महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-23

अरुन्धती वा सुभगा वसिष्ठं लोपामुद्रा वापि यथा ह्यगस्त्यम् ।
नलस्य वा दमयन्ती यथाभूद्यथा शची वज्रधरस्य चैव ॥२३॥

23. arundhatī vā subhagā vasiṣṭhaṁ; lopāmudrā vāpi yathā hyagastyam ,
nalasya vā damayantī yathābhū;dyathā śacī vajradharasya caiva.

23. arundhatī vā subhagā vasiṣṭham
lopāmudrā vā api yathā hi agastyam
| nalasya vā damayantī yathā abhūt
yathā śacī vajradharasya ca eva

23. (Śāntā served Ṛṣyaśṛṅga) just as the beloved Arundhatī served Vasiṣṭha, or indeed as Lopāmudrā served Agastya. Similarly, just as Damayantī was to Nala, and indeed just as Śacī is to the thunderbolt-wielder (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• अरुन्धती (arundhatī) - Arundhatī (wife of Vasiṣṭha)

• वा (vā) - or

• सुभगा (subhagā) - fortunate, beloved, charming

• वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - to Vasiṣṭha

• लोपामुद्रा (lopāmudrā) - Lopāmudrā (wife of Agastya)

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - also, even

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• अगस्त्यम् (agastyam) - to Agastya

• नलस्य (nalasya) - of Nala

• वा (vā) - or

• दमयन्ती (damayantī) - Damayantī (wife of Nala)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• शची (śacī) - Śacī (wife of Indra)

• वज्रधरस्य (vajradharasya) - of Indra (of the thunderbolt-bearer (Indra))

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

Words meanings and morphology

अरुन्धती (arundhatī) - Arundhatī (wife of Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of arundhatī

arundhatī - Arundhatī (name of a female sage, wife of Vasiṣṭha)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

सुभगा (subhagā) - fortunate, beloved, charming

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of subhaga

subhaga - fortunate, beloved, charming, beautiful

Compound of su (good) and bhaga (fortune)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+bhaga)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• bhaga – fortune, prosperity, excellence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'Arundhatī'.

वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - to Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a celebrated Vedic sage)

Note: Object of implicit verb 'served'.

लोपामुद्रा (lopāmudrā) - Lopāmudrā (wife of Agastya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lopāmudrā

lopāmudrā - Lopāmudrā (name of the wife of the sage Agastya)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Comparative particle.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अगस्त्यम् (agastyam) - to Agastya

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - Agastya (name of a celebrated Vedic sage)

Note: Object of implicit verb 'served'.

नलस्य (nalasya) - of Nala

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king, husband of Damayantī)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

दमयन्ती (damayantī) - Damayantī (wife of Nala)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayantī (name of a princess, wife of Nala)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Comparative particle.

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist tense form (luṅ) 3rd person singular, root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the relationship between Damayantī and Nala.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Comparative particle.

शची (śacī) - Śacī (wife of Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śacī

śacī - Śacī (name of the wife of Indra)

वज्रधरस्य (vajradharasya) - of Indra (of the thunderbolt-bearer (Indra))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vajradhara

vajradhara - thunderbolt-bearer (an epithet of Indra)

Compound of vajra (thunderbolt) and dhara (bearer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+dhara)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• dhara – bearer, holder
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root dhṛ (to bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Indra.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.