महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-264, verse-1

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ततोऽविदूरे नलिनीं प्रभूतकमलोत्पलाम् ।
सीताहरणदुःखार्तः पम्पां रामः समासदत् ॥१॥

1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
tato'vidūre nalinīṁ prabhūtakamalotpalām ,
sītāharaṇaduḥkhārtaḥ pampāṁ rāmaḥ samāsadat.

1. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca tataḥ avidūre nalinīm prabhūtakamalotpalām
sītāharaṇaduḥkhārtaḥ pampām rāmaḥ samāsadat

1. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, not far from that spot, Rama, afflicted by the grief of Sītā’s abduction, reached Pampā, a lake abundant with lotuses and water lilies.

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Markandeya

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• अविदूरे (avidūre) - not far, nearby, in the vicinity

• नलिनीम् (nalinīm) - lotus pond, group of lotuses

• प्रभूतकमलोत्पलाम् (prabhūtakamalotpalām) - abundant with lotuses and water lilies

• सीताहरणदुःखार्तः (sītāharaṇaduḥkhārtaḥ) - distressed by the sorrow of Sita's abduction

• पम्पाम् (pampām) - Pampa (a lake)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• समासदत् (samāsadat) - reached, approached, arrived at

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Markandeya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Markandeya (name of an ancient sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

अविदूरे (avidūre) - not far, nearby, in the vicinity

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'a' (negation) + 'vidūra' (far away).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidūra)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• vidūra – far away, distant
  adjective

Note: Used adverbially here, or as a locative singular neuter noun/adjective.

नलिनीम् (nalinīm) - lotus pond, group of lotuses

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nalinī

nalinī - lotus pond, group of lotuses

Derived from 'nalina' (lotus).

Note: In apposition to 'Pampām'.

प्रभूतकमलोत्पलाम् (prabhūtakamalotpalām) - abundant with lotuses and water lilies

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prabhūtakamalotpalā

prabhūtakamalotpalā - abundant with lotuses and water lilies

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prabhūta+kamala+utpala)

• prabhūta – abundant, plentiful, produced, manifested
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be) with upasarga pra (forth) and suffix -kta.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• kamala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• utpala – water lily, blue lotus
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'nalinīm' and 'pampām'.

सीताहरणदुःखार्तः (sītāharaṇaduḥkhārtaḥ) - distressed by the sorrow of Sita's abduction

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sītāharaṇaduḥkhārta

sītāharaṇaduḥkhārta - afflicted by the grief of Sita's abduction

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sītā+haraṇa+duḥkha+ārta)

• sītā – Sita (wife of Rama)
  proper noun (feminine)
• haraṇa – abduction, carrying off, seizing
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundial noun
  Derived from root hṛ (to seize, carry off) with suffix -ana.
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• duḥkha – sorrow, grief, pain, suffering
  noun (neuter)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, pained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root ṛ (to go) or ṛt (to suffer) with suffix -kta, often prefixed with ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'rāmaḥ'.

पम्पाम् (pampām) - Pampa (a lake)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pampā

pampā - Pampa (name of a famous lake)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (the seventh avatara of Vishnu)

समासदत् (samāsadat) - reached, approached, arrived at

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of sad

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)