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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-100, verse-3

श्वश्र्वास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शयाना शयने शुभे ।
साचिन्तयत्तदा भीष्ममन्यांश्च कुरुपुंगवान् ॥३॥
3. śvaśrvāstadvacanaṁ śrutvā śayānā śayane śubhe ,
sācintayattadā bhīṣmamanyāṁśca kurupuṁgavān.
3. śvaśrvāḥ tat vacanam śrutvā śayānā śayane śubhe
sā acintayat tadā bhīṣmam anyān ca kurupuṅgavān
3. Having heard that statement from her mother-in-law, she, lying on her auspicious bed, then thought of Bhishma and the other foremost Kuru heroes.

Words meanings summery:

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  • श्वश्र्वाः (śvaśrvāḥ) - from her mother-in-law (Satyavati) (of the mother-in-law, from the mother-in-law)
  • तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that, by that)
  • वचनम् (vacanam) - statement (from Satyavati) (word, speech, statement)
  • श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (that statement) (having heard)
  • शयाना (śayānā) - (she) lying (on the bed) (lying, reposing)
  • शयने (śayane) - on her bed (on the bed, in the bed, in rest)
  • शुभे (śubhe) - on her auspicious bed (on the auspicious, on the beautiful)
  • सा (sā) - she (Ambika) (she)
  • अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - she thought (thought, considered)
  • तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)
  • भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma (Bhishma (accusative))
  • अन्यान् (anyān) - others (others, other)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • कुरुपुङ्गवान् (kurupuṅgavān) - the foremost Kuru heroes (foremost among the Kurus, Kuru heroes)

Words meanings and morphology

श्वश्र्वाः (śvaśrvāḥ) - from her mother-in-law (Satyavati) (of the mother-in-law, from the mother-in-law)
(noun)
Ablative, feminine, singular of śvaśrū
śvaśrū - mother-in-law
Note: Could also be genitive, but ablative is more fitting with 'hearing from'.
तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that, by that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: It qualifies 'vacanam'.
वचनम् (vacanam) - statement (from Satyavati) (word, speech, statement)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana
vacana - word, speech, saying, statement
From root vac (to speak), suffix ana
Root: vac (class 2)
श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (that statement) (having heard)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Formed from root śru + tvā suffix
Root: śru (class 5)
शयाना (śayānā) - (she) lying (on the bed) (lying, reposing)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śayāna
śayāna - lying down, resting, sleeping
Present Middle Participle
Formed from root śī (to lie down) + śāna suffix
Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'sā'.
शयने (śayane) - on her bed (on the bed, in the bed, in rest)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of śayana
śayana - bed, couch, resting place
From root śī (to lie down)
Root: śī (class 2)
शुभे (śubhe) - on her auspicious bed (on the auspicious, on the beautiful)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of śubha
śubha - auspicious, beautiful, bright, propitious
सा (sā) - she (Ambika) (she)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - she thought (thought, considered)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of cint
Imperfect 3rd person singular of root cint
Root: cint (class 10)
तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)
(indeclinable)
From pronoun tad
भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma (Bhishma (accusative))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma
bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper name), terrible, formidable
Note: Object of 'acintayat'.
अन्यान् (anyān) - others (others, other)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another
Note: Object of 'acintayat'.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
कुरुपुङ्गवान् (kurupuṅgavān) - the foremost Kuru heroes (foremost among the Kurus, Kuru heroes)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kurupuṅgava
kurupuṅgava - bull of the Kurus, foremost of the Kurus
Compound (Tatpurusha or Karmadharaya)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+puṅgava)
  • kuru – a Kuru (descendant of Kuru, a region and lineage)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • puṅgava – a bull, eminent, chief, excellent
    noun (masculine)