महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-115, verse-24

आलिङ्गने तु ते राजंश्चक्रतुः स्म विपर्ययम् ।
कदाचिद्भृगुरागच्छत्तं च वेद विपर्ययम् ॥२४॥

24. āliṅgane tu te rājaṁścakratuḥ sma viparyayam ,
kadācidbhṛgurāgacchattaṁ ca veda viparyayam.

24. āliṅgane tu te rājan cakratuḥ sma viparyayam
kadācit bhṛguḥ āgacchat tam ca veda viparyayam

24. But during that embrace, O king, they both (the mother and daughter) indeed made a mistake (viparyaya). One day, Bhrigu came and understood that exchange (viparyaya).

Words meanings summery:

• आलिङ्गने (āliṅgane) - in the embrace, during the embracing

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

• ते (te) - Satyavati and her mother (those two (feminine nominative dual))

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - they two did, they two made

• स्म (sma) - indeed, certainly (used with present tense to indicate past, or with perfect for emphasis)

• विपर्ययम् (viparyayam) - exchange, mistake, inversion

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - one day, sometimes, at some time

• भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhrigu (a sage)

• आगच्छत् (āgacchat) - he came, he approached

• तम् (tam) - that mistake (viparyaya) (that (masculine accusative), that mistake)

• च (ca) - and

• वेद (veda) - he knew, he understood

• विपर्ययम् (viparyayam) - exchange, mistake, inversion

Words meanings and morphology

आलिङ्गने (āliṅgane) - in the embrace, during the embracing

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āliṅgana

āliṅgana - embracing, an embrace

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

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - Satyavati and her mother (those two (feminine nominative dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative dual feminine of 'tad', referring to Satyavati and her mother.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - they two did, they two made

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of kṛ

perfect

root 'kṛ', perfect formation, dual ending

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्म (sma) - indeed, certainly (used with present tense to indicate past, or with perfect for emphasis)

(indeclinable)

विपर्ययम् (viparyayam) - exchange, mistake, inversion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viparyaya

viparyaya - inversion, exchange, mistake, error, reversal

कदाचित् (kadācit) - one day, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhrigu (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhrigu (proper noun), a name of a sage

आगच्छत् (āgacchat) - he came, he approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of ā-gam

imperfect

root 'gam' with 'ā' prefix

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that mistake (viparyaya) (that (masculine accusative), that mistake)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'viparyayam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वेद (veda) - he knew, he understood

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vid

perfect (reduplicated root)

root 'vid' (class 2, 'to know'), perfect formation

Root: vid (class 2)

विपर्ययम् (viparyayam) - exchange, mistake, inversion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viparyaya

viparyaya - inversion, exchange, mistake, error, reversal