महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-147

एवं स्तुवन्नपि नागान्यदा ते कुण्डले
नालभदथापश्यत्स्त्रियौ तन्त्रे अधिरोप्य पटं वयन्त्यौ ॥१४७॥

147. evaṁ stuvannapi nāgānyadā te kuṇḍale
nālabhadathāpaśyatstriyau tantre adhiropya paṭaṁ vayantyau.

147. evam stuvann api nāgān yadā te kuṇḍale na alabhat
atha apaśyat striyau tantre adhiropya paṭam vayantyau

147. Even while praising the Nagas thus, when he did not obtain those two earrings, then he saw two women weaving, having placed a cloth on a loom.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

• स्तुवन्न् (stuvann) - praising

• अपि (api) - even (concessive with participle) (also, even, although)

• नागान् (nāgān) - the Nagas (serpents, Nagas)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• ते (te) - those (two) (those, they)

• कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - earrings (earrings, coiled objects)

• न (na) - not

• अलभत् (alabhat) - obtained (obtained, gained)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (saw, beheld)

• स्त्रियौ (striyau) - two women

• तन्त्रे (tantre) - on a loom (on a loom, in a system)

• अधिरोप्य (adhiropya) - having placed (having placed upon, having mounted)

• पटम् (paṭam) - cloth (cloth, garment)

• वयन्त्यौ (vayantyau) - weaving

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'stuvann'.

स्तुवन्न् (stuvann) - praising

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stuvat

stuvat - praising, eulogizing (present participle)

present participle

from root stu- (to praise)

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Subject is implied (Garuda).

अपि (api) - even (concessive with participle) (also, even, although)

(indeclinable)

नागान् (nāgān) - the Nagas (serpents, Nagas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake, elephant, a class of mythical beings (Nagas)

Note: Object of 'stuvann'.

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (two) (those, they)

(pronoun)

neuter, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the earrings.

कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - earrings (earrings, coiled objects)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - ring, earring, coiled object

Note: Object of 'alabhat'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'alabhat'.

अलभत् (alabhat) - obtained (obtained, gained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of labh

verb

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied (Garuda).

अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (saw, beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paś

verb

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied (Garuda).

स्त्रियौ (striyau) - two women

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.

तन्त्रे (tantre) - on a loom (on a loom, in a system)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tantra

tantra - loom, warp, system, doctrine, ritual

Note: Location where the cloth is placed.

अधिरोप्य (adhiropya) - having placed (having placed upon, having mounted)

(gerund)

Note: Modifies the action of 'vayantyau'.

पटम् (paṭam) - cloth (cloth, garment)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paṭa

paṭa - cloth, garment, canvas

Note: Object of 'adhiropya'.

वयन्त्यौ (vayantyau) - weaving

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, dual of vayat

vayat - weaving (present participle)

present participle

from root ve- (to weave)

Root: ve (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'striyau'.