महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-61, verse-15

तं तथा भस्मभूतं तु दृष्ट्वा पाण्डुसुताः प्रभो ।
अभवन्विस्मिता राजन्नर्जुनश्चेदमब्रवीत् ॥१५॥

15. taṁ tathā bhasmabhūtaṁ tu dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍusutāḥ prabho ,
abhavanvismitā rājannarjunaścedamabravīt.

15. तम् तथा भस्मभूतम् तु दृष्ट्वा पाण्डुसुताः प्रभो
अभवन् विस्मिताः राजन् अर्जुनः च इदम् अब्रवीत्

15. प्रभो राजन् तु पाण्डुसुताः तम् तथा भस्मभूतम्
दृष्ट्वा विस्मिताः अभवन् च अर्जुनः इदम् अब्रवीत्

15. O Lord, O King, when the sons of Pāṇḍu saw that chariot thus reduced to ashes, they were astonished, and Arjuna spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (तम्) - that (chariot) (him, that, it)

• तथा (तथा) - thus, so, in that manner

• भस्मभूतम् (भस्मभूतम्) - reduced to ashes, turned into dust

• तु (तु) - but, indeed, however

• दृष्ट्वा (दृष्ट्वा) - having seen, perceiving

• पाण्डुसुताः (पाण्डुसुताः) - the sons of Pāṇḍu

• प्रभो (प्रभो) - O lord, O master

• अभवन् (अभवन्) - they became, they were

• विस्मिताः (विस्मिताः) - astonished, surprised, amazed

• राजन् (राजन्) - O king

• अर्जुनः (अर्जुनः) - Arjuna

• च (च) - and, also, moreover

• इदम् (इदम्) - these words (this, this one)

• अब्रवीत् (अब्रवीत्) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (तम्) - that (chariot) (him, that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तथा (तथा) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

भस्मभूतम् (भस्मभूतम्) - reduced to ashes, turned into dust

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhasmībhūta

bhasmībhūta - reduced to ashes, turned into dust

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the noun 'bhasman' (ashes) and the root √bhū (to become) in a compound formation with the suffix -ī (karoti meaning).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhasman+bhūta)

• bhasman – ashes, dust
  noun (neuter)
• bhūta – become, happened, past
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √bhū (to be, become) with the suffix -ta.
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

तु (तु) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (दृष्ट्वा) - having seen, perceiving

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root √dṛś (to see) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

पाण्डुसुताः (पाण्डुसुताः) - the sons of Pāṇḍu

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍusuta

pāṇḍusuta - son of Pāṇḍu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+suta)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)

प्रभो (प्रभो) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, able

अभवन् (अभवन्) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √bhū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural

Derived from the root √bhū (to be, become).

Root: √bhū (class 1)

विस्मिताः (विस्मिताः) - astonished, surprised, amazed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vismita

vismita - astonished, surprised, amazed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √smi (to smile, wonder) with prefix vi- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: vi

Root: √smi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'Pāṇḍusutāḥ'.

राजन् (राजन्) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

अर्जुनः (अर्जुनः) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (proper name); white, silver; peacock

च (च) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

इदम् (इदम्) - these words (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अब्रवीत् (अब्रवीत्) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Derived from the root √brū (to speak).

Root: √brū (class 2)