महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-30, verse-11

ततः कदाचित्तौ राजा महात्मानौ तथागतौ ।
अब्रवीत्परमप्रीतः सुतेयं वरवर्णिनी ॥११॥

11. tataḥ kadācittau rājā mahātmānau tathāgatau ,
abravītparamaprītaḥ suteyaṁ varavarṇinī.

11. tataḥ kadācit tau rājā mahātmānau tathāgatau
abravīt paramaprītaḥ sutā iyam varavarṇinī

11. tataḥ kadācit rājā paramaprītaḥ tau mahātmānau
tathāgatau abravīt iyam sutā varavarṇinī

11. Then, one day, the king, who was extremely pleased, said to those two great-souled individuals who had arrived: 'This daughter of beautiful complexion...'

Words meanings summery:

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

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

• तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the great-souled sages or guests) (those two)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - two great-souled individuals (referring to the sages) (two great-souled ones, two noble ones)

• तथागतौ (tathāgatau) - those two (sages) who had thus arrived (two who have come thus, two thus arrived)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - extremely pleased, highly delighted

• सुता (sutā) - daughter

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• वरवर्णिनी (varavarṇinī) - of beautiful complexion, of beautiful form

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the great-souled sages or guests) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - two great-souled individuals (referring to the sages) (two great-souled ones, two noble ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, sublime (ātman)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

तथागतौ (tathāgatau) - those two (sages) who had thus arrived (two who have come thus, two thus arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tathāgata

tathāgata - thus come, thus gone, one who has come thus (a term for a Buddha)

Past Passive Participle

Compound of tathā (thus) and gata (gone/arrived, PPP of gam).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tathā+gata)

• tathā – thus, so
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, arrived, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: gam (class 1)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - extremely pleased, highly delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramaprīta

paramaprīta - extremely pleased, highly delighted

Compound type : karmadharaya (parama+prīta)

• parama – supreme, excellent, utmost, extreme
  adjective
• prīta – pleased, delighted, satisfied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: prī (class 4)

सुता (sutā) - daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sutā

sutā - daughter

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

वरवर्णिनी (varavarṇinī) - of beautiful complexion, of beautiful form

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of varavarṇinī

varavarṇinī - a woman of beautiful complexion or excellent color; (feminine of varavarṇin)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vara+varṇa)

• vara – excellent, best, beautiful
  adjective
• varṇa – color, complexion, form
  noun (masculine)