महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-97, verse-12

स्थिता सा तु मुहूर्तं वै भर्तुः शापभयाच्छुभा ।
ययावानयितुं भूयः सायकानसितेक्षणा ।
प्रत्याजगाम च शरांस्तानादाय यशस्विनी ॥१२॥

12. sthitā sā tu muhūrtaṁ vai bhartuḥ śāpabhayācchubhā ,
yayāvānayituṁ bhūyaḥ sāyakānasitekṣaṇā ,
pratyājagāma ca śarāṁstānādāya yaśasvinī.

12. sthitā sā tu muhūrtaṃ vai bhartuḥ
śāpabhayāt śubhā yayau ānayituṃ
bhūyaḥ sāyakān asitekṣaṇā pratyājagāma
ca śarān tān ādāya yaśasvinī

12. śubhā asitekṣaṇā sā muhūrtaṃ vai
bhartuḥ śāpabhayāt sthitā tu bhūyaḥ
sāyakān ānayituṃ yayau ca
yaśasvinī tān śarān ādāya pratyājagāma

12. The auspicious and black-eyed Renuka remained for a moment, indeed, out of fear of her husband's curse. She then went again to retrieve the arrows, and the glorious one returned, having taken those arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थिता (sthitā) - She (Renuka) stood (stood, remained, situated)

• सा (sā) - Renuka (she, that (feminine))

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the previous statement (but, indeed, yet)

• मुहूर्तं (muhūrtaṁ) - for a moment (adverbial accusative) (a moment, a short time)

• वै (vai) - indeed, for emphasis (indeed, truly, certainly)

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of her husband (Jamadagni) (of the husband, of the sustainer)

• शापभयात् (śāpabhayāt) - from fear of her husband's curse (from fear of a curse)

• शुभा (śubhā) - The auspicious one (referring to Renuka) (auspicious, beautiful, brilliant)

• ययौ (yayau) - She (Renuka) went (she went)

• आनयितुं (ānayituṁ) - to bring (the arrows) (to bring)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more)

• सायकान् (sāyakān) - the arrows (that she was instructed to bring) (arrows)

• असितेक्षणा (asitekṣaṇā) - the black-eyed one (epithet for Renuka) (black-eyed, dark-eyed)

• प्रत्याजगाम (pratyājagāma) - She (Renuka) returned (she returned, came back)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शरान् (śarān) - those arrows (arrows)

• तान् (tān) - those (arrows) (those (masculine))

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken (the arrows) (having taken, having seized)

• यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - the glorious one (epithet for Renuka) (glorious, famous, illustrious)

Words meanings and morphology

स्थिता (sthitā) - She (Renuka) stood (stood, remained, situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, remained, stable

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Root: sthā (class 1)

सा (sā) - Renuka (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the previous statement (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

मुहूर्तं (muhūrtaṁ) - for a moment (adverbial accusative) (a moment, a short time)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a period of 48 minutes

Note: Used adverbially.

वै (vai) - indeed, for emphasis (indeed, truly, certainly)

(indeclinable)

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of her husband (Jamadagni) (of the husband, of the sustainer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, sustainer, lord, master

From root √bhṛ (to bear, support) + tṛn (agent suffix)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

शापभयात् (śāpabhayāt) - from fear of her husband's curse (from fear of a curse)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāpabhaya

śāpabhaya - fear of a curse

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāpa+bhaya)

• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
  From root √śap (to curse)
  Root: śap (class 1)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  From root √bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

शुभा (śubhā) - The auspicious one (referring to Renuka) (auspicious, beautiful, brilliant)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, propitious, beautiful, good, brilliant

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Used as an epithet for Renuka.

ययौ (yayau) - She (Renuka) went (she went)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √yā

Perfect active

3rd person singular, perfect active.

Root: yā (class 2)

आनयितुं (ānayituṁ) - to bring (the arrows) (to bring)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From prefix ā + root √nī (to lead) + tumun (infinitive suffix)

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, more)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

सायकान् (sāyakān) - the arrows (that she was instructed to bring) (arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, missile

From root √si (to bind, cast) + aya + ka

Root: si (class 4)

असितेक्षणा (asitekṣaṇā) - the black-eyed one (epithet for Renuka) (black-eyed, dark-eyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asitekṣaṇa

asitekṣaṇa - black-eyed, having dark eyes

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asita+īkṣaṇa)

• asita – black, dark, not white
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From a (not) + sita (white, bound)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (neuter)
  From root √īkṣ (to see)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Used as an epithet for Renuka.

प्रत्याजगाम (pratyājagāma) - She (Renuka) returned (she returned, came back)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √gam

Perfect active

From prefixes prati + ā + root √gam (to go); 3rd person singular, perfect active.

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

शरान् (śarān) - those arrows (arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, dart

From root √śṛ (to break, to hurt)

Root: śṛ (class 1)

तान् (tān) - those (arrows) (those (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken (the arrows) (having taken, having seized)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From prefix ā + root √dā (to give, take) + lyp (absolutive suffix when prefixed)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 1)

यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - the glorious one (epithet for Renuka) (glorious, famous, illustrious)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, illustrious, possessing fame

From yaśas (fame) + vin (possessive suffix)

Note: Used as an epithet for Renuka.