महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-28, verse-18

वैजयन्त्यभवन्माला तदस्त्रं केशवोरसि ।
ततोऽर्जुनः क्लान्तमनाः केशवं प्रत्यभाषत ॥१८॥

18. vaijayantyabhavanmālā tadastraṁ keśavorasi ,
tato'rjunaḥ klāntamanāḥ keśavaṁ pratyabhāṣata.

18. vaijayantī abhavat mālā tat astram keśavorasi
tataḥ arjunaḥ klāntamanāḥ keśavam prati abhāṣata

18. tat astram keśavorasi vaijayantī mālā abhavat
tataḥ klāntamanāḥ arjunaḥ keśavam prati abhāṣata

18. That missile, upon Keśava's (Krishna's) chest, transformed into a Vaijayantī (garland). Then, Arjuna, disheartened, addressed Keśava.

Words meanings summery:

• वैजयन्ती (vaijayantī) - name of Vishnu's garland, victorious, triumphant

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

• माला (mālā) - garland, wreath

• तत् (tat) - that

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - the Vaishnava missile (missile, weapon)

• केशवोरसि (keśavorasi) - on Krishna's chest (on Keśava's chest)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna

• क्लान्तमनाः (klāntamanāḥ) - weary-minded, dejected, disheartened

• केशवम् (keśavam) - to Krishna (to Keśava (Krishna))

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to, in return, against

• अभाषत (abhāṣata) - he spoke, addressed

Words meanings and morphology

वैजयन्ती (vaijayantī) - name of Vishnu's garland, victorious, triumphant

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaijayantī

vaijayantī - Name of Vishnu's special garland, glorious, victorious.

Feminine form of `vaijayanta`.

Note: Predicate nominative for `astram` becoming `mālā`.

अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense

From root `bhū`. Third person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Verb for the transformation of the missile.

माला (mālā) - garland, wreath

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mālā

mālā - garland, wreath, string of beads

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies `astram`.

अस्त्रम् (astram) - the Vaishnava missile (missile, weapon)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - missile, weapon

From root `as` (to throw)

Root: as (class 4)

केशवोरसि (keśavorasi) - on Krishna's chest (on Keśava's chest)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of keśavoras

keśavoras - Keśava's chest

Compound of `keśava` and `uras`.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (keśava+uras)

• keśava – Krishna, Vishnu
  proper noun (masculine)
• uras – chest, breast
  noun (neuter)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince), white, silver.

क्लान्तमनाः (klāntamanāḥ) - weary-minded, dejected, disheartened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of klāntamanas

klāntamanas - one whose mind is weary, disheartened

Bahuvrīhi compound: `klānta` (weary) + `manas` (mind).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (klānta+manas)

• klānta – weary, tired, fatigued
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `klam` (to be weary)
  Root: klam (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

केशवम् (keśavam) - to Krishna (to Keśava (Krishna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Krishna, Vishnu

Note: Object of `abhāṣata`.

प्रति (prati) - towards, to, in return, against

(indeclinable)

Used here as a prefix to `abhāṣata`.

Note: In `pratyabhāṣata`, it acts as an upasarga.

अभाषत (abhāṣata) - he spoke, addressed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhāṣ

Imperfect tense, Ātmanepada

From root `bhāṣ` (to speak). Third person singular.

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)