महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-73, verse-28

दृष्ट्वा दुहितरं काव्यो देवयानीं ततो वने ।
बाहुभ्यां संपरिष्वज्य दुःखितो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥२८॥

28. dṛṣṭvā duhitaraṁ kāvyo devayānīṁ tato vane ,
bāhubhyāṁ saṁpariṣvajya duḥkhito vākyamabravīt.

28. dṛṣṭvā duhitaram kāvyaḥ devayānīm tataḥ vane
bāhubhyām saṃpariṣvajya duḥkhitaḥ vākyam abravīt

28. Having then seen his daughter Devayani in the forest, Kavya, distressed, embraced her with both arms and spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - after seeing (Devayani) (having seen, after seeing)

• दुहितरम् (duhitaram) - his daughter (Devayani) (daughter)

• काव्यः (kāvyaḥ) - Kavya, the preceptor Shukra (Kavya, Shukra)

• देवयानीम् (devayānīm) - Devayani (the daughter of Shukra) (Devayani (proper name))

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, after seeing her (then, thereafter, from there)

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

• बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with both his arms (with two arms, by the arms)

• संपरिष्वज्य (saṁpariṣvajya) - having embraced (his daughter) (having embraced, having hugged)

• दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - distressed (by his daughter's condition) (distressed, sorrowful, grieved)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - these words, a statement (word, speech, sentence)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (the following words) (he spoke, he said)

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - after seeing (Devayani) (having seen, after seeing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root dṛś with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दुहितरम् (duhitaram) - his daughter (Devayani) (daughter)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of duhity

duhity - daughter

Root: duh (class 2)

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

काव्यः (kāvyaḥ) - Kavya, the preceptor Shukra (Kavya, Shukra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, Sanskrit, singular of kāvya

kāvya - belonging to the Kavis, Shukra, poetry

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

देवयानीम् (devayānīm) - Devayani (the daughter of Shukra) (Devayani (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devayānī

devayānī - Devayani (proper name)

Note: In apposition to 'duhitaram', object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, after seeing her (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time/sequence.

Root: tad

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

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with both his arms (with two arms, by the arms)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

Note: Denotes instrument of action.

संपरिष्वज्य (saṁpariṣvajya) - having embraced (his daughter) (having embraced, having hugged)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root svaj (to embrace) with upasargas sam and pari. The 'ṣ' is due to sandhi/retroflexion rules after 'pari'.

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: svaj (class 1)

दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - distressed (by his daughter's condition) (distressed, sorrowful, grieved)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhita

duḥkhita - distressed, sorrowful, afflicted

Past Passive Participle

From duḥkha (sorrow) + -ita. Or from root duḥkh (to suffer).

Root: duḥkh (class 10)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - these words, a statement (word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From vac (to speak) + nya.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (the following words) (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root bru (to speak) with augment 'a'. Imperfect tense (laṅ), 3rd singular.

Root: bru (class 2)