महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-77, verse-8

देवयानी प्रजातासौ वृथाहं प्राप्तयौवना ।
यथा तया वृतो भर्ता तथैवाहं वृणोमि तम् ॥८॥

8. devayānī prajātāsau vṛthāhaṁ prāptayauvanā ,
yathā tayā vṛto bhartā tathaivāhaṁ vṛṇomi tam.

8. devayānī prajātā asau vṛthā aham prāptayauvanā |
yathā tayā vṛtaḥ bhartā tathā eva aham vṛṇomi tam

8. Devayānī has borne children, while I, having attained youth, am wasting away in vain. Just as a husband was chosen by her, so too do I choose him.

Words meanings summery:

• देवयानी (devayānī) - Devayānī (a proper name)

• प्रजाता (prajātā) - having borne children (born, produced, having offspring)

• असौ (asau) - she (referring to Devayānī) (she, that one)

• वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain (referring to her youth) (in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly, idly)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Sharmishtha) (I)

• प्राप्तयौवना (prāptayauvanā) - having reached the prime of youth (having attained youth, youthful)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• तया (tayā) - by her (Devayānī) (by her, by that)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen (chosen, selected, appointed)

• भर्ता (bhartā) - husband (husband, maintainer, lord)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that way, similarly)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, just, only, truly)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Sharmishtha) (I)

• वृणोमि (vṛṇomi) - I choose (him) (I choose, I select)

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to the king, Yayāti) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

देवयानी (devayānī) - Devayānī (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devayānī

devayānī - Devayānī (proper name of Shukra's daughter)

प्रजाता (prajātā) - having borne children (born, produced, having offspring)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajāta

prajāta - born, begotten, produced, having offspring

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + root jan (to be born).

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with devayānī and asau.

असौ (asau) - she (referring to Devayānī) (she, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Feminine nominative singular of adas.

वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain (referring to her youth) (in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly, idly)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I (Sharmishtha) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

Note: Nominative singular of asmad.

प्राप्तयौवना (prāptayauvanā) - having reached the prime of youth (having attained youth, youthful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāptayauvana

prāptayauvana - having attained youth, youthful

Bahuvrihi compound: prāpta (attained) + yauvana (youth) = 'one by whom youth has been attained'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prāpta+yauvana)

• prāpta – attained, obtained, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root āp with pra prefix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• yauvana – youth, adolescence
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from yuvan (young).

Note: Agrees with aham (Sharmishtha, who is feminine).

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

तया (tayā) - by her (Devayānī) (by her, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Instrumental singular of tad (feminine).

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen (chosen, selected, appointed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - chosen, selected, appointed, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to choose, to cover).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with bhartā.

भर्ता (bhartā) - husband (husband, maintainer, lord)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, lord, supporter

Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain).

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that way, similarly)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, just, only, truly)

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle.

अहम् (aham) - I (Sharmishtha) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

Note: Nominative singular of asmad.

वृणोमि (vṛṇomi) - I choose (him) (I choose, I select)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vṛ

Present Active Indicative

Class 9 verb (vṛṇāti, vṛṇīte).

Root: vṛ (class 9)

तम् (tam) - him (referring to the king, Yayāti) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Accusative singular of tad (masculine).