महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-189, verse-41

व्यास उवाच ।
आसीत्तपोवने काचिदृषेः कन्या महात्मनः ।
नाध्यगच्छत्पतिं सा तु कन्या रूपवती सती ॥४१॥

41. vyāsa uvāca ,
āsīttapovane kācidṛṣeḥ kanyā mahātmanaḥ ,
nādhyagacchatpatiṁ sā tu kanyā rūpavatī satī.

41. vyāsaḥ uvāca āsīt tapovane kācit ṛṣeḥ kanyā mahātmanaḥ
na adhyagacchat patim sā tu kanyā rūpavatī satī

41. Vyāsa spoke: There was a certain daughter of a great-souled sage residing in a hermitage (tapas). However, that maiden, despite being beautiful, had not found a husband.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it was

• तपोवने (tapovane) - in a hermitage, in a forest for asceticism

• काचित् (kācit) - some, a certain (feminine)

• ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of a sage, of a seer

• कन्या (kanyā) - daughter, maiden, girl

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of a great sage (of a great-souled one, of a noble-minded person)

• न (na) - not, no

• अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - she found, she obtained

• पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master

• सा (sā) - she

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, daughter, girl

• रूपवती (rūpavatī) - beautiful, handsome, possessing form/beauty

• सती (satī) - though being (beautiful) (being, existing, virtuous woman)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa; arrangement, division

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तपोवने (tapovane) - in a hermitage, in a forest for asceticism

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapovana

tapovana - hermitage, forest for ascetic practices

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+vana)

• tapas – asceticism, spiritual austerity, penance
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

काचित् (kācit) - some, a certain (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ka-cit

ka-cit - some, a certain, any

ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of a sage, of a seer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

कन्या (kanyā) - daughter, maiden, girl

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - daughter, maiden, girl

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of a great sage (of a great-souled one, of a noble-minded person)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - she found, she obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Verb with prefix adhi-

पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, lord, master, owner

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, daughter, girl

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - daughter, maiden, girl

रूपवती (rūpavatī) - beautiful, handsome, possessing form/beauty

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rūpavat

rūpavat - beautiful, handsome, possessing form/beauty

Derived with the 'matup' suffix

सती (satī) - though being (beautiful) (being, existing, virtuous woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Present participle of the root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)