महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-190, verse-15

अथोवाच कन्या ।
समयेनाहं शक्या त्वया लब्धुम् ।
नान्यथेति ॥१५॥

15. athovāca kanyā ,
samayenāhaṁ śakyā tvayā labdhum ,
nānyatheti.

15. atha uvāca kanyā samayena aham
śakyā tvayā labdhum na anyathā iti

15. Then the maiden said, "I can be obtained by you only through a condition, not otherwise."

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl, daughter

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

• अहम् (aham) - I

• शक्या (śakyā) - can be obtained (able, capable, possible)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• लब्धुम् (labdhum) - to be obtained (in this passive construction) (to obtain, to get)

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a new sentence or thought.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect (lit)

Root vac. Perfect (Lit) third person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl, daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

Note: Subject of the verb 'uvāca'.

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

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - agreement, condition, time, proper season

Note: Instrument of obtaining; 'through a condition'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the passive construction.

शक्या (śakyā) - can be obtained (able, capable, possible)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya

śakya - able, possible, capable, fit to be done

Gerundive

Passive participial adjective from root śak, meaning 'to be able'.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'aham', indicating 'I am capable/possible'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent in the passive construction, 'by you'.

लब्धुम् (labdhum) - to be obtained (in this passive construction) (to obtain, to get)

(verb)

infinitive of labh

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root labh.

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Used with 'śakyā', forming a periphrastic passive construction.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following word or phrase.

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

(indeclinable)