महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-30, verse-16

ववृधे च ततस्तस्य हृदि कामो महात्मनः ।
यथा शुक्लस्य पक्षस्य प्रवृत्तावुडुराट्छनैः ॥१६॥

16. vavṛdhe ca tatastasya hṛdi kāmo mahātmanaḥ ,
yathā śuklasya pakṣasya pravṛttāvuḍurāṭchanaiḥ.

16. vavṛdhe ca tataḥ tasya hṛdi kāmaḥ mahātmanaḥ
yathā śuklasya pakṣasya pravṛttau uḍurāṭ śanaiḥ

16. ca tataḥ tasya mahātmanaḥ hṛdi kāmaḥ vavṛdhe
yathā śuklasya pakṣasya pravṛttau uḍurāṭ śanaiḥ

16. And then, in the heart of that great-souled (mahātman) sage, the god of love (kāma) grew, just as the moon gradually waxes at the beginning of the bright fortnight.

Words meanings summery:

• ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - grew, increased, prospered

• च (ca) - and

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefore

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - the god of love (kāma) (desire, love, the god of love)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (mahātman) sage (Nārada) (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• शुक्लस्य (śuklasya) - of the bright, of the white

• पक्षस्य (pakṣasya) - of the fortnight, of the wing, of the side

• प्रवृत्तौ (pravṛttau) - at the beginning, in the commencement, in activity

• उडुराट् (uḍurāṭ) - the moon (king of stars)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - gradually, slowly, gently

Words meanings and morphology

ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - grew, increased, prospered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of vṛdh

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person, Singular, Middle Voice

Reduplicated perfect form of the root vṛdh.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, therefore

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul

कामः (kāmaḥ) - the god of love (kāma) (desire, love, the god of love)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - wish, desire, love, the god of love

Derived from root kam (to desire).

Root: kam (class 1)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (mahātman) sage (Nārada) (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Refers to Nārada.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

शुक्लस्य (śuklasya) - of the bright, of the white

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śukla

śukla - white, bright, clear

Note: Agrees with 'pakṣasya'.

पक्षस्य (pakṣasya) - of the fortnight, of the wing, of the side

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pakṣa

pakṣa - wing, side, party, fortnight

प्रवृत्तौ (pravṛttau) - at the beginning, in the commencement, in activity

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pravṛtti

pravṛtti - commencement, activity, origin

Derived from root vṛt (to turn) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

उडुराट् (uḍurāṭ) - the moon (king of stars)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uḍurāj

uḍurāj - king of stars, the moon

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī-Tatpuruṣa (uḍu+rājan)

• uḍu – star, constellation
  noun (neuter)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - gradually, slowly, gently

(indeclinable)