महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-250, verse-12

पुनः पुनरथोक्ता सा गतसत्त्वेव भामिनी ।
तूष्णीमासीत्ततो देवो देवानामीश्वरेश्वरः ॥१२॥

12. punaḥ punarathoktā sā gatasattveva bhāminī ,
tūṣṇīmāsīttato devo devānāmīśvareśvaraḥ.

12. punaḥ punaḥ atha uktā sā gatasattvā iva bhāminī
tūṣṇīm āsīt tataḥ devaḥ devānām īśvareśvaraḥ

12. atha punaḥ punaḥ uktā sā bhāminī gatasattvā iva
tūṣṇīm āsīt tataḥ devaḥ devānām īśvareśvaraḥ

12. Then, as the beautiful woman (Bhāminī) was addressed again and again, she remained silent, as if drained of spirit. Thereupon, the God, the Lord of lords (Īśvareśvara),

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• उक्ता (uktā) - spoken to, addressed

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• गतसत्त्वा (gatasattvā) - devoid of spirit, lifeless

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• भामिनी (bhāminī) - The beautiful woman (Death) (beautiful woman, passionate woman)

• तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, remained

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• देवः (devaḥ) - God, deity

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• ईश्वरेश्वरः (īśvareśvaraḥ) - Lord of lords

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice for emphasis (again and again).

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - spoken to, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From √vac (to speak), past passive participle, feminine nominative singular

Root: vac (class 2)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Feminine nominative singular

गतसत्त्वा (gatasattvā) - devoid of spirit, lifeless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gatasattva

gatasattva - whose strength/courage/spirit is gone, lifeless, exhausted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+sattva)

• gata – gone, departed, lost
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sattva – essence, being, spirit, courage, vitality
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Mṛtyu (Death).

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

भामिनी (bhāminī) - The beautiful woman (Death) (beautiful woman, passionate woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāminī

bhāminī - beautiful woman, passionate woman, angry woman

तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, remained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect (laṅ)

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem tad + suffix -tas

देवः (devaḥ) - God, deity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 1)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Genitive plural

Root: div (class 1)

ईश्वरेश्वरः (īśvareśvaraḥ) - Lord of lords

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvareśvara

īśvareśvara - Lord of lords, supreme sovereign

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (īśvara+īśvara)

• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  From √īś (to rule, to be master of)
  Root: īś (class 2)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  From √īś (to rule, to be master of)
  Root: īś (class 2)