महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-5, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवमुक्त्वा ययौ व्यासो धृतराष्ट्राय धीमते ।
धृतराष्ट्रोऽपि तच्छ्रुत्वा ध्यानमेवान्वपद्यत ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evamuktvā yayau vyāso dhṛtarāṣṭrāya dhīmate ,
dhṛtarāṣṭro'pi tacchrutvā dhyānamevānvapadyata.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca evam uktvā yayau vyāsaḥ dhṛtarāṣṭrāya
dhīmate dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ api tat śrutvā dhyānam eva anvapadyata

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca.
vyāsaḥ evam uktvā dhīmate dhṛtarāṣṭrāya yayau.
dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ api tat śrutvā dhyānam eva anvapadyata.

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Having spoken thus, Vyāsa departed to the wise Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Dhṛtarāṣṭra, having heard that, then resorted solely to meditation (dhyāna).

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• ययौ (yayau) - he went, he departed

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa

• धृतराष्ट्राय (dhṛtarāṣṭrāya) - to Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• धीमते (dhīmate) - Qualifies Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (to the intelligent, to the wise, to the thoughtful)

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• तत् (tat) - Refers to Vyāsa's words. (that)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अन्वपद्यत (anvapadyata) - resorted to, fell into, took to

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

Note: The speaker of the narrative.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative (lit)

Irregular perfect form from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Traditional narrative opening for a speaker.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root vac (to speak) + suffix -tvā.

Root: vac (class 2)

ययौ (yayau) - he went, he departed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of yā

Perfect Active Indicative (lit)

From root yā (to go).

Root: yā (class 2)

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - name of a sage, compiler of the Vedas and Mahabharata

धृतराष्ट्राय (dhṛtarāṣṭrāya) - to Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king)

धीमते (dhīmate) - Qualifies Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (to the intelligent, to the wise, to the thoughtful)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful, sagacious

From dhī (thought, intelligence) + mat (possessive suffix)

Note: Agrees in case, gender, and number with Dhṛtarāṣṭrāya.

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king)

Note: The subject of the action.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - Refers to Vyāsa's words. (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to Vyāsa's speech.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śru (to hear) + suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, deep thought, religious meditation

From root dhyai/dhyā (to meditate)

Root: dhyai (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अन्वपद्यत (anvapadyata) - resorted to, fell into, took to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect indicative (laṅ) of anvapad

Imperfect Middle Indicative (laṅ)

From root pad (to go, fall) with prefixes anu- and ava-.

Prefixes: anu+ava

Root: pad (class 4)