महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-92, verse-37

आसाद्य शंतनुस्तां च बुभुजे कामतो वशी ।
न प्रष्टव्येति मन्वानो न स तां किंचिदूचिवान् ॥३७॥

37. āsādya śaṁtanustāṁ ca bubhuje kāmato vaśī ,
na praṣṭavyeti manvāno na sa tāṁ kiṁcidūcivān.

37. āsādya śantanuḥ tām ca bubhuje kāmataḥ vaśī | na
praṣṭavyā iti manvānaḥ na sa tām kiñcit ūcivān

37. Having met her, Shantanu, though self-controlled, enjoyed her as he desired. But, considering that she was not to be questioned, he did not say anything to her.

Words meanings summery:

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained, having met

• शन्तनुः (śantanuḥ) - Shantanu (name of the king)

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine singular accusative)

• च (ca) - and, also

• बुभुजे (bubhuje) - he enjoyed, he experienced

• कामतः (kāmataḥ) - according to desire, as desired, willingly

• वशी (vaśī) - self-controlled, master (of senses), powerful

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रष्टव्या (praṣṭavyā) - she (the woman) is not to be questioned (to be questioned, to be asked)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• मन्वानः (manvānaḥ) - Shantanu thinking/considering (thinking, considering, believing)

• न (na) - not, no

• स (sa) - he

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine singular accusative)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

• ऊचिवान् (ūcivān) - he said, he spoke, he told

Words meanings and morphology

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained, having met

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √sad (to sit, go) with prefix ā- and the absolutive suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

शन्तनुः (śantanuḥ) - Shantanu (name of the king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śantanu

śantanu - Shantanu (name of a king in the Mahabharata)

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, she, it

Note: Refers to the woman (Ganga).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बुभुजे (bubhuje) - he enjoyed, he experienced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

कामतः (kāmataḥ) - according to desire, as desired, willingly

(indeclinable)

Derived from kāma (desire) with the suffix -tas, indicating manner or origin.

वशी (vaśī) - self-controlled, master (of senses), powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaśin

vaśin - being in one's power, being one's own master, self-controlled, powerful

Note: Refers to Shantanu.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रष्टव्या (praṣṭavyā) - she (the woman) is not to be questioned (to be questioned, to be asked)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praṣṭavya

praṣṭavya - to be asked, to be questioned

Gerundive

Derived from root √praś (to ask, question) with the gerundive suffix -tavya.

Prefix: pra

Root: praś (class 6)

Note: Refers to the woman (Ganga).

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

मन्वानः (manvānaḥ) - Shantanu thinking/considering (thinking, considering, believing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manvāna

manvāna - thinking, supposing, believing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root √man (to think, believe) with the śānac suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Refers to Shantanu.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, it

Note: Refers to Shantanu.

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, she, it

Note: Refers to the woman (Ganga).

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to qualify the verb 'said'.

ऊचिवान् (ūcivān) - he said, he spoke, he told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūcivās

ūcivās - one who has spoken, having said

Perfect Active Participle

Derived from root √vac (to speak) with the perfect active participle suffix -kvāsu. Masculine nominative singular.

Root: vac (class 2)