महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-155, verse-35

देव्युवाच ।
अवलिप्तं मे मुखं ब्रह्मन्पुण्यान्गन्धान्बिभर्मि च ।
सुतार्थेनोपरुद्धास्मि तिष्ठ याज मम प्रिये ॥३५॥

35. devyuvāca ,
avaliptaṁ me mukhaṁ brahmanpuṇyāngandhānbibharmi ca ,
sutārthenoparuddhāsmi tiṣṭha yāja mama priye.

35. devī uvāca avaliptam me mukham brahman puṇyān gandhān
bibharmi ca sutārthena uparuddhā asmi tiṣṭha yāja mama priye

35. The goddess said, "O Brahmin, my face is anointed, and I bear sacred fragrances. I am presently engaged with the matter of offspring. O my dear Yāja, please wait!"

Words meanings summery:

• देवी (devī) - goddess

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अवलिप्तम् (avaliptam) - anointed, smeared

• मे (me) - my, to me

• मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• पुण्यान् (puṇyān) - sacred, auspicious, virtuous

• गन्धान् (gandhān) - fragrances, smells

• बिभर्मि (bibharmi) - I bear, I carry

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुतार्थेन (sutārthena) - for the purpose of a son/offspring

• उपरुद्धा (uparuddhā) - occupied, engaged (hindered, occupied, restrained)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand, stay, wait

• याज (yāja) - O Yāja (proper name)

• मम (mama) - my, mine

• प्रिये (priye) - O dear one

Words meanings and morphology

देवी (devī) - goddess

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine female

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect

Perfect 3rd person singular of root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अवलिप्तम् (avaliptam) - anointed, smeared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avalipta

avalipta - anointed, smeared, soiled, proud

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of ava-lip (to smear, anoint)

Prefix: ava

Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'mukham'

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Alternative form for mama

मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, opening, front

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the creator god Brahmā

पुण्यान् (puṇyān) - sacred, auspicious, virtuous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of puṇya

puṇya - virtuous, auspicious, sacred, holy

Note: Qualifies 'gandhān'

गन्धान् (gandhān) - fragrances, smells

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gandha

gandha - smell, fragrance, scent

बिभर्मि (bibharmi) - I bear, I carry

(verb)

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

Present

Present 1st person singular of root bhṛ (to bear, carry)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सुतार्थेन (sutārthena) - for the purpose of a son/offspring

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sutārtha

sutārtha - purpose of a son, for the sake of offspring

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suta+artha)

• suta – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of sū (to bear, bring forth)
  Root: sū (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used to express purpose

उपरुद्धा (uparuddhā) - occupied, engaged (hindered, occupied, restrained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uparuddha

uparuddha - hindered, stopped, restrained, occupied, besieged

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of upa-rudh (to obstruct, stop)

Prefix: upa

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'I' (the goddess)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present

Present 1st person singular of root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand, stay, wait

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of tiṣṭha

Imperative

Imperative 2nd person singular of root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

याज (yāja) - O Yāja (proper name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yāja

yāja - Yāja (a proper name)

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

प्रिये (priye) - O dear one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - dear, beloved (feminine)

Note: Used as a term of endearment.