महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-2, verse-19

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तस्य जज्ञे तदा नद्यां कन्या राजीवलोचना ।
नाम्ना सुदर्शना राजन्रूपेण च सुदर्शना ॥१९॥

19. tasya jajñe tadā nadyāṁ kanyā rājīvalocanā ,
nāmnā sudarśanā rājanrūpeṇa ca sudarśanā.

19. tasya jajñe tadā nadyām kanyā rājīvalocanā
nāmnā sudarśanā rājan rūpeṇa ca sudarśanā

19. rājan tadā tasya nadyām rājīvalocanā kanyā
jajñe nāmnā sudarśanā rūpeṇa ca sudarśanā

19. O King, at that time, a lotus-eyed daughter was born to him in the river. She was named Sudarśanā, and indeed, she was also beautiful to behold in her form.

Words meanings summery:

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तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, sprang from

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

नद्याम् (nadyām) - in the river

कन्या (kanyā) - a daughter, a girl, a maiden

राजीवलोचना (rājīvalocanā) - lotus-eyed

नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name

सुदर्शना (sudarśanā) - the name of the daughter, which also means 'beautiful to behold' (beautiful to behold, fair-looking, Sudarśanā (a proper name))

राजन् (rājan) - O king

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by form, by appearance, in respect of form

च (ca) - and, also

सुदर्शना (sudarśanā) - describing the daughter's beauty (beautiful to behold, fair-looking)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Note: Genitive singular masculine of `tad`, referring to the father.

जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, sprang from

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, perfect (liṭ) of jan

perfect tense

reduplicated perfect form

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: 3rd person singular perfect middle (or passive sense) of `√jan`.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

from pronominal base tad

Note: Temporal adverb.

नद्याम् (nadyām) - in the river

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Locative singular of `nadī`, indicating place of birth.

कन्या (kanyā) - a daughter, a girl, a maiden

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - a daughter, a girl, a maiden

Note: Nominative singular, subject of `jajñe`.

राजीवलोचना (rājīvalocanā) - lotus-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājīvalocana

rājīvalocana - lotus-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rājīva+locana)

rājīva – a lotus, blue water-lily
noun (neuter)
locana – eye, sight
noun (neuter)
derived from root loc
Root: loc (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular feminine, agreeing with `kanyā`.

नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, designation

Note: Instrumental singular of `nāman`, indicating the means (by name).

सुदर्शना (sudarśanā) - the name of the daughter, which also means 'beautiful to behold' (beautiful to behold, fair-looking, Sudarśanā (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sudarśana

sudarśana - beautiful to behold, fair-looking, having a good appearance, proper name

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+darśana)