महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-251, verse-2

यदा वाचं व्याहरन्त्यामस्यां मे रमते मनः ।
सीमन्तिनीनां मुख्यायां विनिवृत्तः कथं भवान् ॥२॥

2. yadā vācaṁ vyāharantyāmasyāṁ me ramate manaḥ ,
sīmantinīnāṁ mukhyāyāṁ vinivṛttaḥ kathaṁ bhavān.

2. yadā vācam vyāharantyām asyām me ramate manaḥ
sīmantinīnām mukhyāyām vinivṛttaḥ katham bhavān

2. When my mind (manas) delights in her—this chief among women—while she is speaking, how can you (O, honorable sir) remain detached?

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• वाचम् (vācam) - speech, word

• व्याहरन्त्याम् (vyāharantyām) - while speaking, in the one speaking

• अस्याम् (asyām) - in her, in this one

• मे (me) - my, to me

• रमते (ramate) - delights, rejoices

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• सीमन्तिनीनाम् (sīmantinīnām) - of women, among women

• मुख्यायाम् (mukhyāyām) - in the chief, in the foremost

• विनिवृत्तः (vinivṛttaḥ) - turned away, abstained, detached

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful), sir

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

वाचम् (vācam) - speech, word

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word

व्याहरन्त्याम् (vyāharantyām) - while speaking, in the one speaking

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of vyāharantī

vyāharat - speaking, declaring

Present Active Participle

Derived from root hṛ with prefixes vi and ā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies asyām and mukhyāyām.

अस्याम् (asyām) - in her, in this one

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the woman.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive.

रमते (ramate) - delights, rejoices

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ram

Root: ram (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, mental faculty

Root: man

Note: Subject of ramate.

सीमन्तिनीनाम् (sīmantinīnām) - of women, among women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sīmantinī

sīmantinī - a woman, a married woman

Feminine form of sīmantin (having a parting of the hair).

Note: Denotes a class from which asyām (this one) is the chief.

मुख्यायाम् (mukhyāyām) - in the chief, in the foremost

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of mukhyā

mukhya - chief, principal, foremost

Note: Qualifies asyām.

विनिवृत्तः (vinivṛttaḥ) - turned away, abstained, detached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinivṛtta

vinivṛtta - turned back, abstained, retired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt with prefixes vi and ni.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Refers to bhavān.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful), sir

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific)

Present Active Participle

Participle of bhū (to be), used as an honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implicit verb asi (are) with vinivṛttaḥ.