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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-14

ततः कतिपयाहस्य विवाहे समुपस्थिते ।
सखीभिः क्रीडती सार्धं सा कन्या वरवर्णिनी ॥१४॥
14. tataḥ katipayāhasya vivāhe samupasthite ,
sakhībhiḥ krīḍatī sārdhaṁ sā kanyā varavarṇinī.
14. tataḥ katipayāhasya vivāhe samupasthite
sakhībhiḥ krīḍatī sārdham sā kanyā varavarṇinī
14. Then, a few days later, as the marriage was at hand, that beautiful girl, playing with her female friends...

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, at that time (then, thereafter)
  • कतिपयाहस्य (katipayāhasya) - referring to the time duration before the wedding (of a few days)
  • विवाहे (vivāhe) - when the wedding was about to take place (in the marriage, at the wedding)
  • समुपस्थिते (samupasthite) - as it was about to happen, imminent (being present, having arrived, imminent)
  • सखीभिः (sakhībhiḥ) - with female friends
  • क्रीडती (krīḍatī) - playing (feminine)
  • सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with
  • सा (sā) - that girl (she, that (feminine))
  • कन्या (kanyā) - girl, maiden
  • वरवर्णिनी (varavarṇinī) - the beautiful girl (of excellent complexion, beautiful)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, at that time (then, thereafter)
(indeclinable)
कतिपयाहस्य (katipayāhasya) - referring to the time duration before the wedding (of a few days)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of katipayāha
katipayāha - a few days
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (katipaya+aha)
  • katipaya – some, a few
    adjective
  • ahas – day
    noun (neuter)
विवाहे (vivāhe) - when the wedding was about to take place (in the marriage, at the wedding)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vivāha
vivāha - marriage, wedding
समुपस्थिते (samupasthite) - as it was about to happen, imminent (being present, having arrived, imminent)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of samupasthita
samupasthita - present, near, imminent, arrived
past participle
Prefixes: sam+upa
Root: sthā (class 1)
सखीभिः (sakhībhiḥ) - with female friends
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of sakhī
sakhī - female friend, companion
क्रीडती (krīḍatī) - playing (feminine)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of krīḍat
krīḍat - playing, sporting
present participle
Root: krīḍ (class 1)
सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with
(indeclinable)
सा (sā) - that girl (she, that (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
कन्या (kanyā) - girl, maiden
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - girl, maiden, virgin
वरवर्णिनी (varavarṇinī) - the beautiful girl (of excellent complexion, beautiful)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of varavarṇin
varavarṇin - of excellent complexion/color, beautiful
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+varṇin)
  • vara – excellent, best, boon
    adjective/noun (masculine/neuter)
  • varṇin – having color, endowed with complexion
    adjective (masculine/feminine)