महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-152, verse-32

तं तु दृष्ट्वा महाघोरं वर्तमानं महाहवे ।
अब्रवीत्पुरुषश्रेष्ठो धनंजयमिदं वचः ॥३२॥

32. taṁ tu dṛṣṭvā mahāghoraṁ vartamānaṁ mahāhave ,
abravītpuruṣaśreṣṭho dhanaṁjayamidaṁ vacaḥ.

32. taṃ tu dṛṣṭvā mahāghoraṃ vartamānaṃ mahāhave
abravīt puruṣaśreṣṭhaḥ dhanaṃjayam idaṃ vacaḥ

32. puruṣaśreṣṭhaḥ mahāhave vartamānaṃ mahāghoraṃ
taṃ tu dṛṣṭvā dhanaṃjayam idaṃ vacaḥ abravīt

32. Having seen that extremely fearsome being, who was engaged in the great battle, the foremost among men spoke these words to Dhananjaya (Arjuna).

Words meanings summery:

• तं (taṁ) - him, that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

• महाघोरं (mahāghoraṁ) - very terrible, extremely fearsome

• वर्तमानं (vartamānaṁ) - being, existing, present, engaged

• महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• पुरुषश्रेष्ठः (puruṣaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of men, foremost among men

• धनंजयम् (dhanaṁjayam) - to Dhananjaya, to Arjuna

• इदं (idaṁ) - this

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

Words meanings and morphology

तं (taṁ) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

formed from root dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महाघोरं (mahāghoraṁ) - very terrible, extremely fearsome

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāghora

mahāghora - very terrible, greatly dreadful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ghora)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fearful
  adjective (masculine)

वर्तमानं (vartamānaṁ) - being, existing, present, engaged

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - being, existing, present, current, happening

Present Active Participle

formed from root vṛt with present participle suffix -māna

Root: vṛt (class 1)

महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle, mighty war

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+hava)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• hava – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abravīt

imperfect 3rd person singular active

Root: brū (class 2)

पुरुषश्रेष्ठः (puruṣaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of men, foremost among men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣaśreṣṭha

puruṣaśreṣṭha - best of men, most excellent person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+śreṣṭha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, human being (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)

धनंजयम् (dhanaṁjayam) - to Dhananjaya, to Arjuna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna

इदं (idaṁ) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: vac