महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-122, verse-11

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तां पश्यमानो विजने स रेमे परमद्युतिः ।
क्षामकण्ठश्च ब्रह्मर्षिस्तपोबलसमन्वितः ।
तामाबभाषे कल्याणीं सा चास्य न शृणोति वै ॥११॥

11. tāṁ paśyamāno vijane sa reme paramadyutiḥ ,
kṣāmakaṇṭhaśca brahmarṣistapobalasamanvitaḥ ,
tāmābabhāṣe kalyāṇīṁ sā cāsya na śṛṇoti vai.

11. tām paśyamānaḥ vijane sa reme
paramadyutiḥ kṣāmakaṇṭhaḥ ca brahmarṣiḥ
tapobalasamanvitaḥ tām ābabhāṣe
kalyāṇīm sā ca asya na śṛṇoti vai

11. Seeing her in that secluded place, that supremely radiant brahmin sage (brahmarṣi), whose neck was thin and who was endowed with the power of asceticism (tapas), delighted in her presence. He spoke to that auspicious lady, but she truly did not hear him.

Words meanings summery:

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ताम् (tām) - her (Sukanya) (her, that (feminine))

पश्यमानः (paśyamānaḥ) - seeing (her) (seeing, looking)

विजने (vijane) - in that secluded place (where Sukanya was) (in a solitary place, in isolation, in a secluded place)

स (sa) - he (Chyavana) (he, that)

रेमे (reme) - he (Chyavana) delighted in her presence (he delighted, he enjoyed, he sported)

परमद्युतिः (paramadyutiḥ) - the supremely radiant one (Chyavana) (supremely radiant, of great splendor)

क्षामकण्ठः (kṣāmakaṇṭhaḥ) - (the sage) with a thin neck due to asceticism (thin-necked, emaciated neck)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

ब्रह्मर्षिः (brahmarṣiḥ) - the brahmin sage (Chyavana) (brahmin sage)

तपोबलसमन्वितः (tapobalasamanvitaḥ) - (the brahmin sage) endowed with the power of asceticism (tapas) (endowed with the power of asceticism)

ताम् (tām) - her (Sukanya) (her, that (feminine))

आबभाषे (ābabhāṣe) - he (Chyavana) spoke (to Sukanya) (he spoke, he addressed)

कल्याणीम् (kalyāṇīm) - the auspicious lady (Sukanya) (auspicious, beautiful, blessed (feminine))

सा (sā) - she (Sukanya) (she, that (feminine))

च (ca) - but (and, but, also)

अस्य (asya) - his (speech) (his, of this)

न (na) - not (not, no)

शृणोति (śṛṇoti) - she (Sukanya) hears (she hears, she listens)

वै (vai) - truly (indeed, truly, certainly)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her (Sukanya) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

पश्यमानः (paśyamānaḥ) - seeing (her) (seeing, looking)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyamāna

paśyamāna - seeing, looking, observing

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root dṛś (to see), with the stem paśya-, and the present active participle suffix -māna.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विजने (vijane) - in that secluded place (where Sukanya was) (in a solitary place, in isolation, in a secluded place)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vijana

vijana - solitary, lonely, secluded place; without people

Prefix: vi

Root: jan

स (sa) - he (Chyavana) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रेमे (reme) - he (Chyavana) delighted in her presence (he delighted, he enjoyed, he sported)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, Perfect tense.

Root: ram (class 1)

परमद्युतिः (paramadyutiḥ) - the supremely radiant one (Chyavana) (supremely radiant, of great splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramadyuti

paramadyuti - supremely radiant, of great splendor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+dyuti)

parama – supreme, highest, utmost
adjective (masculine)
dyuti – radiance, splendor, light
noun (feminine)
Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Refers to the sage.

क्षामकण्ठः (kṣāmakaṇṭhaḥ) - (the sage) with a thin neck due to asceticism (thin-necked, emaciated neck)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣāmakaṇṭha

kṣāmakaṇṭha - one with a thin neck, emaciated neck

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣāma+kaṇṭha)

kṣāma – thin, emaciated, wasted
adjective (masculine)
Root: kṣi (class 5)
kaṇṭha – neck, throat
noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the brahmarṣi.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मर्षिः (brahmarṣiḥ) - the brahmin sage (Chyavana) (brahmin sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - a brahmin sage (brahmarṣi), a sage of the highest class

Compound type : karmadhāraya (brahman+ṛṣi)

brahman – brahmin, the absolute, sacred word
noun (neuter)
ṛṣi – sage, seer
noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Chyavana.

तपोबलसमन्वितः (tapobalasamanvitaḥ) - (the brahmin sage) endowed with the power of asceticism (tapas) (endowed with the power of asceticism)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapobalasamanvita

tapobalasamanvita - endowed with the strength/power of asceticism

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+bala+sam+anvita)

tapas – asceticism (tapas), austerity, penance
noun (neuter)
Root: tap (class 1)
bala – strength, power, force
noun (neuter)
Root: bal (class 1)
sam – together, with, fully
upasarga
anvita – accompanied, connected, endowed with
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root iṇ (to go) with prefix anu, or root iñj with anu + vṛt.
Prefix: anu
Root: iṇ (class 2)

Note: Describes the brahmarṣi.

ताम् (tām) - her (Sukanya) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

आबभाषे (ābabhāṣe) - he (Chyavana) spoke (to Sukanya) (he spoke, he addressed)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, Perfect tense, with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)