महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-345, verse-10

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
अनेन निश्चयेनाहं साध्वि संप्राप्तवानिह ।
प्रतीक्षन्नागमं देवि वत्स्याम्यस्मिन्महावने ॥१०॥

10. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
anena niścayenāhaṁ sādhvi saṁprāptavāniha ,
pratīkṣannāgamaṁ devi vatsyāmyasminmahāvane.

10. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca anena niścayena aham sādhvi samprāptavān
iha pratīkṣan āgamam devi vatsyāmi asmin mahāvane

10. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca sādhvi anena niścayena aham iha
samprāptavān devi āgamam pratīkṣan asmin mahāvane vatsyāmi

10. The Brahmin said: 'O virtuous lady, with this resolve, I have arrived here. O lady, I will reside in this great forest, awaiting his arrival.'

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said

• अनेन (anena) - by this, with this

• निश्चयेन (niścayena) - by determination, with resolve, by certainty

• अहम् (aham) - I

• साध्वि (sādhvi) - O virtuous woman, O chaste lady

• सम्प्राप्तवान् (samprāptavān) - I have arrived, I have reached

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• प्रतीक्षन् (pratīkṣan) - waiting, expecting

• आगमम् (āgamam) - arrival, coming

• देवि (devi) - O lady, O goddess

• वत्स्यामि (vatsyāmi) - I will dwell, I will stay

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

Note: Speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अनेन (anena) - by this, with this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Note: Refers to the 'niścaya'.

निश्चयेन (niścayena) - by determination, with resolve, by certainty

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - determination, certainty, resolve

Derived from root ci (to gather) with upasargas nis (out) and ni (down).

Prefixes: nis+ni

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Indicates the means of arrival.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: The speaker, the Brahmin.

साध्वि (sādhvi) - O virtuous woman, O chaste lady

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sādhvī

sādhvī - virtuous woman, chaste wife

Feminine form of sādhu (good, virtuous).

Note: Address to the Naga's wife.

सम्प्राप्तवान् (samprāptavān) - I have arrived, I have reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samprāptavat

samprāptavat - one who has arrived/reached

Past Active Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with upasargas sam and pra, and kṛt-suffix -vat.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Refers to the Brahmin.

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

प्रतीक्षन् (pratīkṣan) - waiting, expecting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratīkṣat

pratīkṣat - waiting, expecting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with upasarga prati, and suffix -at.

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject 'I' (the Brahmin).

आगमम् (āgamam) - arrival, coming

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgama

āgama - arrival, coming, tradition

Derived from root gam (to go) with upasarga ā (to, towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pratīkṣan'.

देवि (devi) - O lady, O goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady, queen

Note: Address to the Naga's wife.

वत्स्यामि (vatsyāmi) - I will dwell, I will stay

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Note: Modifies 'mahāvane'.

महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest, large forest

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location of dwelling.