महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-11

पुलोमोवाच ।
अग्निना भगवंस्तस्मै रक्षसेऽहं निवेदिता ।
ततो मामनयद्रक्षः क्रोशन्तीं कुररीमिव ॥११॥

11. pulomovāca ,
agninā bhagavaṁstasmai rakṣase'haṁ niveditā ,
tato māmanayadrakṣaḥ krośantīṁ kurarīmiva.

11. pulomā uvāca agninā bhagavan tasmai rakṣase aham
niveditā tataḥ mām anayat rakṣaḥ krośantīm kurarīm iva

11. Pulomā said: 'O revered one, I was revealed by Agni to that Rākṣasa. Then that Rākṣasa took me away, even as I cried out like a curlew.'

Words meanings summery:

• पुलोमा (pulomā) - Pulomā (Pulomā (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अग्निना (agninā) - by Agni (the fire god) (by Agni, by fire)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one (addressing Bhṛgu) (O revered one, O lord)

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to that (Rākṣasa) (to him, to that)

• रक्षसे (rakṣase) - to that Rākṣasa (to a Rākṣasa)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Pulomā) (I)

• निवेदिता (niveditā) - revealed (revealed, reported, announced)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter)

• माम् (mām) - me (me (accusative))

• अनयत् (anayat) - carried away (led, took away, carried off)

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the Rākṣasa (Rākṣasa, demon)

• क्रोशन्तीम् (krośantīm) - crying out (crying, wailing (feminine accusative))

• कुररीम् (kurarīm) - a curlew (bird known for its cries) (curlew, osprey)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

पुलोमा (pulomā) - Pulomā (Pulomā (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pulomā

pulomā - Pulomā (name of a female demoness or wife of Bhṛgu)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अग्निना (agninā) - by Agni (the fire god) (by Agni, by fire)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Agent in passive construction.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one (addressing Bhṛgu) (O revered one, O lord)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, blessed, prosperous, revered one

possessive suffix -vat

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Address to Bhṛgu.

तस्मै (tasmai) - to that (Rākṣasa) (to him, to that)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Rākṣasa.

रक्षसे (rakṣase) - to that Rākṣasa (to a Rākṣasa)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - Rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

Note: Dative case, agrees with `tasmai`.

अहम् (aham) - I (Pulomā) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of `niveditā`.

निवेदिता (niveditā) - revealed (revealed, reported, announced)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nivedita

nivedita - revealed, announced, reported, offered

past passive participle

from root vid (to know, find) with prefix ni, causative form

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Forms a passive construction "I was revealed".

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me (me (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Object of `anayat`.

अनयत् (anayat) - carried away (led, took away, carried off)

(verb)

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

Prefix: a

Root: nī (class 1)

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the Rākṣasa (Rākṣasa, demon)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - Rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

Note: Subject of `anayat`.

क्रोशन्तीम् (krośantīm) - crying out (crying, wailing (feminine accusative))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of krośantī

krośantī - crying, shouting, wailing (feminine)

present active participle

from root kruś (to cry out, shout)

Root: kruś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `mām`.

कुररीम् (kurarīm) - a curlew (bird known for its cries) (curlew, osprey)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kurarī

kurarī - curlew, osprey (a bird with a loud cry)

Note: Compared to Pulomā.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.