महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-32, verse-25

संजय उवाच ।
यन्मां पृच्छसि राजेन्द्र सौभद्रस्य निपातनम् ।
तत्ते कार्त्स्न्येन वक्ष्यामि शृणु राजन्समाहितः ।
विक्रीडितं कुमारेण यथानीकं बिभित्सता ॥२५॥

25. saṁjaya uvāca ,
yanmāṁ pṛcchasi rājendra saubhadrasya nipātanam ,
tatte kārtsnyena vakṣyāmi śṛṇu rājansamāhitaḥ ,
vikrīḍitaṁ kumāreṇa yathānīkaṁ bibhitsatā.

25. sañjaya uvāca yat mām pṛcchasi rājendra
saubhadrasya nipātanam tat te kārtsnyena
vakṣyāmi śṛṇu rājan samāhitaḥ
vikrīḍitam kumāreṇa yathā anīkam bibhitsatā

25. sañjaya uvāca rājendra yat saubhadrasya
nipātanam mām pṛcchasi tat te kārtsnyena
vakṣyāmi rājan samāhitaḥ śṛṇu
kumāreṇa anīkam bibhitsatā yathā vikrīḍitam

25. Sanjaya said: O great King, what you ask me concerning the slaying of Subhadra's son, I will explain to you completely. Listen attentively, O King. It was like a game (vikrīḍitam) for the young prince (kumāreṇa) who desired to break through the army.

Words meanings summery:

• सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya, Dhritarashtra's charioteer and narrator (Sanjaya)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत् (yat) - what (you ask) (what, which, that)

• माम् (mām) - me

• पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O Dhritarashtra (addressed by Sanjaya) (O chief of kings, O great king)

• सौभद्रस्य (saubhadrasya) - of Abhimanyu (of Subhadra's son, of Abhimanyu)

• निपातनम् (nipātanam) - the slaying (of Abhimanyu) (slaying, felling, causing to fall)

• तत् (tat) - that (story, i.e., the slaying) (that)

• ते (te) - to you (Dhritarashtra) (to you, for you, your)

• कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely, entirely, fully

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will say, I will tell

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!

• राजन् (rājan) - O Dhritarashtra (O king)

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - attentive, concentrated, composed

• विक्रीडितम् (vikrīḍitam) - a lighthearted activity, like a game (sport, play, game)

• कुमारेण (kumāreṇa) - by Abhimanyu (by the young boy, by the prince)

• यथा (yathā) - like (a game for him) (as, like, just as)

• अनीकम् (anīkam) - the enemy army (army, host, battle array)

• बिभित्सता (bibhitsatā) - by Abhimanyu, who was wishing to break through (by one desiring to break, by one wishing to pierce)

Words meanings and morphology

सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya, Dhritarashtra's charioteer and narrator (Sanjaya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sañjaya

sañjaya - Sanjaya (name); victory; conqueror

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative

Irregular perfect form from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - what (you ask) (what, which, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Used as a relative pronoun, functioning as an object here.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prach

Present Active Indicative

Root prach (to ask) with suffix -si for 2nd person singular

Root: prach (class 6)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O Dhritarashtra (addressed by Sanjaya) (O chief of kings, O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - chief of kings, great king, Indra among kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity); chief, best
  noun (masculine)

सौभद्रस्य (saubhadrasya) - of Abhimanyu (of Subhadra's son, of Abhimanyu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saubhadra

saubhadra - son of Subhadra (i.e., Abhimanyu)

Patronymic derivation from Subhadrā

निपातनम् (nipātanam) - the slaying (of Abhimanyu) (slaying, felling, causing to fall)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nipātana

nipātana - causing to fall, felling, slaying, downfall

n/a (derived noun)

From ni-pat (to fall down) + -ana suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (story, i.e., the slaying) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

ते (te) - to you (Dhritarashtra) (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Also could be genitive, but dative fits 'I will tell to you'.

कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely, entirely, fully

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārtsnya

kārtsnya - completeness, entirety, totality

Derived from kṛtsna (whole, complete)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will say, I will tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future Active Indicative

Root vac (to speak) + syāmi suffix for 1st person singular future

Root: vac (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Active

Root śru (to hear) in 2nd person singular imperative

Root: śru (class 5)

राजन् (rājan) - O Dhritarashtra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - attentive, concentrated, composed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - collected, composed, concentrated, attentive

Past Passive Participle

From sam-ā-dhā (to collect, compose)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

विक्रीडितम् (vikrīḍitam) - a lighthearted activity, like a game (sport, play, game)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikrīḍita

vikrīḍita - played, sported; a game, sport, play

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From vi-krīḍ (to play)

Prefix: vi

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Functions as a noun here.

कुमारेण (kumāreṇa) - by Abhimanyu (by the young boy, by the prince)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kumāra

kumāra - boy, youth, prince, son

Note: Agent of 'vikrīḍitam' (the sport was by the prince).

यथा (yathā) - like (a game for him) (as, like, just as)

(indeclinable)

अनीकम् (anīkam) - the enemy army (army, host, battle array)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anīka

anīka - army, host, battle array, face

Note: Object of 'bibhitsatā'

बिभित्सता (bibhitsatā) - by Abhimanyu, who was wishing to break through (by one desiring to break, by one wishing to pierce)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bibhitsat

bibhitsat - desiring to break, wishing to pierce

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

From desiderative stem of bhid (to break, split) + -at suffix. Desiderative reduplication bi-bhits-

Root: bhid (class 7)