महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-57, verse-17

गृहीत्वा कुण्डले दिव्ये गुरुपत्न्याः प्रियंकरः ।
जवेन महता प्रायाद्गौतमस्याश्रमं प्रति ॥१७॥

17. gṛhītvā kuṇḍale divye gurupatnyāḥ priyaṁkaraḥ ,
javena mahatā prāyādgautamasyāśramaṁ prati.

17. gṛhītvā kuṇḍale divye gurupatnyāḥ priyaṃkaraḥ
javena mahatā prāyāt gautamasya āśramam prati

17. gurupatnyāḥ priyaṃkaraḥ divye kuṇḍale gṛhītvā
mahatā javena gautamasya āśramam prati prāyāt

17. Pleasing to the guru's wife, he took her two divine earrings and departed with great speed towards Gautama's hermitage (āśrama).

Words meanings summery:

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized

• कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - two earrings

• दिव्ये (divye) - divine, celestial

• गुरुपत्न्याः (gurupatnyāḥ) - of the guru's (guru) wife

• प्रियंकरः (priyaṁkaraḥ) - pleasing to the guru's wife (one who pleases, beloved)

• जवेन (javena) - with speed, rapidly

• महता (mahatā) - with great speed (with great)

• प्रायात् (prāyāt) - he went, he departed

• गौतमस्य (gautamasya) - of Gautama

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage (āśrama)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to

Words meanings and morphology

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root grah, 9th class, P

Root: grah (class 9)

कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - two earrings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, ring, coil

दिव्ये (divye) - divine, celestial

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, dual of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly

Note: Agrees with 'kuṇḍale'.

गुरुपत्न्याः (gurupatnyāḥ) - of the guru's (guru) wife

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gurupatnī

gurupatnī - wife of a guru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+patnī)

• guru – teacher, spiritual guide, respected person
  noun (masculine)
• patnī – wife
  noun (feminine)

प्रियंकरः (priyaṁkaraḥ) - pleasing to the guru's wife (one who pleases, beloved)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyaṃkara

priyaṁkara - doing what is pleasing, agreeable, beloved

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (priya+kara)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
• kara – doer, maker, causing
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Epithet for the subject of the verse.

जवेन (javena) - with speed, rapidly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of java

java - speed, swiftness, quickness

महता (mahatā) - with great speed (with great)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Agrees with 'javena'.

प्रायात् (prāyāt) - he went, he departed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of prāyā

From root yā, 2nd class, P, with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

गौतमस्य (gautamasya) - of Gautama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - name of a sage, descendant of Gotama

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage (āśrama)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, abode of ascetics

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Governed by 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, to

(indeclinable)