महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-116, verse-6

समीक्षमाणः स तु तां वयःस्थां तनुवाससम् ।
तस्य कामः प्रववृधे गहनेऽग्निरिवोत्थितः ॥६॥

6. samīkṣamāṇaḥ sa tu tāṁ vayaḥsthāṁ tanuvāsasam ,
tasya kāmaḥ pravavṛdhe gahane'gnirivotthitaḥ.

6. samīkṣamāṇaḥ saḥ tu tām vayaḥsthām tanuvāsasam
tasya kāmaḥ pravavṛdhe gahane agniḥ iva utthitaḥ

6. As he looked at her, so young and clad in thin garments, his desire (kāma) intensified, like a fire flaring up in a dense forest.

Words meanings summery:

• समीक्षमाणः (samīkṣamāṇaḥ) - looking at; observing

• सः (saḥ) - he; that one

• तु (tu) - but; indeed; on the other hand

• ताम् (tām) - her; that one

• वयःस्थाम् (vayaḥsthām) - young; in the prime of youth

• तनुवाससम् (tanuvāsasam) - scantily clad; wearing thin garments

• तस्य (tasya) - his; of him

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire; love

• प्रववृधे (pravavṛdhe) - grew; increased; waxed

• गहने (gahane) - in a thicket; in a dense forest

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• इव (iva) - like; as; as if

• उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - risen; sprung up; standing up

Words meanings and morphology

समीक्षमाणः (samīkṣamāṇaḥ) - looking at; observing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samīkṣamāṇa

samīkṣamāṇa - observing; gazing at; seeing

Present Middle Participle

From `sam` + root `īkṣ` (to see, look).

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `saḥ`.

सः (saḥ) - he; that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that; he; she; it

Note: Refers to Pandu.

तु (tu) - but; indeed; on the other hand

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - her; that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that; he; she; it

Note: Refers to Madri.

वयःस्थाम् (vayaḥsthām) - young; in the prime of youth

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vayaḥsthā

vayaḥsthā - young; being in the prime of life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vayas+sthā)

• vayas – age; youth; life
  noun (neuter)
• sthā – standing; situated; being
  adjective
  Derived from root `sthā` (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `tām`.

तनुवाससम् (tanuvāsasam) - scantily clad; wearing thin garments

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanuvāsas

tanuvāsas - wearing thin garments; scantily clad

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tanu+vāsas)

• tanu – thin; slender; body
  adjective
• vāsas – garment; clothing
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `tām`.

तस्य (tasya) - his; of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that; he; she; it

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire; love

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire; wish; love; lust

प्रववृधे (pravavṛdhe) - grew; increased; waxed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of pravṛdh

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

गहने (gahane) - in a thicket; in a dense forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gahana

gahana - dense; impenetrable; thicket; forest

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire; god of fire

इव (iva) - like; as; as if

(indeclinable)

उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - risen; sprung up; standing up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen; sprung up; originated

Past Passive Participle

Formed from `ud` + root `sthā` (to stand).

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `agniḥ`.