महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-62, verse-37

स मुहूर्तमिवोत्सृज्य बाष्पं शोकसमुद्भवम् ।
प्रक्षाल्य वारिणा नेत्रे आचम्य च यथाविधि ।
उवाच प्रश्रितं वाक्यं धृतराष्ट्रमरिंदमः ॥३७॥

37. sa muhūrtamivotsṛjya bāṣpaṁ śokasamudbhavam ,
prakṣālya vāriṇā netre ācamya ca yathāvidhi ,
uvāca praśritaṁ vākyaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭramariṁdamaḥ.

37. saḥ muhūrtam iva utsṛjya bāṣpam
śoka-samudbhavam prakṣālya vāriṇā
netre ācamya ca yathāvidhi uvāca
praśritam vākyam dhṛtarāṣṭram arimdamah

37. saḥ arimdamah śoka-samudbhavam bāṣpam
muhūrtam iva utsṛjya vāriṇā
netre prakṣālya ca yathāvidhi ācamya
dhṛtarāṣṭram praśritam vākyam uvāca

37. For a moment, having released the tears born of sorrow, and then having washed his eyes with water and performed the ritual sipping of water (ācamana) as prescribed, the subduer of enemies spoke humble words to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Sañjaya (he)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, an instant

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having released, having abandoned, having given up

• बाष्पम् (bāṣpam) - tears (tear, vapor)

• शोक-समुद्भवम् (śoka-samudbhavam) - arising from sorrow, born of grief

• प्रक्षाल्य (prakṣālya) - having washed, having cleansed

• वारिणा (vāriṇā) - with water

• नेत्रे (netre) - two eyes, the eyes

• आचम्य (ācamya) - having sipped water, having performed ācamana

• च (ca) - and, also

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, duly, ritually

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble, modest, polite

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

• धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - to Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• अरिम्दमह् (arimdamah) - Sañjaya (subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Sañjaya (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, an instant

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a duration of 48 minutes

Note: Used adverbially.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having released, having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Formed with prefix 'ut' + root 'sṛj' + suffix '-ya' for absolutive.

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: This is an absolutive, acting adverbially.

बाष्पम् (bāṣpam) - tears (tear, vapor)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bāṣpa

bāṣpa - tear, vapor, steam

Note: Object of 'utsṛjya'.

शोक-समुद्भवम् (śoka-samudbhavam) - arising from sorrow, born of grief

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śoka-samudbhava

śoka-samudbhava - arising from sorrow, born of grief

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+samudbhava)

• śoka – sorrow, grief
  noun (masculine)
• samudbhava – originating, arising, born from
  adjective (masculine)
  Formed from 'sam' + 'ud' + root 'bhū' + suffix 'a'.
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'bāṣpam'.

प्रक्षाल्य (prakṣālya) - having washed, having cleansed

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Formed with prefix 'pra' + root 'kṣāl' + suffix '-ya' for absolutive.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣāl (class 10)

Note: This is an absolutive.

वारिणा (vāriṇā) - with water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

नेत्रे (netre) - two eyes, the eyes

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of netra

netra - eye

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prakṣālya'.

आचम्य (ācamya) - having sipped water, having performed ācamana

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Formed with prefix 'ā' + root 'cam' + suffix '-ya' for absolutive.

Prefix: ā

Root: cam (class 1)

Note: This is an absolutive.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, duly, ritually

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound of 'yathā' (as) and 'vidhi' (rule).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, precept, injunction, ritual
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi' + root 'dhā' (to place, arrange).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

Perfect 3rd person singular active of root 'vac'. Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble, modest, polite

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praśrita

praśrita - humble, modest, polite, bowed down

Past Passive Participle

From 'pra' + root 'śri' (to resort to, lean upon).

Prefix: pra

Root: śri (class 1)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From root 'vac' (to speak) + suffix 'ya'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - to Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king)

Compound: 'dhṛta' (held, borne) + 'rāṣṭra' (kingdom, realm). He whose kingdom is held (by others, implying his blindness).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, borne, maintained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dhṛ' (to hold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country
  noun (neuter)

Note: Recipient of speech.

अरिम्दमह् (arimdamah) - Sañjaya (subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arimdama

arimdama - subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

Compound: 'ari' (enemy) + 'dama' (subduing). Agent noun from root 'dam' (to subdue).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming, controlling
  noun/agent noun (masculine)
  From root 'dam' (to subdue) + suffix 'a'.
  Root: dam (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'saḥ' (Sañjaya).