महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-120, verse-16

स तदादाय मिथुनं राजाथ कृपयान्वितः ।
आजगाम गृहानेव मम पुत्राविति ब्रुवन् ॥१६॥

16. sa tadādāya mithunaṁ rājātha kṛpayānvitaḥ ,
ājagāma gṛhāneva mama putrāviti bruvan.

16. sa tat ādāya mithunam rājā atha kṛpayā anvitaḥ
ājagāma gṛhān eva mama putrau iti bruvan

16. Then, the King, filled with compassion, took those twins. He returned home, saying, 'These are my sons.'

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - the King (he)

• तत् (tat) - those (referring to the twins) (that, those)

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having received

• मिथुनम् (mithunam) - the pair, the twins

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

• कृपया (kṛpayā) - with compassion, out of pity

• अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of

• आजगाम (ājagāma) - he came, he arrived

• गृहान् (gṛhān) - to his home/house

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• मम (mama) - my

• पुत्रौ (putrau) - the two children, who were adopted as sons (two sons)

• इति (iti) - marks direct speech (thus, in this manner)

• ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking, saying

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - the King (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Nominative singular masculine form of `tad`.

तत् (tat) - those (referring to the twins) (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to `mithunam`.

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having received

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root `dā` with prefix `ā`, with suffix `ya`.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

मिथुनम् (mithunam) - the pair, the twins

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mithuna

mithuna - a pair, a couple, twins

Note: Object of `ādāya`.

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

Note: Subject of `ājagāma`.

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

कृपया (kṛpayā) - with compassion, out of pity

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṛpā

kṛpā - compassion, pity, mercy

From root `kṛp` (to pity).

Root: kṛp

Note: Governs `anvitaḥ`.

अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anvita

anvita - endowed with, accompanied by, joined with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `i` (to go) with prefixes `anu` and `vi`, suffix `kta`. `anu-√i` (to follow, attend) becomes `anvita`.

Prefixes: anu+vi

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `rājā`.

आजगाम (ājagāma) - he came, he arrived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect third person singular active

Reduplicated perfect form of root `gam` with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

गृहान् (gṛhān) - to his home/house

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, home

Root: gṛh

Note: Object of motion for `ājagāma`.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes `gṛhān`.

मम (mama) - my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

Genitive singular of `asmad` (first person pronoun).

पुत्रौ (putrau) - the two children, who were adopted as sons (two sons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of putra

putra - son, child

Root: pū

Note: Refers to the two children (the twins).

इति (iti) - marks direct speech (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Particle marking conclusion or direct speech.

ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking, saying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `brū` (to speak, to say).

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `rājā` (the king while he was saying).