महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-116, verse-25

माद्र्युवाच ।
अहमेवानुयास्यामि भर्तारमपलायिनम् ।
न हि तृप्तास्मि कामानां तज्ज्येष्ठा अनुमन्यताम् ॥२५॥

25. mādryuvāca ,
ahamevānuyāsyāmi bhartāramapalāyinam ,
na hi tṛptāsmi kāmānāṁ tajjyeṣṭhā anumanyatām.

25. mādrī uvāca aham eva anuyāsyāmi bhartāram apalāyinam
na hi tṛptā asmi kāmānām tat jyeṣṭhā anumanyatām

25. Madri said: "I will indeed follow my husband who did not flee. I am certainly not satisfied with my desires (kāma). Therefore, may the elder sister (Kunti) approve of this."

Words meanings summery:

• माद्री (mādrī) - Madri

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

• अनुयास्यामि (anuyāsyāmi) - I will follow

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband

• अपलायिनम् (apalāyinam) - who does not flee, steadfast

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• तृप्ता (tṛptā) - satisfied, content

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• कामानाम् (kāmānām) - of desires, of enjoyments

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā) - the elder sister Kunti (the eldest (feminine), elder sister)

• अनुमन्यताम् (anumanyatām) - let her approve, let her permit

Words meanings and morphology

माद्री (mādrī) - Madri

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mādrī

mādrī - Madri (name of a princess, wife of Pāṇḍu)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

Irregular perfect form from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

(indeclinable)

अनुयास्यामि (anuyāsyāmi) - I will follow

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of anu-yā

future active

Future tense of √yā with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: yā (class 2)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, supporter, lord

agent noun

From √bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

अपलायिनम् (apalāyinam) - who does not flee, steadfast

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apalāyin

apalāyin - not fleeing, steadfast, brave

From a- + palāyin (fleeing)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+palāyin)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• palāyin – fleeing, running away
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From √palāy (to flee)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: lā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bhartāram`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis or cause

तृप्ता (tṛptā) - satisfied, content

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛpta

tṛpta - satisfied, content, pleased

Past Passive Participle

From √tṛp (to be satisfied)

Root: tṛp (class 4)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active

Present tense of √as

Root: as (class 2)

कामानाम् (kāmānām) - of desires, of enjoyments

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure

From √kam (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Used with `tṛpta` to express 'satisfied with'.

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(indeclinable)

Pronoun used as a demonstrative or adverbially

ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā) - the elder sister Kunti (the eldest (feminine), elder sister)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, chief, best

Superlative of 'old'

Note: Refers to Kunti.

अनुमन्यताम् (anumanyatām) - let her approve, let her permit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of anu-man

imperative middle

Imperative ātmanepada of √man with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: man (class 4)