महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-1, verse-23

तथान्यैश्च सुहृद्भिश्च ज्ञातिभिश्च हितैषिभिः ।
तमेव चार्थं ध्यायन्तं कर्णस्य निधनं प्रति ॥२३॥

23. tathānyaiśca suhṛdbhiśca jñātibhiśca hitaiṣibhiḥ ,
tameva cārthaṁ dhyāyantaṁ karṇasya nidhanaṁ prati.

23. tathā anyaiḥ ca suhṛdbhiḥ ca jñātibhiḥ ca hitaiṣibhiḥ
tam eva ca artham dhyāyantam karṇasya nidhanam prati

23. ca tathā anyaiḥ suhṛdbhiḥ jñātibhiḥ ca hitaiṣibhiḥ
ca karṇasya nidhanam prati tam eva artham dhyāyantam

23. And furthermore, he was surrounded by other friends, kinsmen, and well-wishers; and the king himself was intently pondering that very matter concerning Karṇa's demise.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - Other people present with Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (by others, by other)

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - The friends present with Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (by good-hearted ones, by friends)

• च (ca) - and, also

• ज्ञातिभिः (jñātibhiḥ) - The relatives present with Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (by kinsmen, by relatives)

• च (ca) - and, also

• हितैषिभिः (hitaiṣibhiḥ) - The well-wishers present with Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (by well-wishers, by those desiring welfare)

• तम् (tam) - Referring to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (him, that)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizing 'that very matter.' (indeed, very, only)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अर्थम् (artham) - The matter of Karṇa's death. (purpose, matter, object, meaning)

• ध्यायन्तम् (dhyāyantam) - Describing Dhṛtarāṣṭra's action of thinking about Karṇa's death. (meditating, thinking, contemplating)

• कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - Karṇa, a prominent warrior and half-brother of the Pāṇḍavas. (of Karṇa)

• निधनम् (nidhanam) - The death of Karṇa. (death, destruction, demise)

• प्रति (prati) - Regarding the death of Karṇa. (towards, concerning, regarding)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and

(indeclinable)

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - Other people present with Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (by others, by other)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - The friends present with Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (by good-hearted ones, by friends)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, good-hearted, benevolent

Compound of 'su' (good) and 'hṛd' (heart).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ज्ञातिभिः (jñātibhiḥ) - The relatives present with Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (by kinsmen, by relatives)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jñāti

jñāti - kinsman, relative

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हितैषिभिः (hitaiṣibhiḥ) - The well-wishers present with Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (by well-wishers, by those desiring welfare)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hitaiṣin

hitaiṣin - well-wisher, benevolent, desiring good

From 'hita' (welfare) + root 'iṣ' (to desire) with 'ṇin' suffix.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

तम् (tam) - Referring to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine accusative singular form of 'tad'.

एव (eva) - Emphasizing 'that very matter.' (indeed, very, only)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अर्थम् (artham) - The matter of Karṇa's death. (purpose, matter, object, meaning)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, matter, meaning, wealth

ध्यायन्तम् (dhyāyantam) - Describing Dhṛtarāṣṭra's action of thinking about Karṇa's death. (meditating, thinking, contemplating)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhyāyat

dhyāyat - meditating, thinking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dhyā (to meditate) with śatṛ suffix.

Root: dhyā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the object (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied 'tam').

कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - Karṇa, a prominent warrior and half-brother of the Pāṇḍavas. (of Karṇa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (a character in the Mahabharata), ear

निधनम् (nidhanam) - The death of Karṇa. (death, destruction, demise)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nidhana

nidhana - death, destruction, end, demise

Note: Object of the preposition 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - Regarding the death of Karṇa. (towards, concerning, regarding)

(indeclinable)