महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-6, verse-9

स पुलोमां ततो भार्यां पप्रच्छ कुपितो भृगुः ।
केनासि रक्षसे तस्मै कथितेह जिहीर्षवे ।
न हि त्वां वेद तद्रक्षो मद्भार्यां चारुहासिनीम् ॥९॥

9. sa pulomāṁ tato bhāryāṁ papraccha kupito bhṛguḥ ,
kenāsi rakṣase tasmai kathiteha jihīrṣave ,
na hi tvāṁ veda tadrakṣo madbhāryāṁ cāruhāsinīm.

9. saḥ pulomām tataḥ bhāryām papraccha
kupitaḥ bhṛguḥ kena asi rakṣase tasmai
kathitā iha jihīrṣave na hi tvām veda
tat rakṣaḥ mat-bhāryām cāru-hāsinīm

9. Then, enraged, Bhṛgu questioned his wife Pulomā: 'By whom were you revealed here to that Rākṣasa who wished to abduct you? Surely, that Rākṣasa did not know you, my beautiful smiling wife!'

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Bhṛgu) (he, that)

• पुलोमाम् (pulomām) - Pulomā (wife of Bhṛgu) (Pulomā (proper name))

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

• भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife (Pulomā) (wife)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked (asked, questioned)

• कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - enraged (Bhṛgu) (enraged, angry)

• भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu (the sage) (Bhṛgu (proper name))

• केन (kena) - by whom (by whom, by what)

• असि (asi) - you are

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

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

• कथिता (kathitā) - revealed (you were revealed) (told, spoken, revealed)

• इह (iha) - here (at this place) (here, in this world)

• जिहीर्षवे (jihīrṣave) - to that Rākṣasa who desired to abduct (to one desiring to abduct)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - surely (surely, indeed, because)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative))

• वेद (veda) - knows

• तत् (tat) - that (Rākṣasa) (that, it)

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

• मत्-भार्याम् (mat-bhāryām) - my wife

• चारु-हासिनीम् (cāru-hāsinīm) - beautiful-smiling (wife) (beautiful-smiling, sweetly-smiling)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Bhṛgu) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुलोमाम् (pulomām) - Pulomā (wife of Bhṛgu) (Pulomā (proper name))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pulomā

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

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife (Pulomā) (wife)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, one to be maintained

future passive participle (gerundive)

from root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked (asked, questioned)

(verb)

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

Root: prach (class 6)

कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - enraged (Bhṛgu) (enraged, angry)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kupita

kupita - enraged, angry, agitated

past passive participle

from root kup (to be angry)

Root: kup (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'Bhṛgu'.

भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu (the sage) (Bhṛgu (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhṛgu (name of a Vedic sage)

केन (kena) - by whom (by whom, by what)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used impersonally or with implied agent.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Often used with participles to form a passive-like construction.

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

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - Rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

Note: Dative of purpose/direction.

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.

कथिता (kathitā) - revealed (you were revealed) (told, spoken, revealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated, revealed

past passive participle

from root kath (to tell, speak), causative of katha

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Used with `asi` to form a passive construction.

इह (iha) - here (at this place) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

जिहीर्षवे (jihīrṣave) - to that Rākṣasa who desired to abduct (to one desiring to abduct)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of jihīrṣu

jihīrṣu - desiring to carry off, wishing to abduct

desiderative agent noun/adjective

from root hṛ (to seize, carry) with desiderative prefix (jihīrṣa)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rakṣase' and 'tasmai'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - surely (surely, indeed, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

वेद (veda) - knows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (liṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: This is an irregular perfect form used as present.

तत् (tat) - that (Rākṣasa) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `rakṣas`.

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - Rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit

Note: Subject of 'veda'.

मत्-भार्याम् (mat-bhāryām) - my wife

(compound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mad+bhāryā)

• mad – my, me
  pronoun
• bhāryā – wife
  noun (feminine)
  future passive participle
  from root bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Pulomā. The compound is treated as 'my wife'.

चारु-हासिनीम् (cāru-hāsinīm) - beautiful-smiling (wife) (beautiful-smiling, sweetly-smiling)

(compound)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cāru+hāsinī)

• cāru – beautiful, charming, lovely
  adjective
• hāsinī – smiling, laughing (feminine)
  noun (feminine)
  agent noun
  from root has (to laugh, smile)
  Root: has (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhāryām'.