महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-69, verse-10

नृगस्ततोऽब्रवीत्कृष्णं ब्राह्मणस्याग्निहोत्रिणः ।
प्रोषितस्य परिभ्रष्टा गौरेका मम गोधने ॥१०॥

10. nṛgastato'bravītkṛṣṇaṁ brāhmaṇasyāgnihotriṇaḥ ,
proṣitasya paribhraṣṭā gaurekā mama godhane.

10. nṛgaḥ tataḥ abravīt kṛṣṇam brāhmaṇasya agnihotriṇaḥ
proṣitasya paribhraṣṭā gauḥ ekā mama godhane

10. Then Nṛga said to Kṛṣṇa: "One cow belonging to a brahmin (dvija), who was a performer of the Vedic fire ritual (homa) and was away from home, strayed into my cattle herd."

Words meanings summery:

• नृगः (nṛgaḥ) - King Nṛga (Nṛga (a proper name))

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (he said, he spoke)

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Kṛṣṇa

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin (dvija) (of a brahmin)

• अग्निहोत्रिणः (agnihotriṇaḥ) - of a performer of the Vedic fire ritual (homa) (of one who performs agnihotra, of an agnihotrin)

• प्रोषितस्य (proṣitasya) - of one who was away from home (of one who is absent, away, departed)

• परिभ्रष्टा (paribhraṣṭā) - strayed (into) (strayed, fallen off, lost)

• गौः (gauḥ) - a cow (cow, ox)

• एका (ekā) - one (cow) (one, a single)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of mine)

• गोधने (godhane) - in my cattle herd (in a herd of cows, in cattle wealth)

Words meanings and morphology

नृगः (nṛgaḥ) - King Nṛga (Nṛga (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛga

nṛga - Nṛga (name of a king)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of sequence.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

Imperfect, 3rd person singular of √brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Subject is Nṛga.

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa, black, dark

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin (dvija) (of a brahmin)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, belonging to Brahmā or a brahmin

Note: Possessive, refers to the owner of the cow.

अग्निहोत्रिणः (agnihotriṇaḥ) - of a performer of the Vedic fire ritual (homa) (of one who performs agnihotra, of an agnihotrin)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agnihotrin

agnihotrin - one who maintains the sacred fire, a performer of the agnihotra (homa)

Derived from agnihotra (Vedic fire ritual)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+hotra)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• hotra – offering, oblation, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  From √hu (to offer)
  Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇasya'.

प्रोषितस्य (proṣitasya) - of one who was away from home (of one who is absent, away, departed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of proṣita

proṣita - absent, away, departed, gone abroad

Past Passive Participle

from pra-√vas (to dwell, to stay away)

Prefix: pra

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇasya'.

परिभ्रष्टा (paribhraṣṭā) - strayed (into) (strayed, fallen off, lost)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paribhraṣṭa

paribhraṣṭa - strayed, fallen off, lost, escaped

Past Passive Participle

from pari-√bhraś (to fall, to stray)

Prefix: pari

Root: bhraś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gauḥ'.

गौः (gauḥ) - a cow (cow, ox)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light

Note: Subject of the implied verb (e.g., 'was').

एका (ekā) - one (cow) (one, a single)

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'gauḥ'.

मम (mama) - my (my, of mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive pronoun.

गोधने (godhane) - in my cattle herd (in a herd of cows, in cattle wealth)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of godhana

godhana - cattle, herd of cows, wealth in cattle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+dhana)

• go – cow, cattle
  noun (feminine)
• dhana – wealth, property, herd
  noun (neuter)

Note: Specifies location where the cow strayed.