महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-78, verse-31

ययातिरुवाच ।
ऋतुं वै याचमानाया भगवन्नान्यचेतसा ।
दुहितुर्दानवेन्द्रस्य धर्म्यमेतत्कृतं मया ॥३१॥

31. yayātiruvāca ,
ṛtuṁ vai yācamānāyā bhagavannānyacetasā ,
duhiturdānavendrasya dharmyametatkṛtaṁ mayā.

31. yayātiḥ uvāca | ṛtum vai yācamānāyāḥ bhagavan na anyacetasā
| duhituḥ dānavendrasya dharmyam etat kṛtam mayā

31. Yayāti said: "O venerable one, this righteous act was performed by me for the daughter of the king of Dānavas, who was seeking union and whose mind was not fixed elsewhere (but solely on me)."

Words meanings summery:

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayāti

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ऋतुम् (ṛtum) - sexual union, season for procreation (season, proper time, menstrual period, sexual union)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• याचमानायाः (yācamānāyāḥ) - to one (woman) who was seeking (sexual union) (to one who is asking, seeking, requesting)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Śukra (O venerable one, O glorious one)

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यचेतसा (anyacetasā) - with her mind not directed elsewhere (i.e., fixed on me) (with a mind directed elsewhere, with an absent mind)

• दुहितुः (duhituḥ) - for Devayānī's daughter, Śarmiṣṭhā (of the daughter, for the daughter)

• दानवेन्द्रस्य (dānavendrasya) - of Vṛṣaparvan, the king of the Dānavas (of the lord of Dānavas, of the king of Dānavas)

• धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - a righteous act (righteous, lawful, proper)

• एतत् (etat) - this (act) (this, this one)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - was done, was performed (done, made, performed)

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayāti

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - name of a legendary king

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Root vac, perfect tense form.

Root: vac (class 2)

ऋतुम् (ṛtum) - sexual union, season for procreation (season, proper time, menstrual period, sexual union)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛtu

ṛtu - season, proper time, menstrual period, sexual union

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

याचमानायाः (yācamānāyāḥ) - to one (woman) who was seeking (sexual union) (to one who is asking, seeking, requesting)

(participle)

Dative, feminine, singular of yācamāna

yācamāna - asking, requesting, seeking

present middle participle

Derived from root yāc with śānac suffix, middle voice.

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Can also be genitive, but dative fits the recipient of the action.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Śukra (O venerable one, O glorious one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, fortunate, divine

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यचेतसा (anyacetasā) - with her mind not directed elsewhere (i.e., fixed on me) (with a mind directed elsewhere, with an absent mind)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anyacetas

anyacetas - whose mind is elsewhere, absent-minded

Bahuvrihi compound: anya + cetas.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (anya+cetas)

• anya – other, another, different
  pronoun
• cetas – mind, consciousness, intellect
  noun (neuter)

दुहितुः (duhituḥ) - for Devayānī's daughter, Śarmiṣṭhā (of the daughter, for the daughter)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of duhitṛ

duhitṛ - daughter

Note: Can also be genitive 'of the daughter', but dative 'for the daughter' fits the context of action being performed.

दानवेन्द्रस्य (dānavendrasya) - of Vṛṣaparvan, the king of the Dānavas (of the lord of Dānavas, of the king of Dānavas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dānavendra

dānavendra - lord of Dānavas, king of Dānavas

Tatpuruṣa compound of Dānava and Indra.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dānava+indra)

• dānava – a Dānava (a class of asuras)
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - a righteous act (righteous, lawful, proper)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmya

dharmya - righteous, lawful, conforming to dharma

Derived from dharma.

एतत् (etat) - this (act) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, this one

कृतम् (kṛtam) - was done, was performed (done, made, performed)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

past passive participle

Derived from root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I