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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-161, verse-3

अथाबभाषे कल्याणी वाचा मधुरया नृपम् ।
तं कुरूणां कुलकरं कामाभिहतचेतसम् ॥३॥
3. athābabhāṣe kalyāṇī vācā madhurayā nṛpam ,
taṁ kurūṇāṁ kulakaraṁ kāmābhihatacetasam.
3. atha ābabhāṣe kalyāṇī vācā madhurayā nṛpam
tam kurūṇām kulakaram kāmābhihatacetasam
3. Then, the beautiful woman spoke to the king with a sweet voice, addressing him, the progenitor of the Kuru lineage, whose heart was overwhelmed by desire.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अथ (atha) - then; and; now; therefore
  • आबभाषे (ābabhāṣe) - she spoke; addressed
  • कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - the beautiful one; auspicious one; virtuous woman
  • वाचा (vācā) - with voice; by speech
  • मधुरया (madhurayā) - with a sweet voice (by a sweet (feminine) thing; with sweet (feminine))
  • नृपम् (nṛpam) - king; ruler
  • तम् (tam) - him (the king) (that (masculine accusative); him)
  • कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus
  • कुलकरम् (kulakaram) - progenitor of the family; founder of the lineage
  • कामाभिहतचेतसम् (kāmābhihatacetasam) - whose heart was overwhelmed by desire (whose mind is smitten by desire; heart-struck by passion)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then; and; now; therefore
(indeclinable)
आबभाषे (ābabhāṣe) - she spoke; addressed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of ābhāṣ
Prefix: ā
Root: bhāṣ (class 1)
कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - the beautiful one; auspicious one; virtuous woman
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kalyāṇī
kalyāṇī - beautiful; auspicious; excellent; virtuous woman
वाचा (vācā) - with voice; by speech
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc
vāc - voice; speech; word
मधुरया (madhurayā) - with a sweet voice (by a sweet (feminine) thing; with sweet (feminine))
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of madhura
madhura - sweet; pleasant; charming
Note: Agrees with 'vācā'
नृपम् (nṛpam) - king; ruler
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king; monarch; ruler
तम् (tam) - him (the king) (that (masculine accusative); him)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that; he/she/it
कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru
kuru - a member of the Kuru dynasty; the Kuru people
कुलकरम् (kulakaram) - progenitor of the family; founder of the lineage
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kulakara
kulakara - founder of a family; progenitor of a lineage
Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (kula+kara)
  • kula – family; lineage; race; clan
    noun (neuter)
  • kara – maker; doer; producer; hand
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -a
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
कामाभिहतचेतसम् (kāmābhihatacetasam) - whose heart was overwhelmed by desire (whose mind is smitten by desire; heart-struck by passion)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāmābhihatacetas
kāmābhihatacetas - whose mind/heart is struck/overwhelmed by love/desire
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+abhihata+cetas)
  • kāma – desire; wish; love; passion
    noun (masculine)
  • abhihata – struck; smitten; overwhelmed; attacked
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with upasarga abhi, suffix kta
    Prefix: abhi
    Root: han (class 2)
  • cetas – mind; heart; intellect; consciousness
    noun (neuter)