, love, oil
  noun (masculine)
  Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Adverbial usage.

इदम् (idam) - this (speech) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Qualifies vacanam.

वचनम् (vacanam) - words / speech (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of abravīt.

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

(verb)

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

Imperfect

3rd person singular active imperfect of root brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The 'a' is the augment for imperfect tense.