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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-213, verse-16

कन्योवाच ।
अहं प्रजापतेः कन्या देवसेनेति विश्रुता ।
भगिनी दैत्यसेना मे सा पूर्वं केशिना हृता ॥१६॥
16. kanyovāca ,
ahaṁ prajāpateḥ kanyā devaseneti viśrutā ,
bhaginī daityasenā me sā pūrvaṁ keśinā hṛtā.
16. kanyā uvāca | aham prajāpateḥ kanyā devasenā iti
viśrutā | bhaginī daityasenā me sā pūrvam keśinā hṛtā
16. The maiden said: "I am the daughter of Prajāpati, renowned as Devasenā. My sister, Daityasenā, was previously abducted by Keśin."

Words meanings summery:

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  • कन्या (kanyā) - the maiden (Devasenā) (maiden, daughter, girl)
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)
  • अहम् (aham) - I (Devasenā) (I)
  • प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (Brahmā) (of Prajāpati, of the lord of creatures)
  • कन्या (kanyā) - daughter (of Prajāpati) (maiden, daughter, girl)
  • देवसेना (devasenā) - Devasenā (the name of the maiden) (Devasenā (name of a goddess))
  • इति (iti) - thus (named) (thus, so, indicating direct speech or designation)
  • विश्रुता (viśrutā) - renowned (as Devasenā) (famous, renowned, known)
  • भगिनी (bhaginī) - sister
  • दैत्यसेना (daityasenā) - Daityasenā (the name of her sister) (Daityasenā (name of a demoness))
  • मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)
  • सा (sā) - she (Daityasenā) (she, that (feminine))
  • पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (previously, formerly, before)
  • केशिना (keśinā) - by Keśin (the demon) (by Keśin)
  • हृता (hṛtā) - abducted (abducted, carried away, stolen)

Words meanings and morphology

कन्या (kanyā) - the maiden (Devasenā) (maiden, daughter, girl)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - maiden, daughter, girl
उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac
Perfect Active
Perfect 3rd person singular
Root: vac (class 2)
अहम् (aham) - I (Devasenā) (I)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (Brahmā) (of Prajāpati, of the lord of creatures)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati
prajāpati - lord of creation, father of creatures
Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)
  • prajā – progeny, creatures
    noun (feminine)
  • pati – lord, master, husband
    noun (masculine)
कन्या (kanyā) - daughter (of Prajāpati) (maiden, daughter, girl)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - maiden, daughter, girl
देवसेना (devasenā) - Devasenā (the name of the maiden) (Devasenā (name of a goddess))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of devasenā
devasenā - Devasenā (lit. 'army of gods')
Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+senā)
  • deva – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
  • senā – army, host
    noun (feminine)
इति (iti) - thus (named) (thus, so, indicating direct speech or designation)
(indeclinable)
विश्रुता (viśrutā) - renowned (as Devasenā) (famous, renowned, known)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of viśruta
viśruta - famous, renowned, known
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √śru with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: śru (class 1)
Note: Adjective modifying 'kanyā' and 'aham' (Devasenā)
भगिनी (bhaginī) - sister
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhaginī
bhaginī - sister
दैत्यसेना (daityasenā) - Daityasenā (the name of her sister) (Daityasenā (name of a demoness))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of daityasenā
daityasenā - Daityasenā (lit. 'army of demons')
Compound type : tatpurusha (daitya+senā)
  • daitya – demon, son of Diti
    noun (masculine)
  • senā – army, host
    noun (feminine)
मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Enclitic form of the 1st person pronoun.
सा (sā) - she (Daityasenā) (she, that (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (previously, formerly, before)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial usage
केशिना (keśinā) - by Keśin (the demon) (by Keśin)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of keśin
keśin - Keśin (name of a demon), lit. 'hairy one'
हृता (hṛtā) - abducted (abducted, carried away, stolen)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛta
hṛta - abducted, carried away, stolen
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √hṛ
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Adjective modifying 'sā' (Daityasenā)