महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-8, verse-39

मुह्यते मे मनस्तात कथा तावन्निवर्त्यताम् ।
भूयस्तु लब्धसंज्ञस्त्वा परिप्रक्ष्यामि संजय ॥३९॥

39. muhyate me manastāta kathā tāvannivartyatām ,
bhūyastu labdhasaṁjñastvā pariprakṣyāmi saṁjaya.

39. muhyate me manas tāta kathā tāvat nivartyatām
bhūyas tu labdhasaṃjñas tvā pariprakṣyāmi saṃjaya

39. tāta me manas muhyate tāvat kathā nivartyatām tu
saṃjaya labdhasaṃjñas bhūyas tvā pariprakṣyāmi

39. My mind is bewildered, dear father. Let this narrative be paused for now. But once I have regained my composure, O Sanjaya, I will question you further.

Words meanings summery:

• मुह्यते (muhyate) - is bewildered, is confused, faints

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

• मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, heart, spirit

• तात (tāta) - O father, O dear one

• कथा (kathā) - story, narrative, talk, discussion

• तावत् (tāvat) - for now, meanwhile (so much, for a while, meanwhile, then)

• निवर्त्यताम् (nivartyatām) - let it be stopped, let it be turned back

• भूयस् (bhūyas) - again, further, more

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• लब्धसंज्ञस् (labdhasaṁjñas) - having regained consciousness, having recovered

• त्वा (tvā) - you (accusative)

• परिप्रक्ष्यामि (pariprakṣyāmi) - I will ask fully, I will inquire

• संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sanjaya

Words meanings and morphology

मुह्यते (muhyate) - is bewildered, is confused, faints

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of muh

present

3rd person singular present middle of root muh (class 4)

Root: muh (class 4)

मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Also dative singular. Here possessive genitive.

मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, heart, spirit

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of `muhyate`.

तात (tāta) - O father, O dear one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment, also used by a son to address his father or a subordinate to address a superior)

Note: Dhritarashtra addressing Sanjaya.

कथा (kathā) - story, narrative, talk, discussion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, narrative, tale, talk, discussion

Note: Subject of `nivartyatām`.

तावत् (tāvat) - for now, meanwhile (so much, for a while, meanwhile, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

निवर्त्यताम् (nivartyatām) - let it be stopped, let it be turned back

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of nivartya

imperative

3rd person singular imperative passive of root vṛt with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Let the story be stopped.

भूयस् (bhūyas) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

लब्धसंज्ञस् (labdhasaṁjñas) - having regained consciousness, having recovered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of labdhasaṃjña

labdhasaṁjña - having regained consciousness/senses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (labdha+saṃjñā)

• labdha – obtained, gained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle from root labh
  Root: labh (class 1)
• saṃjñā – consciousness, understanding, name
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'I'.

त्वा (tvā) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of `tvām`.

परिप्रक्ष्यामि (pariprakṣyāmi) - I will ask fully, I will inquire

(verb)

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

future

1st person singular future active of root prach with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: The subject is implied 'I' (Dhritarashtra).

संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sanjaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (proper name)