महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-160, verse-38

एवं तां स महीपालो बभाषे न तु सा तदा ।
कामार्तं निर्जनेऽरण्ये प्रत्यभाषत किंचन ॥३८॥

38. evaṁ tāṁ sa mahīpālo babhāṣe na tu sā tadā ,
kāmārtaṁ nirjane'raṇye pratyabhāṣata kiṁcana.

38. evam tām sa mahīpālaḥ babhāṣe na tu sā tadā
kāmārtam nirjane araṇye pratyabhāṣata kiṃcana

38. Thus, that king spoke to her, but she, at that time, did not reply anything in return to him, who was afflicted by desire, in that solitary forest.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

• स (sa) - he, that (masculine)

• महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - king, ruler, protector of the earth

• बभाषे (babhāṣe) - he spoke, he said

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• कामार्तम् (kāmārtam) - referring to the king, who was afflicted by desire (distressed by desire, love-struck, afflicted by love)

• निर्जने (nirjane) - in a solitary place, in a deserted place

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

• प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - she replied, she spoke back

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, at all, something

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

स (sa) - he, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - king, ruler, protector of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

बभाषे (babhāṣe) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

कामार्तम् (kāmārtam) - referring to the king, who was afflicted by desire (distressed by desire, love-struck, afflicted by love)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāmārta

kāmārta - distressed by desire, afflicted by love

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+ārta)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, Cupid
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• ārta – distressed, afflicted, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'ṛ' (to go, move) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

निर्जने (nirjane) - in a solitary place, in a deserted place

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nirjana

nirjana - deserted, uninhabited, solitary

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+jana)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness

प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - she replied, she spoke back

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of pratibhāṣ

Prefix: prati

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, at all, something

(indeclinable)