महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-215, verse-4

सुपर्णी तु वचः श्रुत्वा ममायं तनयस्त्विति ।
उपगम्य शनैः स्कन्दमाहाहं जननी तव ॥४॥

4. suparṇī tu vacaḥ śrutvā mamāyaṁ tanayastviti ,
upagamya śanaiḥ skandamāhāhaṁ jananī tava.

4. suparṇī tu vacaḥ śrutvā mama ayam tanayaḥ tu
iti upagamya śanaiḥ skandam āha aham jananī tava

4. But Suparṇī, having heard these words, slowly approached Skanda and said, "This is my son. I am your mother."

Words meanings summery:

• सुपर्णी (suparṇī) - Suparṇī

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - these words (word, speech)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मम (mama) - my, mine

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son

• तु (tu) - indeed, surely

• इति (iti) - marking the end of a direct quote (thus, so, in this manner)

• उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gently, gradually)

• स्कन्दम् (skandam) - Skanda (name of the god of war)

• आह (āha) - he/she said

• अहम् (aham) - I

• जननी (jananī) - mother

• तव (tava) - your, yours

Words meanings and morphology

सुपर्णी (suparṇī) - Suparṇī

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suparṇī

suparṇī - Suparṇī, mother of Garuḍa; a female bird with beautiful wings

Feminine form of `suparṇa`.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - these words (word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice, saying

From root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root `śru` with suffix `tvā`.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indeclinable past participle (absolutive).

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tanaya

tanaya - son, offspring

Derived from root `tan` (to extend, produce).

Root: tan (class 8)

तु (tu) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Here functions as an emphatic particle.

इति (iti) - marking the end of a direct quote (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) with prefix

Formed from root `gam` with prefix `upa` and suffix `ya`.

Prefix: upa

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indeclinable past participle (absolutive).

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gently, gradually)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

स्कन्दम् (skandam) - Skanda (name of the god of war)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda (god of war, Kārttikeya)

आह (āha) - he/she said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of brū

Perfect tense, third person singular

Irregular perfect form from root `brū` (to speak) with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: brū (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

जननी (jananī) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jananī

jananī - mother, producer

From root `jan` (to be born, produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

तव (tava) - your, yours

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you