महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-213, verse-21

कन्योवाच ।
अबलाहं महाबाहो पतिस्तु बलवान्मम ।
वरदानात्पितुर्भावी सुरासुरनमस्कृतः ॥२१॥

21. kanyovāca ,
abalāhaṁ mahābāho patistu balavānmama ,
varadānātpiturbhāvī surāsuranamaskṛtaḥ.

21. kanyā uvāca | abalā aham mahābāho patiḥ tu balavān
mama | varadānāt pituḥ bhāvī surāsuranamaskṛtaḥ

21. The maiden said: "O mighty-armed one, I am weak, but my husband will be strong due to a boon from my father, and he will be worshipped by gods and demons."

Words meanings summery:

• कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl, daughter

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अबला (abalā) - weak, powerless

• अहम् (aham) - I

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• पतिः (patiḥ) - husband, master, lord

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful

• मम (mama) - my, mine, of me

• वरदानात् (varadānāt) - from a boon, by means of a boon

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father, from the father

• भावी (bhāvī) - will be, future, about to be

• सुरासुरनमस्कृतः (surāsuranamaskṛtaḥ) - worshipped by gods and demons

Words meanings and morphology

कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl, daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (2nd class) in perfect tense, 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

अबला (abalā) - weak, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abala

abala - weak, powerless, helpless

Negation of 'bala' (strength)

Note: Used predicatively with 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Nominative singular of 'asmad' (I).

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Vocative singular.

पतिः (patiḥ) - husband, master, lord

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, master, lord, owner

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty

Possessive suffix -vat/mat

Note: Nominative singular masculine form of 'balavat'.

मम (mama) - my, mine, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: This is the genitive singular form of 'asmad' (I).

वरदानात् (varadānāt) - from a boon, by means of a boon

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of varadāna

varadāna - granting of a boon, a boon

Compound type : tatpurusha (vara+dāna)

• vara – boon, blessing, choice
  noun (masculine)
• dāna – giving, granting, gift
  noun (neuter)

Note: Ablative singular.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father, from the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Genitive singular, or ablative singular. Here, 'from the father' fits the context of 'varadānāt'.

भावी (bhāvī) - will be, future, about to be

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvin

bhāvin - being, existing, becoming, future, about to be

Future Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to become) with suffix -vin, indicating a future state or one who is to become.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate, 'he will be'.

सुरासुरनमस्कृतः (surāsuranamaskṛtaḥ) - worshipped by gods and demons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of surāsuranamaskṛta

surāsuranamaskṛta - revered by gods and demons

Past Passive Participle

Compound 'sura-asura' (gods-demons) and 'namaskṛta' (worshipped/bowed to). PPP of namas-kṛ.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+asura+namaskṛta)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• namaskṛta – bowed to, worshipped, saluted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'namas-kṛ' (to salute, worship), past passive participle.
  Prefix: namas
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Nominative singular masculine. Refers to 'patiḥ'.