महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-168, verse-48

पिङ्गलोवाच ।
उन्मत्ताहमनुन्मत्तं कान्तमन्ववसं चिरम् ।
अन्तिके रमणं सन्तं नैनमध्यगमं पुरा ॥४८॥

48. piṅgalovāca ,
unmattāhamanunmattaṁ kāntamanvavasaṁ ciram ,
antike ramaṇaṁ santaṁ nainamadhyagamaṁ purā.

48. piṅgalā uvāca unmattā aham anunmattam kāntam anu avasam
ciram antike ramaṇam santam na enam adhi agamam purā

48. piṅgalā uvāca unmattā aham anunmattam kāntam ciram anu
avasam antike santam ramaṇam enam purā na adhi agamam

48. Piṅgalā said: "Infatuated as I was, I pursued a lover who was not truly devoted for a long time. My real beloved (ramaṇa) was always close by, yet I failed to recognize him until now."

Words meanings summery:

• पिङ्गला (piṅgalā) - Piṅgalā (a specific courtesan)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• उन्मत्ता (unmattā) - infatuated, mad, insane

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अनुन्मत्तम् (anunmattam) - not infatuated, sane

• कान्तम् (kāntam) - lover, desired one

• अनु (anu) - after, along, near, pursuing

• अवसम् (avasam) - I lived, I dwelt

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• अन्तिके (antike) - near, close by

• रमणम् (ramaṇam) - lover, beloved, one who delights

• सन्तम् (santam) - being, existing, true, good

• न (na) - not, no

• एनम् (enam) - him, this one

• अधि (adhi) - over, upon, regarding

• अगमम् (agamam) - I went, I attained, I recognized

• पुरा (purā) - before, formerly, previously

Words meanings and morphology

पिङ्गला (piṅgalā) - Piṅgalā (a specific courtesan)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of piṅgalā

piṅgalā - name of a courtesan; reddish-brown; a particular nerve or channel in the body

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Lit)

From root vac, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

उन्मत्ता (unmattā) - infatuated, mad, insane

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of unmatta

unmatta - mad, insane, intoxicated, frantic, infatuated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mad with upasarga ut

Prefix: ut

Root: mad (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

अनुन्मत्तम् (anunmattam) - not infatuated, sane

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anunmatta

anunmatta - not mad, sane, calm, unperturbed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+unmatta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• unmatta – mad, insane, infatuated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mad with upasarga ut
  Prefix: ut
  Root: mad (class 4)

कान्तम् (kāntam) - lover, desired one

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kānta

kānta - desired, beloved, lovely; a lover, husband

Past Passive Participle

From root kam (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

अनु (anu) - after, along, near, pursuing

(indeclinable)

अवसम् (avasam) - I lived, I dwelt

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Imperfect Tense (Laṅ)

From root vas, 1st person singular, active voice. Combined with anu (anu-vas) means 'to dwell near, to attend'

Root: vas (class 1)

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

अन्तिके (antike) - near, close by

(indeclinable)

रमणम् (ramaṇam) - lover, beloved, one who delights

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ramaṇa

ramaṇa - delighting, playing; a lover, husband, beloved

From root ram (to delight, play)

Root: ram (class 1)

सन्तम् (santam) - being, existing, true, good

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, true, good, virtuous; reality, essence

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

अधि (adhi) - over, upon, regarding

(indeclinable)

अगमम् (agamam) - I went, I attained, I recognized

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect Tense (Laṅ)

From root gam, 1st person singular, active voice. Combined with adhi (adhi-gam) means 'to comprehend, to attain, to know'

Root: gam (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - before, formerly, previously

(indeclinable)