महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-24, verse-20

गान्धार्याः संनिकर्षे तु निषसाद कुशेष्वथ ।
युधिष्ठिरस्य जननी कुन्ती साधुव्रते स्थिता ॥२०॥

20. gāndhāryāḥ saṁnikarṣe tu niṣasāda kuśeṣvatha ,
yudhiṣṭhirasya jananī kuntī sādhuvrate sthitā.

20. gāndhāryāḥ sannikarṣe tu niṣasāda kuśeṣu atha
yudhiṣṭhirasya jananī kuntī sādhuvrate sthitā

20. tu atha yudhiṣṭhirasya jananī sādhuvrate sthitā
kuntī gāndhāryāḥ sannikarṣe kuśeṣu niṣasāda

20. However, Kuntī, the mother of Yudhiṣṭhira, who was firm in her virtuous observances (vrata), then sat on the kuśa grass near Gāndhārī.

Words meanings summery:

• गान्धार्याः (gāndhāryāḥ) - of Gāndhārī

• सन्निकर्षे (sannikarṣe) - near (in the vicinity, in the proximity, near)

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)

• निषसाद (niṣasāda) - sat (sat down, settled)

• कुशेषु (kuśeṣu) - on the kuśa grass (on kuśa grass)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

• युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira

• जननी (jananī) - mother (mother, producer)

• कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kuntī (proper name)

• साधुव्रते (sādhuvrate) - in her virtuous observances (vrata) (in a virtuous vow, in a good observance)

• स्थिता (sthitā) - firm (in her vows) (standing, abiding, firm, situated)

Words meanings and morphology

गान्धार्याः (gāndhāryāḥ) - of Gāndhārī

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gāndhārī

gāndhārī - Gāndhārī (name of the wife of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

सन्निकर्षे (sannikarṣe) - near (in the vicinity, in the proximity, near)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sannikarṣa

sannikarṣa - nearness, proximity, vicinity

From `sam-ni-kṛṣ` (to draw near).

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

निषसाद (niṣasāda) - sat (sat down, settled)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sad

Prefix: ni

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Root `sad` with prefix `ni`

कुशेषु (kuśeṣu) - on the kuśa grass (on kuśa grass)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kuśa

kuśa - kuśa grass (Poa cynosuroides), sacred grass used in rituals

अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava, meaning 'firm in battle')

जननी (jananī) - mother (mother, producer)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jananī

jananī - mother, generator, producer

From root `jan` (to be born, produce) + `anī` suffix.

Prefix:

Root: jan (class 4)

कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kuntī (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kuntī

kuntī - Kuntī (name of the mother of the Pāṇḍavas)

साधुव्रते (sādhuvrate) - in her virtuous observances (vrata) (in a virtuous vow, in a good observance)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sādhuvrata

sādhuvrata - virtuous vow, good observance, proper conduct

Compound of `sādhu` (good, virtuous) and `vrata` (vow, observance).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sādhu+vrata)

• sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous, proper
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix:
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix:

स्थिता (sthitā) - firm (in her vows) (standing, abiding, firm, situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, abiding, firm, situated, present

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand).

Prefix:

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'Kuntī'