महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-329, verse-33

अथ शची दुःखशोकार्ता भर्तृदर्शनलालसा नहुषभयगृहीता बृहस्पतिमुपागच्छत् ।
स च तामभिगतां दृष्ट्वैव ध्यानं प्रविश्य भर्तृकार्यतत्परां ज्ञात्वा बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।
अनेनैव व्रतेन तपसा चान्विता देवीं वरदामुपश्रुतिमाह्वय ।
सा तवेन्द्रं दर्शयिष्यतीति ॥३३॥

33. atha śacī duḥkhaśokārtā bhartṛdarśanalālasā nahuṣabhayagṛhītā bṛhaspatimupāgacchat ,
sa ca tāmabhigatāṁ dṛṣṭvaiva dhyānaṁ praviśya bhartṛkāryatatparāṁ jñātvā bṛhaspatiruvāca ,
anenaiva vratena tapasā cānvitā devīṁ varadāmupaśrutimāhvaya ,
sā tavendraṁ darśayiṣyatīti.

33. atha śacī duḥkhaśokārtā bhartṛdarśanalālasā nahuṣabhayagṛhītā
bṛhaspatimupāgacchat sa ca tām abhigatāṃ dṛṣṭvā eva dhyānaṃ praviśya
bhartṛkāryatatparāṃ jñātvā bṛhaspatir uvāca anena eva vratena tapasā ca
anvvitā devīṃ varadām upaśrutim āhvaya sā tava indraṃ darśayiṣyati iti

33. atha duḥkhaśokārtā bhartṛdarśanalālasā nahuṣabhayagṛhītā śacī
bṛhaspatim upāgacchat sa ca tām abhigatāṃ dṛṣṭvā eva dhyānaṃ praviśya
bhartṛkāryatatparāṃ jñātvā uvāca anena vratena tapasā ca anvitā
varadām upaśrutiṃ devīm āhvaya sā tava indraṃ darśayiṣyati iti

33. Then Śacī, afflicted with sorrow and grief, longing to see her husband, and seized with fear of Nahuṣa, approached Bṛhaspati. Seeing her arrived, Bṛhaspati entered into meditation and, knowing her to be entirely devoted to the welfare of her husband, said to her: Endowed with this very vow and spiritual practice, invoke the goddess Upaśruti, the bestower of boons, and she will reveal Indra to you.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now

• शची (śacī) - Śacī (wife of Indra)

• दुःखशोकार्ता (duḥkhaśokārtā) - afflicted with pain and sorrow

• भर्तृदर्शनलालसा (bhartṛdarśanalālasā) - longing to see her husband

• नहुषभयगृहीता (nahuṣabhayagṛhītā) - seized by fear of Nahuṣa

• बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - to Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

• उपागच्छत् (upāgacchat) - approached, went near

• स (sa) - he

• च (ca) - and

• ताम् (tām) - her

• अभिगताम् (abhigatām) - who had arrived

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, exactly

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

• भर्तृकार्यतत्पराम् (bhartṛkāryatatparām) - completely devoted to the husband's work/welfare

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, realizing

• बृहस्पतिर् (bṛhaspatir) - Bṛhaspati

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अनेन (anena) - by this

• एव (eva) - indeed, exactly

• व्रतेन (vratena) - by the vow

• तपसा (tapasā) - by spiritual practice, austerity

• च (ca) - and

• अन्विता (anvitā) - endowed with, equipped with

• देवीम् (devīm) - goddess

• वरदाम् (varadām) - granting boons, bestower of boons

• उपश्रुतिम् (upaśrutim) - Upaśruti (the deity/goddess of oracle or revealed sound)

• आह्वय (āhvaya) - invoke, call upon

• सा (sā) - she

• तव (tava) - to you, your

• इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra

• दर्शयिष्यति (darśayiṣyati) - will show

• इति (iti) - thus

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now

(indeclinable)

शची (śacī) - Śacī (wife of Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śacī

śacī - Śacī, speech, power, grace

दुःखशोकार्ता (duḥkhaśokārtā) - afflicted with pain and sorrow

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duḥkhaśokārta

duḥkhaśokārta - afflicted with sorrow and grief

Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+śoka+ārtā)

• duḥkha – pain, misery, sorrow
  noun (neuter)
• śoka – sorrow, grief
  noun (masculine)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, pained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ṛ root
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

भर्तृदर्शनलालसा (bhartṛdarśanalālasā) - longing to see her husband

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhartṛdarśanalālasā

bhartṛdarśanalālasā - desirous of seeing the husband

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhartṛ+darśana+lālasā)

• bhartṛ – husband, supporter, lord
  noun (masculine)
• darśana – seeing, sight, vision
  noun (neuter)
• lālasā – longing, eager desire
  noun (feminine)

नहुषभयगृहीता (nahuṣabhayagṛhītā) - seized by fear of Nahuṣa

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nahuṣabhayagṛhītā

nahuṣabhayagṛhītā - seized with fear of Nahuṣa

Compound type : tatpurusha (nahuṣa+bhaya+gṛhītā)

• nahuṣa – Nahuṣa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
• gṛhīta – seized, grasped, overtaken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from grah root
  Root: grah (class 9)

बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - to Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

उपागच्छत् (upāgacchat) - approached, went near

(verb)

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

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभिगताम् (abhigatām) - who had arrived

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhigata

abhigata - approached, arrived, gone to

Past Passive Participle

from abhi-gam root

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(verb)

absolutive

gerund with -tvā suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation

Root: dhyai (class 1)

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

(verb)

absolutive

gerund with -ya suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

भर्तृकार्यतत्पराम् (bhartṛkāryatatparām) - completely devoted to the husband's work/welfare

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhartṛkāryatatpara

bhartṛkāryatatpara - intent upon the husband's business or welfare

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhartṛ+kārya+tatpara)

• bhartṛ – husband, supporter
  noun (masculine)
• kārya – work, business, duty
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from kṛ root
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• tatpara – intent upon, devoted to, absorbed in
  adjective (masculine)

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, realizing

(verb)

absolutive

gerund with -tvā suffix

Root: jñā (class 9)

बृहस्पतिर् (bṛhaspatir) - Bṛhaspati

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अनेन (anena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

एव (eva) - indeed, exactly

(indeclinable)

व्रतेन (vratena) - by the vow

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vrata

vrata - vow, religious observance, rule

तपसा (tapasā) - by spiritual practice, austerity

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual practice

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्विता (anvitā) - endowed with, equipped with

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anvita

anvita - endowed with, followed by, connected with

Past Passive Participle

from anu-i root

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

देवीम् (devīm) - goddess

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen

वरदाम् (varadām) - granting boons, bestower of boons

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of varadā

varadā - granting boons, bestowing wishes

Compound type : upapada (vara+dā)

• vara – boon, wish, blessing
  noun (masculine)
• dā – giving, granting
  adjective (masculine)
  from dā root
  Root: dā (class 3)

उपश्रुतिम् (upaśrutim) - Upaśruti (the deity/goddess of oracle or revealed sound)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of upaśruti

upaśruti - oracle, supernatural voice, goddess of hearing/portents

from upa-śru root

Prefix: upa

Root: śru (class 5)

आह्वय (āhvaya) - invoke, call upon

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of āhvā

Prefix: ā

Root: hvā (class 3)

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तव (tava) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (king of the gods)

दर्शयिष्यति (darśayiṣyati) - will show

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

causative

causative stem darśaya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus

(indeclinable)

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