महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-38, verse-22

यां त्वयापहृतां भीष्म कन्यां नैषितवान्नृपः ।
भ्राता विचित्रवीर्यस्ते सतां वृत्तमनुष्ठितः ॥२२॥

22. yāṁ tvayāpahṛtāṁ bhīṣma kanyāṁ naiṣitavānnṛpaḥ ,
bhrātā vicitravīryaste satāṁ vṛttamanuṣṭhitaḥ.

22. yām tvayā apahṛtām bhīṣma kanyām na iṣitavān nṛpaḥ
bhrātā vicitravīryaḥ te satām vṛttam anuṣṭhitaḥ

22. O Bhishma, your brother Vichitravirya, the king, did not accept the maiden whom you had abducted, thereby upholding the conduct of the virtuous.

Words meanings summery:

• याम् (yām) - whom, which

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• अपहृताम् (apahṛtām) - abducted, carried away

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhishma

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, girl

• न (na) - not

• इषितवान् (iṣitavān) - desired, wished for, accepted

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• विचित्रवीर्यः (vicitravīryaḥ) - Vichitravirya (proper name)

• ते (te) - your

• सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous, of good people

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, behavior, custom

• अनुष्ठितः (anuṣṭhitaḥ) - performed, practiced, observed, followed

Words meanings and morphology

याम् (yām) - whom, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अपहृताम् (apahṛtām) - abducted, carried away

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apahṛta

apahṛta - abducted, carried away

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb √hṛ 'to carry' with prefix apa-

Prefix: apa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies kanyām.

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhishma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a character)

कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, girl

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इषितवान् (iṣitavān) - desired, wished for, accepted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of iṣitavat

iṣitavat - wished, desired, sought

Past Active Participle

Derived from verb √iṣ 'to wish, seek' with suffix -tavat

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Refers to nṛpaḥ.

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Note: Subject of 'iṣitavān'.

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: In apposition to nṛpaḥ.

विचित्रवीर्यः (vicitravīryaḥ) - Vichitravirya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicitravīrya

vicitravīrya - Vichitravirya (proper name)

Note: In apposition to nṛpaḥ.

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, refers to Bhishma.

सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous, of good people

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, existing, true

Present Active Participle

Derived from √as 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies vṛttam as 'the conduct of the virtuous'.

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, behavior, custom

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, occurrence, event

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb √vṛt 'to be, exist'

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of anuṣṭhitaḥ.

अनुष्ठितः (anuṣṭhitaḥ) - performed, practiced, observed, followed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuṣṭhita

anuṣṭhita - performed, practiced, observed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb √sthā 'to stand' with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to nṛpaḥ (implied subject).