महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-55, verse-32

गौतमस्त्वब्रवीत्पत्नीमुत्तङ्को नाद्य दृश्यते ।
इति पृष्टा तमाचष्ट कुण्डलार्थं गतं तु वै ॥३२॥

32. gautamastvabravītpatnīmuttaṅko nādya dṛśyate ,
iti pṛṣṭā tamācaṣṭa kuṇḍalārthaṁ gataṁ tu vai.

32. gautamaḥ tu abravīt patnīm uttaṅkaḥ na adya dṛśyate
iti pṛṣṭā tam ācaṣṭa kuṇḍalārtham gatam tu vai

32. Gautama then said to his wife, 'Uttanka is not seen today.' When questioned this way, she indeed informed him that he had gone for the sake of the earrings.

Words meanings summery:

• गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama

• तु (tu) - then, indeed (but, and, indeed, however)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• पत्नीम् (patnīm) - his (Gautama's) wife (wife)

• उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Uttanka

• न (na) - not, no

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• इति (iti) - indicates quoted speech or reason (thus, so, in this way)

• पृष्टा (pṛṣṭā) - being questioned (feminine nominative singular, refers to the wife) (asked, questioned)

• तम् (tam) - to him (Gautama) (him)

• आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - told, narrated

• कुण्डलार्थम् (kuṇḍalārtham) - for the sake of the earrings

• गतम् (gatam) - he (Uttanka) was gone (gone, departed)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, and, indeed, however)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

Words meanings and morphology

गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - Gautama (name of a sage, Uttanka's guru)

तु (tu) - then, indeed (but, and, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

imperfect tense

Imperfect tense (laṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice. Root brū is class 2.

Root: brū (class 2)

पत्नीम् (patnīm) - his (Gautama's) wife (wife)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress, lady

उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Uttanka

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttaṅka

uttaṅka - Uttanka (name of a sage)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dṛś

present tense, passive voice

Present tense (lat), 3rd person singular, passive voice (ātmanepada). Root dṛś is class 1.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इति (iti) - indicates quoted speech or reason (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

पृष्टा (pṛṣṭā) - being questioned (feminine nominative singular, refers to the wife) (asked, questioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root prach (to ask) with suffix -ta, agreeing with 'patnī' (implied subject).

Root: prach (class 6)

तम् (tam) - to him (Gautama) (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - told, narrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of ācakṣ

imperfect tense

Imperfect tense (laṅ), 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada). Root cakṣ (class 2) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

कुण्डलार्थम् (kuṇḍalārtham) - for the sake of the earrings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuṇḍalārtha

kuṇḍalārtha - purpose of the earrings, for the earrings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuṇḍala+artha)

• kuṇḍala – earring, a ring, a coil
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, object, wealth, meaning; for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially, indicating purpose.

गतम् (gatam) - he (Uttanka) was gone (gone, departed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, passed, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -ta, functioning as an adjective.

Root: gam (class 1)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, and, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)