महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-51, verse-17

विषण्णवदनाः सर्वे परिगृह्य धनंजयम् ।
नेत्रैरनिमिषैर्दीनाः प्रत्यवेक्षन्परस्परम् ॥१७॥

17. viṣaṇṇavadanāḥ sarve parigṛhya dhanaṁjayam ,
netrairanimiṣairdīnāḥ pratyavekṣanparasparam.

17. viṣaṇṇavadanāḥ sarve parigṛhya dhanañjayam
netraiḥ animiṣaiḥ dīnāḥ pratyavekṣan parasparam

17. sarve viṣaṇṇavadanāḥ dhanañjayam parigṛhya
dīnāḥ animiṣaiḥ netraiḥ parasparam pratyavekṣan

17. All of them, with sad faces, surrounded Arjuna (Dhanañjaya). Distressed and with unblinking eyes, they looked at each other.

Words meanings summery:

• विषण्णवदनाः (viṣaṇṇavadanāḥ) - with sad faces, having dejected countenances

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having surrounded, having embraced, having seized

• धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna (winner of wealth)

• नेत्रैः (netraiḥ) - by eyes, with eyes

• अनिमिषैः (animiṣaiḥ) - with unblinking (eyes), with fixed (eyes)

• दीनाः (dīnāḥ) - distressed, sorrowful, dejected

• प्रत्यवेक्षन् (pratyavekṣan) - they looked back, they looked at each other, they observed

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

Words meanings and morphology

विषण्णवदनाः (viṣaṇṇavadanāḥ) - with sad faces, having dejected countenances

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣaṇṇavadana

viṣaṇṇavadana - having a sad face, dejected-faced

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viṣaṇṇa+vadana)

• viṣaṇṇa – dejected, sad, sorrowful
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `ṣad` (to sink down, to be dejected) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ṣad (class 1)
• vadana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  From root `vad` (to speak).
  Root: vad (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having surrounded, having embraced, having seized

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root `grah` (to seize, take) with prefix `pari`. Formed with the `lyaP` suffix.

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna (winner of wealth)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - Arjuna (a name), winner of wealth, fire (as an epithet)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  From root `ji` (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)

नेत्रैः (netraiḥ) - by eyes, with eyes

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of netra

netra - eye

From root `nī` (to lead) with `tra` suffix.

Root: nī (class 1)

अनिमिषैः (animiṣaiḥ) - with unblinking (eyes), with fixed (eyes)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of animiṣa

animiṣa - unblinking, fixed

Negative prefix `a-` + `nimiṣa` (blinking).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nimiṣa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• nimiṣa – blink, wink
  noun (masculine)
  From root `miṣ` (to wink) with prefix `ni`.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'netraiḥ'.

दीनाः (dīnāḥ) - distressed, sorrowful, dejected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīna

dīna - miserable, wretched, dejected

Past Passive Participle

From root `dai` (to become miserable, to waste away) or `dī` (to perish).

Root: dai (class 4)

प्रत्यवेक्षन् (pratyavekṣan) - they looked back, they looked at each other, they observed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pratyavekṣ

Imperfect Tense

From root `īkṣ` (to see) with prefixes `prati` (back, towards) and `ava` (down, away). Third person plural, active voice. The `a-` is the augment for the imperfect.

Prefixes: prati+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paraspara

paraspara - mutual, each other

Note: Used adverbially here.