महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-203, verse-24

पृष्ठतः परिवर्तन्त्याः पश्चिमं निःसृतं मुखम् ।
गतायाश्चोत्तरं पार्श्वमुत्तरं निःसृतं मुखम् ॥२४॥

24. pṛṣṭhataḥ parivartantyāḥ paścimaṁ niḥsṛtaṁ mukham ,
gatāyāścottaraṁ pārśvamuttaraṁ niḥsṛtaṁ mukham.

24. pṛṣṭhataḥ parivartantyāḥ paścimam niḥsṛtam mukham
gatāyāḥ ca uttaram pārśvam uttaram niḥsṛtam mukham

24. When she turned behind him, a western face emerged; and when she went to his northern side, a northern face emerged.

Words meanings summery:

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, from the back

• परिवर्तन्त्याः (parivartantyāḥ) - of her who is turning around

• पश्चिमम् (paścimam) - western, rear, back

• निःसृतम् (niḥsṛtam) - emerged, come forth, issued

• मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth, front

• गतायाः (gatāyāḥ) - of her who has gone, of the one who went

• च (ca) - and, also

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - northern, upper, chief

• पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - side, flank

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - northern, upper, chief

• निःसृतम् (niḥsṛtam) - emerged, come forth, issued

• मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth, front

Words meanings and morphology

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, from the back

(indeclinable)

from pṛṣṭha (back) with tasi suffix

परिवर्तन्त्याः (parivartantyāḥ) - of her who is turning around

(participle)

Genitive, feminine, singular of parivartantī

parivartant - turning, rotating, revolving

Present Active Participle

from pari + root vṛt (to turn, exist) with śatṛ suffix (feminine parivartantī)

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: `parivartantī` is the feminine form, `parivartantyāḥ` is genitive singular.

पश्चिमम् (paścimam) - western, rear, back

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paścima

paścima - western, last, posterior

Note: Agrees with mukham. Refers to the face that appeared in the direction of the back/west.

निःसृतम् (niḥsṛtam) - emerged, come forth, issued

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niḥsṛta

niḥsṛta - emerged, gone out, come forth

Past Passive Participle

from nis + root sṛ (to move) with kta suffix

Prefix: nis

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mukham. Though passive in form, often has an active meaning for intransitive verbs.

मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth, front

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front, entrance, principal part

Note: Subject of the first clause.

गतायाः (gatāyāḥ) - of her who has gone, of the one who went

(participle)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, passed away

Past Passive Participle

from root gam (to go) with kta suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: `gatā` is the feminine form, `gatāyāḥ` is genitive singular.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - northern, upper, chief

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - upper, northern, later, superior, excellent

Note: Agrees with pārśvam.

पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - side, flank

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank, proximity

Note: Object of implied 'going'.

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - northern, upper, chief

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - upper, northern, later, superior, excellent

Note: Agrees with mukham. Refers to the face that appeared in the direction of the north.

निःसृतम् (niḥsṛtam) - emerged, come forth, issued

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niḥsṛta

niḥsṛta - emerged, gone out, come forth

Past Passive Participle

from nis + root sṛ (to move) with kta suffix

Prefix: nis

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mukham. Though passive in form, often has an active meaning for intransitive verbs.

मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth, front

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front, entrance, principal part

Note: Subject of the second clause.