महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-2, verse-2

अवाङ्मुखाः शस्त्रभृतः सर्व एव विशां पते ।
अप्रेक्षमाणाः शोकार्ता नाभ्यभाषन्परस्परम् ॥२॥

2. avāṅmukhāḥ śastrabhṛtaḥ sarva eva viśāṁ pate ,
aprekṣamāṇāḥ śokārtā nābhyabhāṣanparasparam.

2. avāṅmukhāḥ śastrabṛtaḥ sarve eva viśām pate
aprekṣamāṇāḥ śokārtāḥ na abhyabhāṣan parasparam

2. viśām pate,
sarve eva avāṅmukhāḥ śastrabṛtaḥ śokārtāḥ aprekṣamāṇāḥ parasparam na abhyabhāṣan.

2. O Lord of the People (viśāṃ pate), all of them, bearing their weapons, stood with their faces downcast, overwhelmed by grief, not looking at each other, and not speaking to one another.

Words meanings summery:

• अवाङ्मुखाः (avāṅmukhāḥ) - with faces downwards, downcast, looking downwards

• शस्त्रबृतः (śastrabṛtaḥ) - bearing weapons, armed, carrying weapons

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (your sons) (all, everyone)

• एव (eva) - all of them indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - (addressed to Dhritarashtra) (O lord, O master)

• अप्रेक्षमाणाः (aprekṣamāṇāḥ) - not looking at each other (not looking, not seeing, not observing)

• शोकार्ताः (śokārtāḥ) - afflicted by sorrow, distressed by grief

• न (na) - not, no

• अभ्यभाषन् (abhyabhāṣan) - they spoke to, they conversed with

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, to each other, among themselves

Words meanings and morphology

अवाङ्मुखाः (avāṅmukhāḥ) - with faces downwards, downcast, looking downwards

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avāṅmukha

avāṅmukha - downward-faced, with face cast down, looking downwards

Compound: 'avāñc' (downward) + 'mukha' (face).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avāñc+mukha)

• avāñc – downward, below
  adjective (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth, opening, front
  noun (neuter)

शस्त्रबृतः (śastrabṛtaḥ) - bearing weapons, armed, carrying weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śastrabṛt

śastrabṛt - weapon-bearer, armed, carrying weapons

Compound: 'śastra' (weapon) + 'bhṛt' (bearing, holding from bhṛ).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+bhṛt)

• śastra – weapon, arm, knife
  noun (neuter)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying, supporting, holding
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root bhṛ
  From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, carry), agent suffix.
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (your sons) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

एव (eva) - all of them indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community

पते (pate) - (addressed to Dhritarashtra) (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, ruler

अप्रेक्षमाणाः (aprekṣamāṇāḥ) - not looking at each other (not looking, not seeing, not observing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aprekṣamāṇa

aprekṣamāṇa - not looking, not seeing

Present Middle Participle (negative)

From 'a' (not) + 'prekṣamāṇa' (looking, seeing, from pra-īkṣ).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prekṣamāṇa)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• prekṣamāṇa – looking at, observing, seeing
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Middle Participle
  from pra-īkṣ
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

शोकार्ताः (śokārtāḥ) - afflicted by sorrow, distressed by grief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śokārta

śokārta - afflicted by sorrow, distressed by grief, sorrow-stricken

Compound: 'śoka' (sorrow) + 'ārta' (afflicted).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+ārta)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, pained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'ṛ' with 'ā' prefix, or ṛt.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अभ्यभाषन् (abhyabhāṣan) - they spoke to, they conversed with

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense

3rd person plural, Imperfect Tense, Ātmanepada, with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, to each other, among themselves

(indeclinable)

Compound 'para' (other) + 'aspara' (mutual).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (para+aspara)

• para – other, another, supreme, distant
  pronoun
• aspara – mutual
  adjective (masculine)