महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-115, verse-10

वने तु तस्य वसतः कन्या जज्ञेऽप्सरःसमा ।
ऋचीको भार्गवस्तां च वरयामास भारत ॥१०॥

10. vane tu tasya vasataḥ kanyā jajñe'psaraḥsamā ,
ṛcīko bhārgavastāṁ ca varayāmāsa bhārata.

10. vane tu tasya vasataḥ kanyā jajñe apsaraḥsamā
ṛcīkaḥ bhārgavaḥ tām ca varayāmāsa bhārata

10. While he was dwelling in the forest, a daughter, who resembled an Apsara, was born to him. O Bhārata, Ṛcīka of the Bhṛgu lineage then sought her hand in marriage.

Words meanings summery:

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• वसतः (vasataḥ) - while dwelling (referring to 'him') (dwelling, residing, living)

• कन्या (kanyā) - daughter, girl, maiden

• जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, originated

• अप्सरःसमा (apsaraḥsamā) - similar to an Apsara, like a celestial nymph

• ऋचीकः (ṛcīkaḥ) - Ṛcīka (proper name)

• भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Ṛcīka, being from the Bhṛgu lineage (descendant of Bhṛgu, belonging to the Bhṛgu lineage)

• ताम् (tām) - her (the daughter) (her, that)

• च (ca) - and, also

• वरयामास (varayāmāsa) - sought her hand in marriage (sought in marriage, chose, selected)

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

Words meanings and morphology

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वसतः (vasataḥ) - while dwelling (referring to 'him') (dwelling, residing, living)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing, living

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell) with present participle suffix '-at'

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tasya' (of him)

कन्या (kanyā) - daughter, girl, maiden

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - daughter, girl, maiden

जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, originated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of jan

Perfect Middle Voice

Reduplicated perfect form of root 'jan'

Root: jan (class 4)

अप्सरःसमा (apsaraḥsamā) - similar to an Apsara, like a celestial nymph

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apsaraḥsamā

apsaraḥsamā - similar to an Apsara, like a celestial nymph

Compound formed from 'apsaras' and 'samā'

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (apsaras+samā)

• apsaras – Apsara, celestial nymph
  noun (feminine)
• samā – like, similar, equal
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'kanyā'

ऋचीकः (ṛcīkaḥ) - Ṛcīka (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛcīka

ṛcīka - Ṛcīka (name of a sage)

भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Ṛcīka, being from the Bhṛgu lineage (descendant of Bhṛgu, belonging to the Bhṛgu lineage)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhṛgu, belonging to the Bhṛgu lineage

Derived from 'bhṛgu' with 'aṇ' suffix indicating lineage

Note: Qualifies 'ṛcīkaḥ'

ताम् (tām) - her (the daughter) (her, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'varayāmāsa'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वरयामास (varayāmāsa) - sought her hand in marriage (sought in marriage, chose, selected)

(verb)

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

Periphrastic Perfect Active Voice

Periphrastic perfect form (ām-pratyaya with an auxiliary verb, here 'ās' as perfect of 'as'); causative of 'vṛ' is 'varaya'

Root: vṛ (class 5)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to Bharata

Vocative singular of 'bhārata'