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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-10

देवदूत उवाच ।
आयुषोऽर्धं प्रयच्छस्व कन्यायै भृगुनन्दन ।
एवमुत्थास्यति रुरो तव भार्या प्रमद्वरा ॥१०॥
10. devadūta uvāca ,
āyuṣo'rdhaṁ prayacchasva kanyāyai bhṛgunandana ,
evamutthāsyati ruro tava bhāryā pramadvarā.
10. devadūtaḥ uvāca āyuṣaḥ ardham prayacchasva kanyāyai
bhṛgu-nandana evam utthāsyati ruro tava bhāryā pramadvarā
10. The divine messenger said: 'Give half of your life to the maiden, O son of Bhṛgu! Thus, O Ruru, your wife Pramadvarā will rise (come back to life).'

Words meanings summery:

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  • देवदूतः (devadūtaḥ) - the divine messenger (divine messenger, angel)
  • उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, spoke)
  • आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of (your) life (of life, of duration of life)
  • अर्धम् (ardham) - half (half, portion)
  • प्रयच्छस्व (prayacchasva) - give (away) (give, offer (middle voice))
  • कन्यायै (kanyāyai) - to the maiden (Pramadvarā) (to the maiden, to the girl)
  • भृगु-नन्दन (bhṛgu-nandana) - O son of Bhṛgu (vocative) (son of Bhṛgu, descendent of Bhṛgu)
  • एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, so, in this manner)
  • उत्थास्यति (utthāsyati) - she will rise (come back to life) (she will rise, she will get up)
  • रुरो (ruro) - O Ruru (O Ruru (vocative))
  • तव (tava) - your (your (genitive singular))
  • भार्या (bhāryā) - wife
  • प्रमद्वरा (pramadvarā) - Pramadvarā (Pramadvarā (name))

Words meanings and morphology

देवदूतः (devadūtaḥ) - the divine messenger (divine messenger, angel)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of devadūta
devadūta - messenger of the gods, angel
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+dūta)
  • deva – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
  • dūta – messenger, envoy
    noun (masculine)
    past passive participle (from du- 'to move swiftly')
    Root: du
Note: Subject.
उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, spoke)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of (your) life (of life, of duration of life)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of āyus
āyus - life, duration of life, vital power
Note: Possessive genitive for `ardhaṃ`.
अर्धम् (ardham) - half (half, portion)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ardha
ardha - half, part, portion
Note: Direct object of `prayacchasva`.
प्रयच्छस्व (prayacchasva) - give (away) (give, offer (middle voice))
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pra-yam
from pra- + yam (to restrain, give)
Prefix: pra
Root: yam (class 1)
कन्यायै (kanyāyai) - to the maiden (Pramadvarā) (to the maiden, to the girl)
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter
Note: Indirect object of `prayacchasva`.
भृगु-नन्दन (bhṛgu-nandana) - O son of Bhṛgu (vocative) (son of Bhṛgu, descendent of Bhṛgu)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu-nandana
bhṛgu-nandana - son of Bhṛgu, descendent of Bhṛgu (a common epithet for sages like Ruru)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhṛgu+nandana)
  • bhṛgu – name of a celebrated ancient sage, ancestor of many rishis
    noun (masculine)
  • nandana – son, child, delighting, gladdening
    noun/adjective (masculine)
    agent noun
    from root nand (to rejoice)
    Root: nand (class 1)
Note: Address to Ruru.
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, so, in this manner)
(indeclinable)
उत्थास्यति (utthāsyati) - she will rise (come back to life) (she will rise, she will get up)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of ut-sthā
from ut- + sthā (to stand)
Prefix: ut
Root: sthā (class 1)
रुरो (ruro) - O Ruru (O Ruru (vocative))
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of ruru
ruru - a kind of deer; name of a sage.
Note: Address to Ruru.
तव (tava) - your (your (genitive singular))
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Possessive for `bhāryā`.
भार्या (bhāryā) - wife
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife (lit. 'to be supported/maintained')
future passive participle (gerundive)
from root bhṛ (to bear, support)
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
Note: Subject of `utthāsyati`.
प्रमद्वरा (pramadvarā) - Pramadvarā (Pramadvarā (name))
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pramadvarā
pramadvarā - a name (meaning 'excellent among beautiful women' or 'foremost among intoxicated women')
Compound of pramad (delight/beauty) + varā (excellent/choicest).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa or karmadhāraya (pramad+vara)
  • pramad – joy, delight, intoxication, beautiful woman
    noun (feminine)
  • vara – best, choicest, excellent; a boon, a blessing
    adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Note: Appositive to `bhāryā`.