महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-102, verse-31

तमब्रवीदश्रुपूर्णः कृष्णसर्प इव श्वसन् ।
भीमसेनमिदं वाक्यं प्रम्लानवदनो नृपः ॥३१॥

31. tamabravīdaśrupūrṇaḥ kṛṣṇasarpa iva śvasan ,
bhīmasenamidaṁ vākyaṁ pramlānavadano nṛpaḥ.

31. tam abravīt aśrupūrṇaḥ kṛṣṇasarpaḥ iva śvasan
bhīmasenam idam vākyam pramlānavadanaḥ nṛpaḥ

31. aśrupūrṇaḥ,
kṛṣṇasarpaḥ iva śvasan,
pramlānavadanaḥ nṛpaḥ tam bhīmasenam idam vākyam abravīt

31. The king, his face withered and filled with tears, sighed like a black snake and spoke these words to Bhimasena.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, to him

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• अश्रुपूर्णः (aśrupūrṇaḥ) - full of tears, tear-filled

• कृष्णसर्पः (kṛṣṇasarpaḥ) - black snake

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• श्वसन् (śvasan) - sighing, hissing, breathing heavily

• भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - to Bhimasena

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• प्रम्लानवदनः (pramlānavadanaḥ) - with a withered face, pale-faced

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, to him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

imperfect

Third person singular imperfect (laṅ) active voice

Root: bru (class 2)

अश्रुपूर्णः (aśrupūrṇaḥ) - full of tears, tear-filled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśrupūrṇa

aśrupūrṇa - full of tears, tear-filled

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśru+pūrṇa)

• aśru – tear
  noun (neuter)
• pūrṇa – full, filled, complete
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root pṛ (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)

कृष्णसर्पः (kṛṣṇasarpaḥ) - black snake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇasarpa

kṛṣṇasarpa - black snake, cobra

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+sarpa)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark
  adjective (masculine)
• sarpa – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
  from root sṛp (to creep)
  Root: sṛp (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

श्वसन् (śvasan) - sighing, hissing, breathing heavily

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvasat

śvasat - breathing, sighing

Present Active Participle

from root śvas (to breathe, hiss, sigh)

Root: śvas (class 2)

भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - to Bhimasena

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena (name of a Pāṇḍava)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, word, sentence

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रम्लानवदनः (pramlānavadanaḥ) - with a withered face, pale-faced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pramlānavadana

pramlānavadana - having a withered face, pale-faced

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pramlāna+vadana)

• pramlāna – withered, faded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pra- + root mlai (to wither)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mlai (class 1)
• vadana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vad (class 1)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

From nṛ (man) + pa (protector, from root pā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)