महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-77, verse-15

अब्रवीदुशना काव्यो देवयानीं यदावहम् ।
नेयमाह्वयितव्या ते शयने वार्षपर्वणी ॥१५॥

15. abravīduśanā kāvyo devayānīṁ yadāvaham ,
neyamāhvayitavyā te śayane vārṣaparvaṇī.

15. abravīt uśanā kāvyaḥ devayānīm yadā avaham
| na iyam āhvayitavyā te śayane vārṣaparvaṇī

15. Ushanas, the son of Kavi, said to Devayani when I brought her (Śarmiṣṭhā into the palace): 'This girl, Śarmiṣṭhā, should not be summoned by you to your bed (as she is the daughter of Vṛṣaparvan).'

Words meanings summery:

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

• उशना (uśanā) - Ushanas (name of Śukra, the preceptor of the Daityas)

• काव्यः (kāvyaḥ) - son of Kavi; belonging to Kavi (an epithet of Ushanas/Śukra)

• देवयानीम् (devayānīm) - Devayani (daughter of Ushanas)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• अवहम् (avaham) - I brought, I carried

• न (na) - not

• इयम् (iyam) - this (Śarmiṣṭhā) (this (feminine))

• आह्वयितव्या (āhvayitavyā) - should be called, fit to be summoned

• ते (te) - by you (dative/genitive)

• शयने (śayane) - in the bed, on the couch

• वार्षपर्वणी (vārṣaparvaṇī) - Śarmiṣṭhā (as the daughter of Vṛṣaparvan) (daughter of Vṛṣaparvan (Śarmiṣṭhā))

Words meanings and morphology

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of bru

Root: bru (class 2)

उशना (uśanā) - Ushanas (name of Śukra, the preceptor of the Daityas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uśanas

uśanas - Ushanas (a sage, also known as Śukra)

काव्यः (kāvyaḥ) - son of Kavi; belonging to Kavi (an epithet of Ushanas/Śukra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāvya

kāvya - son of Kavi, descendant of Kavi (referring to Ushanas)

देवयानीम् (devayānīm) - Devayani (daughter of Ushanas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devayānī

devayānī - Devayani (name of Ushanas' daughter)

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

अवहम् (avaham) - I brought, I carried

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of vah

Root: vah (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this (Śarmiṣṭhā) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

आह्वयितव्या (āhvayitavyā) - should be called, fit to be summoned

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āhvayitavya

āhvayitavya - to be called, to be summoned, fit to be invited

Gerundive

Formed from root 'hve' (to call) with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'tavya'.

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

ते (te) - by you (dative/genitive)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used as agent in passive construction.

शयने (śayane) - in the bed, on the couch

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śayana

śayana - bed, couch, sleeping place

वार्षपर्वणी (vārṣaparvaṇī) - Śarmiṣṭhā (as the daughter of Vṛṣaparvan) (daughter of Vṛṣaparvan (Śarmiṣṭhā))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vārṣaparvaṇī

vārṣaparvaṇī - female descendant of Vṛṣaparvan (a patronymic)

Formed from 'Vṛṣaparvan' with a taddhita suffix (e.g., Iñ) indicating 'descendant of', and a feminine suffix (e.g., Ṅīṣ).