महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-265, verse-17

इत्युक्ता तेन वैदेही परिवृत्य शुभानना ।
तृणमन्तरतः कृत्वा तमुवाच निशाचरम् ॥१७॥

17. ityuktā tena vaidehī parivṛtya śubhānanā ,
tṛṇamantarataḥ kṛtvā tamuvāca niśācaram.

17. iti uktā tena vaidehī parivṛtya śubhānanā
tṛṇam antaratas kṛtvā tam uvāca niśācaram

17. Having been addressed thus by him, the beautiful-faced Vaidehi (Sītā), turning away and placing a blade of grass between them, spoke to that night-roaming demon (Rāvaṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ता (uktā) - having been spoken to (spoken, said)

• तेन (tena) - by him (Rāvaṇa) (by him, by that)

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sītā (daughter of Videha, Sita)

• परिवृत्य (parivṛtya) - having turned (her face/body) away (having turned around)

• शुभानना (śubhānanā) - beautiful-faced

• तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a blade of grass (grass, straw)

• अन्तरतस् (antaratas) - in between (them) (internally, within, between)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed (having done, having made, having placed)

• तम् (tam) - to him (Rāvaṇa) (to him, that)

• उवाच (uvāca) - she spoke (he said, she spoke)

• निशाचरम् (niśācaram) - to the night-roaming demon (Rāvaṇa) (night-wanderer, demon)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - having been spoken to (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Feminine nominative singular form of the past passive participle 'ukta'.

तेन (tena) - by him (Rāvaṇa) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Instrumental singular of the masculine pronoun 'tad'.

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sītā (daughter of Videha, Sita)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - daughter of Videha, Sītā

परिवृत्य (parivṛtya) - having turned (her face/body) away (having turned around)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from root vṛt (to turn) with prefix pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Absolutive form.

शुभानना (śubhānanā) - beautiful-faced

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubhānana

śubhānana - beautiful-faced

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+ānana)

• śubha – auspicious, beautiful, good
  adjective (masculine)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Feminine nominative singular form.

तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a blade of grass (grass, straw)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, blade of grass, straw

अन्तरतस् (antaratas) - in between (them) (internally, within, between)

(indeclinable)

Derived from antar (within) with suffix -tas.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed (having done, having made, having placed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Absolutive form.

तम् (tam) - to him (Rāvaṇa) (to him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Accusative singular of the masculine pronoun 'tad'.

उवाच (uvāca) - she spoke (he said, she spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

निशाचरम् (niśācaram) - to the night-roaming demon (Rāvaṇa) (night-wanderer, demon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-wanderer, demon, rakṣasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root car.
  Root: car (class 1)