महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-131, verse-5

कथ्यमाने तथा रम्ये नगरे वारणावते ।
गमने पाण्डुपुत्राणां जज्ञे तत्र मतिर्नृप ॥५॥

5. kathyamāne tathā ramye nagare vāraṇāvate ,
gamane pāṇḍuputrāṇāṁ jajñe tatra matirnṛpa.

5. kathyāmāne tathā ramye nagare vāraṇāvate
gamane pāṇḍuputrāṇām jajñe tatra matiḥ nṛpa

5. O King, when the beautiful city of Vāraṇāvata was being described, a thought arose concerning the departure of the Pāṇḍavas to that place.

Words meanings summery:

• कथ्यामाने (kathyāmāne) - being spoken, being told, being described

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

• रम्ये (ramye) - beautiful, charming, delightful

• नगरे (nagare) - in the city

• वारणावते (vāraṇāvate) - in Vāraṇāvata

• गमने (gamane) - in the going, at the departure

• पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Pāṇḍu, of the Pāṇḍavas

• जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, arose, came into being

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then

• मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, intention, mind, counsel

• नृप (nṛpa) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O King)

Words meanings and morphology

कथ्यामाने (kathyāmāne) - being spoken, being told, being described

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kathyamāna

kathyamāna - being spoken, being told, being described

Present Passive Participle

From verb root `kath` (to speak, tell) + passive suffix `ya` + present participle suffix `māna`.

Root: kath (class 1)

Note: Refers to `nagare`.

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

(indeclinable)

रम्ये (ramye) - beautiful, charming, delightful

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, charming, delightful

Gerundive

From root `ram` (to delight) + suffix `ya`.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `nagare`.

नगरे (nagare) - in the city

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

वारणावते (vāraṇāvate) - in Vāraṇāvata

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vāraṇāvata

vāraṇāvata - Vāraṇāvata (name of a city)

गमने (gamane) - in the going, at the departure

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gamana

gamana - going, moving, departing, movement

From root `gam` (to go) + suffix `ana`.

Root: gam (class 1)

पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Pāṇḍu, of the Pāṇḍavas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍuputra

pāṇḍuputra - son of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṇḍu+putra)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, arose, came into being

(verb)

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

Perfect Middle

From root `jan` (to be born). Reduplicated perfect form.

Root: jan (class 4)

तत्र (tatra) - there, then

(indeclinable)

मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, intention, mind, counsel

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, intention, mind, counsel, understanding

From root `man` (to think) + suffix `ti`.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of `jajñe`.

नृप (nṛpa) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

From `nṛ` (man) + `pā` (to protect).