महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-161, verse-13

गान्धर्वेण च मां भीरु विवाहेनैहि सुन्दरि ।
विवाहानां हि रम्भोरु गान्धर्वः श्रेष्ठ उच्यते ॥१३॥

13. gāndharveṇa ca māṁ bhīru vivāhenaihi sundari ,
vivāhānāṁ hi rambhoru gāndharvaḥ śreṣṭha ucyate.

13. gāndharveṇa ca mām bhīru vivāhena ehi sundari
vivāhānām hi rambhoru gāndharvaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ ucyate

13. O timid one (bhīru), O beautiful one (sundari), come to me through the Gandharva marriage. For indeed, O lotus-thighed one (rambhoru), the Gandharva marriage is declared to be the best among all types of marriages.

Words meanings summery:

• गान्धर्वेण (gāndharveṇa) - through the Gandharva (marriage) (by Gandharva, relating to Gandharva)

• च (ca) - and, also

• माम् (mām) - me

• भीरु (bhīru) - timid, fearful, O timid one

• विवाहेन (vivāhena) - by marriage, through marriage

• एहि (ehi) - come (to me) (come!)

• सुन्दरि (sundari) - O beautiful one

• विवाहानाम् (vivāhānām) - of marriages, among marriages

• हि (hi) - for indeed (indeed, because, for)

• रम्भोरु (rambhoru) - O lotus-thighed one, O one with thighs like a plantain tree

• गान्धर्वः (gāndharvaḥ) - the Gandharva marriage (the Gandharva (marriage))

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, superior

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared (to be) (is said, is called, is declared)

Words meanings and morphology

गान्धर्वेण (gāndharveṇa) - through the Gandharva (marriage) (by Gandharva, relating to Gandharva)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gāndharva

gāndharva - relating to Gandharvas, a type of marriage, a Gandharva

Note: Refers to the Gandharva form of marriage.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

भीरु (bhīru) - timid, fearful, O timid one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhīru

bhīru - timid, fearful, coward

Note: Used as a vocative noun.

विवाहेन (vivāhena) - by marriage, through marriage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vivāha

vivāha - marriage, wedding

From root 'vah' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: vah (class 1)

एहि (ehi) - come (to me) (come!)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Root: i (class 2)

सुन्दरि (sundari) - O beautiful one

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sundarī

sundarī - beautiful woman, fair one

विवाहानाम् (vivāhānām) - of marriages, among marriages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vivāha

vivāha - marriage, wedding

From root 'vah' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: vah (class 1)

हि (hi) - for indeed (indeed, because, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle, often introducing a reason.

रम्भोरु (rambhoru) - O lotus-thighed one, O one with thighs like a plantain tree

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of rambhoru

rambhoru - having thighs like a plantain tree (beautiful thighs)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rambhā+ūru)

• rambhā – plantain tree, banana tree
  noun (feminine)
• ūru – thigh
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as a vocative noun.

गान्धर्वः (gāndharvaḥ) - the Gandharva marriage (the Gandharva (marriage))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gāndharva

gāndharva - relating to Gandharvas, a type of marriage, a Gandharva

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief

Superlative

Superlative degree from root śrī (prosperity/excellence)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared (to be) (is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present Passive

Passive form; root vac changes to uc in passive stem

Root: vac (class 2)