महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-208, verse-14

नार्युवाच ।
अप्सरास्मि महाबाहो देवारण्यविचारिणी ।
इष्टा धनपतेर्नित्यं वर्गा नाम महाबल ॥१४॥

14. nāryuvāca ,
apsarāsmi mahābāho devāraṇyavicāriṇī ,
iṣṭā dhanapaternityaṁ vargā nāma mahābala.

14. nārī uvāca apsarāḥ asmi mahābāho devāraṇyavicāriṇī
iṣṭā dhanapateḥ nityam vargā nāma mahābala

14. The woman said: "O mighty-armed one, I am an Apsarā who roams in the divine forest. O mighty one, my name is Vargā, and I am always dear to the lord of wealth (Kubera)."

Words meanings summery:

• नारी (nārī) - woman

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अप्सराः (apsarāḥ) - Apsara (celestial nymph)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (addressing Arjuna) (O mighty-armed one)

• देवारण्यविचारिणी (devāraṇyavicāriṇī) - roaming in the divine forest

• इष्टा (iṣṭā) - dear, desired, beloved

• धनपतेः (dhanapateḥ) - of Kubera (the lord of wealth) (of the lord of wealth)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• वर्गा (vargā) - The name of the Apsarā. (Varga (proper name))

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named

• महाबल (mahābala) - O mighty one (addressing Arjuna) (O mighty one, O powerful one)

Words meanings and morphology

नारी (nārī) - woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, wife, female

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd singular active of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अप्सराः (apsarāḥ) - Apsara (celestial nymph)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apsaras

apsaras - Apsara, celestial nymph

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present indicative, 1st person, singular, active of root as.

Root: as (class 2)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (addressing Arjuna) (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

देवारण्यविचारिणी (devāraṇyavicāriṇī) - roaming in the divine forest

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devāraṇyavicāriṇī

devāraṇyavicāriṇī - one who roams in the divine forest

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+araṇya+vicāriṇī)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)
• vicāriṇī – one who roams or wanders (feminine)
  noun (feminine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root car with prefix vi- and agentive suffix -iṇī.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'apsarāḥ'.

इष्टा (iṣṭā) - dear, desired, beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, worshipped, beloved, dear

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root iṣ (to wish, desire).

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'Vargā'.

धनपतेः (dhanapateḥ) - of Kubera (the lord of wealth) (of the lord of wealth)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhanapati

dhanapati - lord of wealth, treasurer; Kubera

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+pati)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially.

वर्गा (vargā) - The name of the Apsarā. (Varga (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vargā

vargā - name of an Apsara

नाम (nāma) - by name, named

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially to mean 'by name'.

महाबल (mahābala) - O mighty one (addressing Arjuna) (O mighty one, O powerful one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty, powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)