महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-104, verse-8

तथोक्ता सा तु विप्रेण तेन कौतूहलात्तदा ।
कन्या सती देवमर्कमाजुहाव यशस्विनी ॥८॥

8. tathoktā sā tu vipreṇa tena kautūhalāttadā ,
kanyā satī devamarkamājuhāva yaśasvinī.

8. tathā uktā sā tu vipreṇa tena kautūhalāt tadā
kanyā satī devam arkam ājuhāva yaśasvinī

8. Thus addressed by that Brahmin, the renowned maiden, who was still a virgin, then invoked the Sun god (Arka) out of curiosity.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, said, addressed

• सा (sā) - she, that one

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• विप्रेण (vipreṇa) - by the Brahmin, by the twice-born

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that one

• कौतूहलात् (kautūhalāt) - from curiosity, out of curiosity

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• कन्या (kanyā) - a maiden, a girl, a virgin

• सती (satī) - being a virgin (being, existing (feminine))

• देवम् (devam) - god, deity

• अर्कम् (arkam) - the Sun, Sun god

• आजुहाव (ājuhāva) - she invoked, she called upon

• यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - famous, glorious, illustrious

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root vac/uc 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

सा (sā) - she, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

विप्रेण (vipreṇa) - by the Brahmin, by the twice-born

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, learned person, seer, inspired

तेन (tena) - by him, by that one

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कौतूहलात् (kautūhalāt) - from curiosity, out of curiosity

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, wonder

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

कन्या (kanyā) - a maiden, a girl, a virgin

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, virgin, daughter

सती (satī) - being a virgin (being, existing (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Feminine form of present active participle of root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

देवम् (devam) - god, deity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

अर्कम् (arkam) - the Sun, Sun god

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - ray, sun, sun god, hymn

आजुहाव (ājuhāva) - she invoked, she called upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of hu

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)

यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - famous, glorious, illustrious

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - famous, glorious, splendid, celebrated

Derived from yaśas 'fame, glory' with suffix -vin