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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-11

रुरुरुवाच ।
आयुषोऽर्धं प्रयच्छामि कन्यायै खेचरोत्तम ।
शृङ्गाररूपाभरणा उत्तिष्ठतु मम प्रिया ॥११॥
11. rururuvāca ,
āyuṣo'rdhaṁ prayacchāmi kanyāyai khecarottama ,
śṛṅgārarūpābharaṇā uttiṣṭhatu mama priyā.
11. ruruḥ uvāca āyuṣaḥ ardham prayacchāmi kanyāyai
khecara-uttama śṛṅgāra-rūpa-ābharaṇā uttiṣṭhatu mama priyā
11. Ruru said: 'I will give half of my life to the maiden, O best of celestial beings! May my beloved, adorned with beauty and ornaments, rise up!'

Words meanings summery:

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  • रुरुः (ruruḥ) - Ruru (Ruru (proper name))
  • उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, spoke)
  • आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of (my) life (of life, of duration of life)
  • अर्धम् (ardham) - half (half, portion)
  • प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I will give (I give, I offer)
  • कन्यायै (kanyāyai) - to the maiden (Pramadvarā) (to the maiden, to the girl)
  • खेचर-उत्तम (khecara-uttama) - O best of celestial beings (vocative) (best among celestial beings)
  • शृङ्गार-रूप-आभरणा (śṛṅgāra-rūpa-ābharaṇā) - adorned with beauty and ornaments (adorned with beauty and ornaments, having the form of beauty and ornaments)
  • उत्तिष्ठतु (uttiṣṭhatu) - may she rise (come back to life) (may she rise, let her get up)
  • मम (mama) - my (my, of me (genitive))
  • प्रिया (priyā) - my beloved (wife) (beloved, dear (feminine noun/adjective))

Words meanings and morphology

रुरुः (ruruḥ) - Ruru (Ruru (proper name))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ruru
ruru - a kind of deer; name of a sage.
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 (my) 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 `prayacchāmi`.
प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I will give (I give, I offer)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) 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 `prayacchāmi`.
खेचर-उत्तम (khecara-uttama) - O best of celestial beings (vocative) (best among celestial beings)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of khecara-uttama
khecara-uttama - best among celestial beings
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khecara+uttama)
  • khecara – moving in the sky, a celestial being
    noun (masculine)
    agent noun
    from kha (sky) + car (to move)
    Root: car (class 1)
  • uttama – highest, best, principal, chief
    adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Note: Address to the divine messenger.
शृङ्गार-रूप-आभरणा (śṛṅgāra-rūpa-ābharaṇā) - adorned with beauty and ornaments (adorned with beauty and ornaments, having the form of beauty and ornaments)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śṛṅgāra-rūpa-ābharaṇa
śṛṅgāra-rūpa-ābharaṇa - having beauty, form, and ornaments (or whose form is beauty and ornaments)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śṛṅgāra+rūpa+ābharaṇa)
  • śṛṅgāra – beauty, elegance, grace, the erotic sentiment
    noun (masculine)
  • rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
    noun (neuter)
  • ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration, jewelry
    noun (neuter)
    action noun
    from ā- + bhṛ (to bear, wear)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: bhṛ (class 3)
Note: Adjective describing `priyā`.
उत्तिष्ठतु (uttiṣṭhatu) - may she rise (come back to life) (may she rise, let her get up)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ut-sthā
from ut- + sthā (to stand)
Prefix: ut
Root: sthā (class 1)
मम (mama) - my (my, of me (genitive))
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Possessive for `priyā`.
प्रिया (priyā) - my beloved (wife) (beloved, dear (feminine noun/adjective))
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of priyā
priya - dear, beloved, pleasing; (as noun) a friend, a beloved woman
Root: prī (class 9)
Note: Subject of `uttiṣṭhatu`.