महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-1, verse-47

ततो दीर्घेण कालेन विदुरं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
धृतराष्ट्रो नरव्याघ्रो मुह्यमानो मुहुर्मुहुः ॥४७॥

47. tato dīrgheṇa kālena viduraṁ vākyamabravīt ,
dhṛtarāṣṭro naravyāghro muhyamāno muhurmuhuḥ.

47. tataḥ dīrgheṇa kālena viduram vākyam abravīt
dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ naravyāghraḥ muhyamānaḥ muhuḥ muhuḥ

47. tataḥ dīrgheṇa kālena muhyamānaḥ muhurmuhuḥ
naravyāghraḥ dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ viduram vākyam abravīt

47. Then, after a long time, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, that tiger among men (naravyāghra), who was repeatedly becoming bewildered, spoke these words to Vidura.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• दीर्घेण (dīrgheṇa) - by a long, with a long, after a long

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, with time, after time

• विदुरम् (viduram) - Vidura (proper name)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name)

• नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, best of men

• मुह्यमानः (muhyamānaḥ) - becoming bewildered, confused, fainting

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, often, again

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, often, again

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

दीर्घेण (dīrgheṇa) - by a long, with a long, after a long

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, extended, prolonged

कालेन (kālena) - by time, with time, after time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, duration

विदुरम् (viduram) - Vidura (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (a wise minister and half-brother of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (the blind king of Hastināpura, father of the Kauravas)

नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, best of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men, eminent man

Tatpurusha compound: nara (man) + vyāghra (tiger). Used metaphorically to mean 'foremost man'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

मुह्यमानः (muhyamānaḥ) - becoming bewildered, confused, fainting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muhyamāna

muhyamāna - becoming bewildered, confused, faint, deluded

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the root muh (to be bewildered, to faint).

Root: muh (class 4)

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, often, again

(indeclinable)

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, often, again

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in repetition 'muhurmuhuḥ' for 'repeatedly'.