महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-13, verse-30

स कदाचिद्वनं गत्वा विप्रः पितृवचः स्मरन् ।
चुक्रोश कन्याभिक्षार्थी तिस्रो वाचः शनैरिव ॥३०॥

30. sa kadācidvanaṁ gatvā vipraḥ pitṛvacaḥ smaran ,
cukrośa kanyābhikṣārthī tisro vācaḥ śanairiva.

30. sa kadācit vanam gatvā vipraḥ pitṛ-vacaḥ smaran
cukrośa kanyā-bhikṣārthī tisraḥ vācaḥ śanaiḥ iva

30. One day, the Brahmin, remembering his father's words, went to the forest. There, seeking a maiden, he cried out three calls, as if softly.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - the Brahmin (Jaradkāru) (he, that)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - one day (once, at some time, sometimes)

• वनम् (vanam) - to the forest (forest)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - the Brahmin (Jaradkāru) (a Brahmin, inspired one)

• पितृ-वचः (pitṛ-vacaḥ) - his father's words (which urged him to marry) (father's words, paternal advice)

• स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering (his father's words) (remembering)

• चुक्रोश (cukrośa) - he called out (for a bride) (he cried out, he called out)

• कन्या-भिक्षार्थी (kanyā-bhikṣārthī) - seeking a bride (one seeking a maiden (as alms/for marriage))

• तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three (calls) (three (feminine))

• वाचः (vācaḥ) - calls (words, speeches, calls)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - softly, gently (slowly, gently, softly)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - the Brahmin (Jaradkāru) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कदाचित् (kadācit) - one day (once, at some time, sometimes)

(indeclinable)

वनम् (vanam) - to the forest (forest)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, water

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Root: gam (class 1)

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - the Brahmin (Jaradkāru) (a Brahmin, inspired one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - a Brahmin, inspired, sage

Root: vip

पितृ-वचः (pitṛ-vacaḥ) - his father's words (which urged him to marry) (father's words, paternal advice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pitṛ-vacas

pitṛ-vacas - father's words, paternal advice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+vacas)

• pitṛ – father, paternal
  noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac

स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering (his father's words) (remembering)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛ

smṛ - to remember, to recall

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with vipraḥ

चुक्रोश (cukrośa) - he called out (for a bride) (he cried out, he called out)

(verb)

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

Root: kruś (class 1)

कन्या-भिक्षार्थी (kanyā-bhikṣārthī) - seeking a bride (one seeking a maiden (as alms/for marriage))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kanyā-bhikṣārthin

kanyā-bhikṣārthin - one seeking a maiden

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanyā+bhikṣārthin)

• kanyā – maiden, girl, daughter
  noun (feminine)
• bhikṣārthin – seeker of alms, one who desires
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arth

Note: Agreeing with vipraḥ

तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three (calls) (three (feminine))

(numeral)

Note: Agreeing with vācaḥ

वाचः (vācaḥ) - calls (words, speeches, calls)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice

Root: vac

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - softly, gently (slowly, gently, softly)

(indeclinable)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)