महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-111, verse-17

अथर्श्यशृङ्गं विकृतं समीक्ष्य पुनः पुनः पीड्य च कायमस्य ।
अवेक्षमाणा शनकैर्जगाम कृत्वाग्निहोत्रस्य तदापदेशम् ॥१७॥

17. atharśyaśṛṅgaṁ vikṛtaṁ samīkṣya; punaḥ punaḥ pīḍya ca kāyamasya ,
avekṣamāṇā śanakairjagāma; kṛtvāgnihotrasya tadāpadeśam.

17. atha ṛṣyaśṛṅgam vikṛtam samīkṣya
punaḥ punaḥ pīḍya ca kāyam asya
avekṣamāṇā śanakaiḥ jagāma
kṛtvā agnihotrasya tadā apadeśam

17. Then, observing Ṛṣyaśṛṅga's transformed state and repeatedly touching his body, she slowly departed, having used the Agnihotra (fire ritual) as a pretext.

Words meanings summery:

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

• ऋष्यशृङ्गम् (ṛṣyaśṛṅgam) - Ṛṣyaśṛṅga (proper noun, referring to the sage) (Ṛṣyaśṛṅga)

• विकृतम् (vikṛtam) - transformed, altered (referring to Ṛṣyaśṛṅga's state) (transformed, altered, changed, disfigured)

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - observing (having seen, observing, having perceived)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (again, repeatedly, once more)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (again, repeatedly, once more)

• पीड्य (pīḍya) - having touched (in a physical sense, repeatedly) (having pressed, having afflicted, having tortured, having touched)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• कायम् (kāyam) - body (body, collection, heap)

• अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Ṛṣyaśṛṅga) (of him, his, of this)

• अवेक्षमाणा (avekṣamāṇā) - observing (observing, looking at, considering)

• शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gradually, gently)

• जगाम (jagāma) - departed (went, departed)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having created (having done, having made, having performed)

• अग्निहोत्रस्य (agnihotrasya) - of the Agnihotra (fire ritual) (of the Agnihotra, of the fire ritual)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अपदेशम् (apadeśam) - pretext, excuse (pretext, excuse, indication)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

ऋष्यशृङ्गम् (ṛṣyaśṛṅgam) - Ṛṣyaśṛṅga (proper noun, referring to the sage) (Ṛṣyaśṛṅga)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣyaśṛṅga

ṛṣyaśṛṅga - antelope-horned; name of a celebrated sage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṛṣya+śṛṅga)

• ṛṣya – male antelope, stag
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – horn
  noun (neuter)

विकृतम् (vikṛtam) - transformed, altered (referring to Ṛṣyaśṛṅga's state) (transformed, altered, changed, disfigured)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vikṛta

vikṛta - changed, altered, transformed, disfigured, unnatural

Past Passive Participle

From verb root kṛ with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with ṛṣyaśṛṅgam

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - observing (having seen, observing, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root īkṣ with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (again, repeatedly, once more)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (again, repeatedly, once more)

(indeclinable)

पीड्य (pīḍya) - having touched (in a physical sense, repeatedly) (having pressed, having afflicted, having tortured, having touched)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root pīḍ

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

कायम् (kāyam) - body (body, collection, heap)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, collection, aggregate, heap

अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Ṛṣyaśṛṅga) (of him, his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

अवेक्षमाणा (avekṣamāṇā) - observing (observing, looking at, considering)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avekṣamāṇa

avekṣamāṇa - observing, looking at, considering

Present Middle Participle

From root īkṣ with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the female character in the narrative.

शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gradually, gently)

(indeclinable)

जगाम (jagāma) - departed (went, departed)

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having created (having done, having made, having performed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अग्निहोत्रस्य (agnihotrasya) - of the Agnihotra (fire ritual) (of the Agnihotra, of the fire ritual)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of agnihotra

agnihotra - fire ritual, daily offering to Agni

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+hotra)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• hotra – sacrificial offering, oblation
  noun (neuter)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अपदेशम् (apadeśam) - pretext, excuse (pretext, excuse, indication)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apadeśa

apadeśa - pretext, excuse, indication, designation