महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-52, verse-27

ददर्श तत्र गान्धारीं देवीं पतिमनुव्रताम् ।
स्नुषाभिः संवृतां शश्वत्ताराभिरिव रोहिणीम् ॥२७॥

27. dadarśa tatra gāndhārīṁ devīṁ patimanuvratām ,
snuṣābhiḥ saṁvṛtāṁ śaśvattārābhiriva rohiṇīm.

27. dadarśa tatra gāndhārīm devīm patim anuvratām
snuṣābhiḥ saṃvṛtām śaśvat tārābhiḥ iva rohiṇīm

27. There he saw Gāndhārī, the queen-like lady devoted to her husband, who was constantly surrounded by her daughters-in-law, just as Rohiṇī is surrounded by stars.

Words meanings summery:

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - He saw, he beheld

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• गान्धारीम् (gāndhārīm) - Gāndhārī, the wife of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Gāndhārī)

• देवीम् (devīm) - the queen, the goddess-like lady

• पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master

• अनुव्रताम् (anuvratām) - devoted, faithful, following the vow of

• स्नुषाभिः (snuṣābhiḥ) - by daughters-in-law

• संवृताम् (saṁvṛtām) - surrounded, encompassed

• शश्वत् (śaśvat) - used adverbially in comparison: like (constantly, perpetually, always; like, as)

• ताराभिः (tārābhiḥ) - by stars

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• रोहिणीम् (rohiṇīm) - Rohiṇī (the star, consort of the moon)

Words meanings and morphology

ददर्श (dadarśa) - He saw, he beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect (lit), formed from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Formed from the pronoun 'tad' (that) with the suffix 'tra' indicating place

गान्धारीम् (gāndhārīm) - Gāndhārī, the wife of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Gāndhārī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gāndhārī

gāndhārī - Gāndhārī (the wife of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'

देवीम् (devīm) - the queen, the goddess-like lady

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady of rank

Feminine form of 'deva'

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Adjective-like, modifying Gāndhārīm

पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband, owner

i-stem noun

Note: Object of the verbal action implied by 'anuvratām'

अनुव्रताम् (anuvratām) - devoted, faithful, following the vow of

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anuvratā

anuvratā - devoted to, faithful to, following a vow

Feminine form of 'anuvrata'. From 'anu' (after) + 'vrata' (vow, religious observance)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (anu+vrata)

• anu – after, along, towards, following
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty, discipline
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Compound with 'anu' as a prefix

स्नुषाभिः (snuṣābhiḥ) - by daughters-in-law

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of snuṣā

snuṣā - daughter-in-law

Note: Agent of 'saṃvṛtām'

संवृताम् (saṁvṛtām) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - surrounded, covered, enclosed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'vṛ' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Past Passive Participle, functions as an adjective here

शश्वत् (śaśvat) - used adverbially in comparison: like (constantly, perpetually, always; like, as)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage

ताराभिः (tārābhiḥ) - by stars

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tārā

tārā - star

ā-stem noun

Root: tṛ

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

रोहिणीम् (rohiṇīm) - Rohiṇī (the star, consort of the moon)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rohiṇī

rohiṇī - Rohiṇī (a particular star, the fourth lunar mansion, personified as a daughter of Dakṣa and consort of the Moon god)

Feminine noun

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison