महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-15

सूत उवाच ।
एवमुक्ते ततः कन्या सोदतिष्ठत्प्रमद्वरा ।
रुरोस्तस्यायुषोऽर्धेन सुप्तेव वरवर्णिनी ॥१५॥

15. sūta uvāca ,
evamukte tataḥ kanyā sodatiṣṭhatpramadvarā ,
rurostasyāyuṣo'rdhena supteva varavarṇinī.

15. sūtaḥ uvāca evam ukte tataḥ kanyā sā udatiṣṭhat pramadvārā
ruroḥ tasya āyuṣaḥ ardhena suptā iva varavarṇinī

15. Sūta said: "When this was uttered, that maiden Pramadvārā, the beautiful woman, then rose up as if merely awaking from sleep, having received half of Ruru's lifespan."

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (the narrator of the Mahābhārata) (charioteer, bard, Sūta (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• एवम् (evam) - this (thus, in this manner)

• उक्ते (ukte) - when this was uttered (when said, having been said)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

• कन्या (kanyā) - maiden (maiden, girl, virgin)

• सा (sā) - that (she, that (feminine))

• उदतिष्ठत् (udatiṣṭhat) - she rose up (she rose up, she stood up)

• प्रमद्वारा (pramadvārā) - Pramadvārā (Pramadvārā (proper name))

• रुरोः (ruroḥ) - of Ruru

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (Ruru) (of that (masculine/neuter))

• आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of lifespan (of life, lifespan)

• अर्धेन (ardhena) - having received half (by half, with half)

• सुप्ता (suptā) - as if merely awaking from sleep (asleep, sleeping)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• वरवर्णिनी (varavarṇinī) - the beautiful woman (a beautiful woman, a woman of excellent complexion/caste)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (the narrator of the Mahābhārata) (charioteer, bard, Sūta (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, a class of mixed caste, Sūta (proper name)

from root sū 'to impel, to give birth' or sūc 'to indicate'

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - this (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies 'ukte'.

उक्ते (ukte) - when this was uttered (when said, having been said)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, uttered

past passive participle

from root vac 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction: 'evam ukte' = 'when this was said'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

ablative from tad

कन्या (kanyā) - maiden (maiden, girl, virgin)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter, virgin

Note: Refers to Pramadvārā.

सा (sā) - that (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to Pramadvārā.

उदतिष्ठत् (udatiṣṭhat) - she rose up (she rose up, she stood up)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ut-sthā

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रमद्वारा (pramadvārā) - Pramadvārā (Pramadvārā (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pramadvārā

pramadvārā - Pramadvārā (proper name, the wife of Ruru)

रुरोः (ruroḥ) - of Ruru

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ruru

ruru - a species of deer, Ruru (proper name)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (Ruru) (of that (masculine/neuter))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, his, its

Note: Refers to Ruru.

आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of lifespan (of life, lifespan)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, vital power, lifespan

अर्धेन (ardhena) - having received half (by half, with half)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ardha

ardha - half, part, side

Note: Instrumental indicating means or acquisition.

सुप्ता (suptā) - as if merely awaking from sleep (asleep, sleeping)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of supta

supta - asleep, sleeping, dormant

past passive participle

from root svap 'to sleep'

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Pramadvārā.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

वरवर्णिनी (varavarṇinī) - the beautiful woman (a beautiful woman, a woman of excellent complexion/caste)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of varavarṇinī

varavarṇinī - a beautiful woman, a woman of excellent complexion or caste

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+varṇa)

• vara – best, excellent, choice
  adjective (masculine)
• varṇa – color, complexion, caste
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Pramadvārā.