महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-20, verse-47

ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य कन्यास्तास्तमृषिं तदा ।
निराक्रामन्गृहात्तस्मात्सा वृद्धाथ व्यतिष्ठत ॥४७॥

47. tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya kanyāstāstamṛṣiṁ tadā ,
nirākrāmangṛhāttasmātsā vṛddhātha vyatiṣṭhata.

47. tataḥ pradakṣiṇī-kṛtya kanyāḥ tāḥ tam ṛṣim tadā
niḥ-akrāman gṛhāt tasmāt sā vṛddhā atha vyatiṣṭhata

47. tataḥ tadā tāḥ kanyāḥ tam ṛṣim pradakṣiṇī-kṛtya
niḥ-akrāman gṛhāt tasmāt sā vṛddhā atha vyatiṣṭhata

47. Then, having circumambulated that sage (ṛṣi), those maidens then departed from that house. That old woman, however, remained.

Words meanings summery:

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

• प्रदक्षिणी-कृत्य (pradakṣiṇī-kṛtya) - having circumambulated (having circumambulated (clockwise))

• कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - those maidens (maidens, girls)

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (maidens) (those (feminine plural))

• तम् (tam) - that (sage) (him, that (masculine accusative))

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage (Aṣṭāvakra) (sage, seer, inspired poet)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• निः-अक्रामन् (niḥ-akrāman) - they departed (they came out, departed)

• गृहात् (gṛhāt) - from that house (from the house, from the home)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (house) (from that, from him)

• सा (sā) - that (old woman) (she, that (feminine))

• वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - the old woman (old woman, aged woman)

• अथ (atha) - however (then, now, moreover, however)

• व्यतिष्ठत (vyatiṣṭhata) - she remained (she remained, stood apart, stayed)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, from that, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + tas (suffix for 'from, then')

Note: Marks sequence of events.

प्रदक्षिणी-कृत्य (pradakṣiṇī-kṛtya) - having circumambulated (having circumambulated (clockwise))

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From kṛ (to do, make) with nominal pradakṣiṇī.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates an action preceding the main verb.

कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - those maidens (maidens, girls)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

Feminine noun.

ताः (tāḥ) - those (maidens) (those (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Qualifies kanyāḥ.

तम् (tam) - that (sage) (him, that (masculine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Qualifies ṛṣim.

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage (Aṣṭāvakra) (sage, seer, inspired poet)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Masculine noun.

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + dā (suffix for time)

Note: Temporal adverb.

निः-अक्रामन् (niḥ-akrāman) - they departed (they came out, departed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kram

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person plural, active voice. With nis, means 'to go out, depart'.

Prefix: nis

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Subject is kanyāḥ.

गृहात् (gṛhāt) - from that house (from the house, from the home)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Masculine/Neuter noun.

Note: Source of departure.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (house) (from that, from him)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Qualifies gṛhāt.

सा (sā) - that (old woman) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Qualifies vṛddhā.

वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - the old woman (old woman, aged woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛddhā

vṛddhā - old woman, aged, grown

Past Passive Participle

Feminine form of vṛddha (from vṛdh, to grow)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

अथ (atha) - however (then, now, moreover, however)

(indeclinable)

व्यतिष्ठत (vyatiṣṭhata) - she remained (she remained, stood apart, stayed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sthā

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person singular, active voice (Ātmanepada ending for imperfect). With vi + ati.

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Middle voice ending, implies self-directed action.