महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-94, verse-18

स समाः षोडशाष्टौ च चतस्रोऽष्टौ तथापराः ।
रतिमप्राप्नुवन्स्त्रीषु बभूव वनगोचरः ॥१८॥

18. sa samāḥ ṣoḍaśāṣṭau ca catasro'ṣṭau tathāparāḥ ,
ratimaprāpnuvanstrīṣu babhūva vanagocaraḥ.

18. sa samāḥ ṣoḍaśa aṣṭau ca catasraḥ aṣṭau tathā aparāḥ
| ratim aprāpnuvan strīṣu babhūva vanagocaraḥ

18. For thirty-six years (sixteen, eight, four, and another eight), he wandered in the forest, finding no pleasure in women.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• समाः (samāḥ) - years

• षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• च (ca) - and, also

• चतस्रः (catasraḥ) - four

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise

• अपराः (aparāḥ) - others, additional

• रतिम् (ratim) - pleasure, delight

• अप्राप्नुवन् (aprāpnuvan) - not obtaining, not reaching

• स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women, in women

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• वनगोचरः (vanagocaraḥ) - forest dweller, moving in the forest

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समाः (samāḥ) - years

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year, season, time

Note: Indicates duration

षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen

(numeral)

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चतस्रः (catasraḥ) - four

(numeral)

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise

(indeclinable)

अपराः (aparāḥ) - others, additional

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, additional

रतिम् (ratim) - pleasure, delight

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - pleasure, delight, enjoyment, love

अप्राप्नुवन् (aprāpnuvan) - not obtaining, not reaching

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpnuvat

prāpnuvat - obtaining, reaching

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √āp (to obtain, reach) with upasarga 'pra' and the negative prefix 'a-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used with negative prefix 'a-'.

स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women, in women

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect tense

Root: bhū (class 1)

वनगोचरः (vanagocaraḥ) - forest dweller, moving in the forest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vanagocara

vanagocara - moving in the forest, dwelling in the forest

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+gocara)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• gocara – moving in, frequenting, range, scope
  noun (masculine)