महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-123, verse-12

ततस्तस्यावयोश्चैव पतिमेकतमं वृणु ।
एतेन समयेनैनमामन्त्रय वरानने ॥१२॥

12. tatastasyāvayoścaiva patimekatamaṁ vṛṇu ,
etena samayenainamāmantraya varānane.

12. tataḥ tasyāḥ āvayoḥ ca eva patim ekatamam
vṛṇu | etena samayena enam āmantraya varānanē

12. Then, O beautiful-faced one, choose one husband from among him (your husband) and us two. In accordance with this agreement, invite him.

12. אחר כך בחרי לך בעל אחד, אותו או אחד מאיתנו. בתנאי הזה פני אליו, הו יפת הפנים.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of your husband (Chyavana), as he is associated with her (of her, for her)

• आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of the two Aśvins (of us two, for us two)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• पतिम् (patim) - husband, master, lord

• एकतमम् (ekatamam) - one of many, one, principal

• वृणु (vṛṇu) - choose, select, cover

• एतेन (etena) - by this

• समयेन (samayena) - by agreement, by condition, by time

• एनम् (enam) - him, this one

• आमन्त्रय (āmantraya) - invite, summon, address

• वरानने (varānanē) - O Sukanyā (O beautiful-faced one, O lady with a lovely face)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of your husband (Chyavana), as he is associated with her (of her, for her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of the two Aśvins (of us two, for us two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

पतिम् (patim) - husband, master, lord

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, master, lord, owner

एकतमम् (ekatamam) - one of many, one, principal

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ekatama

ekatama - one of many, one, principal, excellent

वृणु (vṛṇu) - choose, select, cover

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vṛ

Root verb, 5th class, Parasmaipada

Root: vṛ (class 5)

एतेन (etena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

समयेन (samayena) - by agreement, by condition, by time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - agreement, condition, time, convention

एनम् (enam) - him, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him, it

आमन्त्रय (āmantraya) - invite, summon, address

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of āmantr

Root verb, 10th class, Atmanepada, with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: mantr (class 10)

वरानने (varānanē) - O Sukanyā (O beautiful-faced one, O lady with a lovely face)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of varānana

varānana - beautiful-faced, having an excellent face

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+ānana)

• vara – excellent, best, boon, choice
  noun (masculine)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

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