महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-38, verse-15

नूनं तस्यैव देवस्य प्रसादात्पुनरेव तु ।
कन्याहमभवं विप्र यथा प्राह स मामृषिः ॥१५॥

15. nūnaṁ tasyaiva devasya prasādātpunareva tu ,
kanyāhamabhavaṁ vipra yathā prāha sa māmṛṣiḥ.

15. nūnam tasya eva devasya prasādāt punaḥ eva tu
kanyā aham abhavam vipra yathā prāha sa mām ṛṣiḥ

15. vipra nūnam tasya eva devasya prasādāt punaḥ eva
tu aham kanyā abhavam yathā sa ṛṣiḥ mām prāha

15. Certainly, O Brahmin, by the grace of that very god, I became a maiden again, just as that sage had told me.

Words meanings summery:

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (sun) god (of him, of that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• देवस्य (devasya) - of the sun-god (of the god)

• प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by grace, by favor, from kindness

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl, daughter

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अभवम् (abhavam) - I became, I was

• विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin, O learned one

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• प्राह (prāha) - he (the sage) had told (he said, he told)

• स (sa) - that (sage) (he, that)

• माम् (mām) - me

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer, inspired poet

Words meanings and morphology

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (sun) god (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

देवस्य (devasya) - of the sun-god (of the god)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)

प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by grace, by favor, from kindness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - grace, favor, kindness, clearness, calmness

Derived from root sad (to sit) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl, daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, virgin, daughter

Root: kan (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अभवम् (abhavam) - I became, I was

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Tense

Derived from root bhū (to be) in imperfect tense.

Root: bhū (class 1)

विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin, O learned one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, learned person, inspired

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

प्राह (prāha) - he (the sage) had told (he said, he told)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of ah

Perfect Tense

Derived from root ah (to say) with prefix pra in perfect tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

स (sa) - that (sage) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer, inspired poet

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)