महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-264, verse-10

ततस्तु यज्ञे सावित्री साक्षात्तं संन्यमन्त्रयत् ।
निमन्त्रयन्ती प्रत्युक्ता न हन्यां सहवासिनम् ॥१०॥

10. tatastu yajñe sāvitrī sākṣāttaṁ saṁnyamantrayat ,
nimantrayantī pratyuktā na hanyāṁ sahavāsinam.

10. tataḥ tu yajñe sāvitrī sākṣāt tam sam-ni-amantrayat
nimantrayantī prati-uktā na hanyām saha-vāsinam

10. tataḥ tu sāvitrī yajñe sākṣāt tam sam-ni-amantrayat.
nimantrayantī (sā) pratyuktā: "na saha-vāsinam hanyām.
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10. Then, in that Vedic ritual (yajña), Savitri herself directly invited him. As she was extending the invitation, she was answered with the words: 'I should not kill one who dwells with me.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, afterwards

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice

• सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Savitri (a proper name)

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, in person, visibly

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• सम्-नि-अमन्त्रयत् (sam-ni-amantrayat) - invited, summoned

• निमन्त्रयन्ती (nimantrayantī) - inviting, summoning

• प्रति-उक्ता (prati-uktā) - replied, answered

• न (na) - not, no

• हन्याम् (hanyām) - may I kill, I should kill

• सह-वासिनम् (saha-vāsinam) - co-dweller, co-habitant

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas (ablative sense) applied to tad (that)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship, offering

From root yaj- 'to worship, sacrifice'

Root: yaj (class 1)

सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Savitri (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sāvitrī

sāvitrī - Savitri (proper name of a goddess or a woman), a form of Gayatri mantra

Feminine of savitṛ (sun, progenitor)

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, in person, visibly

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सम्-नि-अमन्त्रयत् (sam-ni-amantrayat) - invited, summoned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of mantr

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice. With prefixes sam and ni. Causative form.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: mantr (class 10)

निमन्त्रयन्ती (nimantrayantī) - inviting, summoning

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nimantrayant

nimantrayant - one who is inviting

Present Active Participle

From root mantr- 'to advise, invite' with prefix ni. Feminine form.

Prefix: ni

Root: mantr (class 10)

प्रति-उक्ता (prati-uktā) - replied, answered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prati-ukta

prati-ukta - replied, answered, spoken in return

Past Passive Participle

From root vac- 'to speak' with prefix prati. Feminine form.

Compound type : praadi-samāsa (prati+ukta)

• prati – towards, against, in return, every
  indeclinable
  Prefix or preposition
• ukta – spoken, said, told
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vac- 'to speak'
  Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हन्याम् (hanyām) - may I kill, I should kill

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of han

Optative, 1st person singular, active voice.

Root: han (class 2)

सह-वासिनम् (saha-vāsinam) - co-dweller, co-habitant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saha-vāsin

saha-vāsin - one living or dwelling together, a co-habitant

Compound of saha (with) and vāsin (dweller).

Compound type : avyayībhāva / tatpuruṣa (saha+vāsin)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix or preposition
• vāsin – dweller, inhabitant
  noun (masculine)
  From root vas- 'to dwell'
  Root: vas (class 1)