महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-24, verse-16

भार्या यूपध्वजस्यैषा करसंमितमध्यमा ।
कृत्वोत्सङ्गे भुजं भर्तुः कृपणं पर्यदेवयत् ॥१६॥

16. bhāryā yūpadhvajasyaiṣā karasaṁmitamadhyamā ,
kṛtvotsaṅge bhujaṁ bhartuḥ kṛpaṇaṁ paryadevayat.

16. bhāryā yūpadhvajasya eṣā karasaṃmitamadhyamā
kṛtvā utsaṅge bhujaṃ bhartuḥ kṛpaṇaṃ paryadevayat

16. yūpadhvajasya eṣā karasaṃmitamadhyamā bhāryā
bhartuḥ bhujaṃ utsaṅge kṛtvā kṛpaṇaṃ paryadevayat

16. The slender-waisted wife of Yūpadhvaja, taking her husband's arm onto her lap, lamented piteously.

Words meanings summery:

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• यूपध्वजस्य (yūpadhvajasya) - of Yūpadhvaja

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• करसंमितमध्यमा (karasaṁmitamadhyamā) - whose waist is measured by a hand (slender-waisted)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having placed

• उत्सङ्गे (utsaṅge) - on the lap, in the embrace, in the bosom

• भुजं (bhujaṁ) - arm, hand

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the maintainer

• कृपणं (kṛpaṇaṁ) - piteously, mournfully, miserably

• पर्यदेवयत् (paryadevayat) - she lamented, she wailed

Words meanings and morphology

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, one to be supported

Gerundive (feminine)

feminine of 'bhārya', derived from root 'bhṛ' with suffix 'ṇyat'

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

यूपध्वजस्य (yūpadhvajasya) - of Yūpadhvaja

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yūpadhvaja

yūpadhvaja - Yūpadhvaja (proper noun: one whose banner is a sacrificial post)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yūpa+dhvaja)

• yūpa – sacrificial post
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, sign
  noun (masculine)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, these

करसंमितमध्यमा (karasaṁmitamadhyamā) - whose waist is measured by a hand (slender-waisted)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karasaṃmitamadhyamā

karasaṁmitamadhyamā - one whose middle/waist is measured by a hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kara+saṃmita+madhyamā)

• kara – hand
  noun (masculine)
• saṃmita – measured, proportioned, equal
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from 'sam-mā' + 'kta'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: mā (class 2)
• madhyamā – middle (feminine), waist
  noun (feminine)
  feminine of 'madhyama'

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having placed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root 'kṛ' with suffix '-tvā'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

उत्सङ्गे (utsaṅge) - on the lap, in the embrace, in the bosom

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of utsaṅga

utsaṅga - lap, embrace, bosom, flank

भुजं (bhujaṁ) - arm, hand

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhuja

bhuja - arm, hand, curve

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the maintainer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, lord, maintainer, supporter

agent noun from root 'bhṛ'

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

कृपणं (kṛpaṇaṁ) - piteously, mournfully, miserably

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative singular neuter of adjective)

पर्यदेवयत् (paryadevayat) - she lamented, she wailed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pari-dev

Prefix: pari

Root: dev (class 1)