महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-73, verse-26

आचक्षे ते महाप्राज्ञ देवयानी वने हता ।
शर्मिष्ठया महाभाग दुहित्रा वृषपर्वणः ॥२६॥

26. ācakṣe te mahāprājña devayānī vane hatā ,
śarmiṣṭhayā mahābhāga duhitrā vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ.

26. ācakṣe te mahāprājña devayānī vane hatā
śarmiṣṭhayā mahābhāga duhitrā vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ

26. O greatly wise one, I tell you that Devayani was assaulted in the forest by Sharmishtha, the daughter of Vrishaparvan, O greatly fortunate one.

Words meanings summery:

• आचक्षे (ācakṣe) - I narrate to you (the story of Devayani) (I tell, I narrate, I declare)

• ते (te) - to you (the listener) (to you, your)

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one (referring to the listener) (O greatly wise one, O very discerning one)

• देवयानी (devayānī) - Devayani (the daughter of Shukra) (Devayani (proper name))

• वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the woods)

• हता (hatā) - assaulted, left for dead (struck, injured, killed, assaulted)

• शर्मिष्ठया (śarmiṣṭhayā) - by Sharmishtha (the princess who assaulted Devayani) (by Sharmishtha)

• महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one (referring to the listener) (O greatly fortunate one, O highly endowed one)

• दुहित्रा (duhitrā) - by the daughter (Sharmishtha, in apposition to Sharmishtha) (by the daughter)

• वृषपर्वणः (vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ) - of Vrishaparvan (the demon king, father of Sharmishtha) (of Vrishaparvan)

Words meanings and morphology

आचक्षे (ācakṣe) - I narrate to you (the story of Devayani) (I tell, I narrate, I declare)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā-cakṣ

Present tense, Ātmanepada, 1st person singular

Root cakṣ (to see, to perceive, to speak) with upasarga ā. Present tense, ātmanepada, 1st singular.

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

ते (te) - to you (the listener) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one (referring to the listener) (O greatly wise one, O very discerning one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very discerning

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, discerning, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  From pra-jñā (to know well).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used as an address.

देवयानी (devayānī) - Devayani (the daughter of Shukra) (Devayani (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devayānī

devayānī - Devayani (proper name)

वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the woods)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

हता (hatā) - assaulted, left for dead (struck, injured, killed, assaulted)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hata

hata - struck, killed, injured, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Devayānī.

शर्मिष्ठया (śarmiṣṭhayā) - by Sharmishtha (the princess who assaulted Devayani) (by Sharmishtha)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śarmiṣṭhā

śarmiṣṭhā - Sharmishtha (proper name)

Note: Agent of the passive action 'hatā'.

महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one (referring to the listener) (O greatly fortunate one, O highly endowed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, highly endowed, noble

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – fortune, share, portion, good luck
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Used as an address.

दुहित्रा (duhitrā) - by the daughter (Sharmishtha, in apposition to Sharmishtha) (by the daughter)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of duhity

duhity - daughter

Root: duh (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Śarmiṣṭhayā.

वृषपर्वणः (vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ) - of Vrishaparvan (the demon king, father of Sharmishtha) (of Vrishaparvan)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛṣaparvan

vṛṣaparvan - Vrishaparvan (proper name)

Note: Possessive, 'daughter of Vrishaparvan'.