महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-144, verse-3

सा पात्यमाना मोहेन बाहुभ्यामसितेक्षणा ।
वृत्ताभ्यामनुरूपाभ्यामूरू समवलम्बत ॥३॥

3. sā pātyamānā mohena bāhubhyāmasitekṣaṇā ,
vṛttābhyāmanurūpābhyāmūrū samavalambata.

3. sā pātyamānā mohena bāhubhyām asitekṣaṇā
vṛttābhyām anurūpābhyām ūrū samavalambata

3. She, the black-eyed one, falling due to unconsciousness, supported her thighs with her rounded and shapely arms.

3. היא, שחורת העיניים, כמעט נפלה מרוב התעלפות, ונאחזה בירכיה בשתי זרועותיה העגולות והיפות.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - Refers to Draupadi. (she)

• पात्यमाना (pātyamānā) - Draupadi was succumbing to exhaustion and fainting. (being caused to fall, falling (passive sense))

• मोहेन (mohena) - The cause of her falling/fainting. (by bewilderment, by unconsciousness, by delusion)

• बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - The means by which she supported herself. (with two arms)

• असितेक्षणा (asitekṣaṇā) - An epithet describing Draupadi's beautiful eyes. (black-eyed)

• वृत्ताभ्याम् (vṛttābhyām) - Describes the shape of Draupadi's arms. (rounded, plump, circular)

• अनुरूपाभ्याम् (anurūpābhyām) - Describes the fitting/shapely nature of Draupadi's arms. (proportionate, suitable, shapely)

• ऊरू (ūrū) - The body part Draupadi grasped. (thighs (dual))

• समवलम्बत (samavalambata) - Draupadi used her arms to prevent a full fall. (she supported herself, she grasped, she hung onto)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - Refers to Draupadi. (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पात्यमाना (pātyamānā) - Draupadi was succumbing to exhaustion and fainting. (being caused to fall, falling (passive sense))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pātayamāna

pātayamāna - falling, being brought down

Present Passive Participle (causative stem)

From causative stem 'pātaya' of root 'pat' (to fall), with passive suffix -māna.

Root: pat (class 1)

मोहेन (mohena) - The cause of her falling/fainting. (by bewilderment, by unconsciousness, by delusion)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, bewilderment, unconsciousness, infatuation

From root 'muh' (to be bewildered).

Root: muh (class 4)

बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - The means by which she supported herself. (with two arms)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

असितेक्षणा (asitekṣaṇā) - An epithet describing Draupadi's beautiful eyes. (black-eyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asita-īkṣaṇa

asita-īkṣaṇa - black-eyed

Bahuvrihi compound of 'asita' (dark, black) and 'īkṣaṇa' (eye, seeing).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asita+īkṣaṇa)

• asita – black, dark
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'a-' (not) and 'sita' (white, bright).
• īkṣaṇa – eye, looking, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'īkṣ' (to see).
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject, Draupadi.

वृत्ताभ्याम् (vṛttābhyām) - Describes the shape of Draupadi's arms. (rounded, plump, circular)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of vṛtta

vṛtta - rounded, circular, happened, occurred

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अनुरूपाभ्याम् (anurūpābhyām) - Describes the fitting/shapely nature of Draupadi's arms. (proportionate, suitable, shapely)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of anurūpa

anurūpa - suitable, conformable, proportionate, corresponding

Compound of 'anu' (after, according to) and 'rūpa' (form, beauty).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (anu+rūpa)

• anu – after, according to, proportionate
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix.
• rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)

ऊरू (ūrū) - The body part Draupadi grasped. (thighs (dual))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ūru

ūru - thigh

समवलम्बत (samavalambata) - Draupadi used her arms to prevent a full fall. (she supported herself, she grasped, she hung onto)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of sam-ava-labh

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: labh (class 1)

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