महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-275, verse-15

यो ह्यस्या हर्षसंभूतो मुखरागस्तदाभवत् ।
क्षणेन स पुनर्भ्रष्टो निःश्वासादिव दर्पणे ॥१५॥

15. yo hyasyā harṣasaṁbhūto mukharāgastadābhavat ,
kṣaṇena sa punarbhraṣṭo niḥśvāsādiva darpaṇe.

15. yaḥ hi asyāḥ harṣasaṃbhūtaḥ mukharāgaḥ tadā abhavat
kṣaṇena saḥ punaḥ bhraṣṭaḥ niḥśvāsāt iva darpaṇe

15. Indeed, the redness of her face (mukharāga) that had appeared due to joy then, in an instant, vanished again, just like a breath (niḥśvāsa) disappears from a mirror.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - referring to Sita (of her)

• हर्षसंभूतः (harṣasaṁbhūtaḥ) - born of joy, arisen from delight

• मुखरागः (mukharāgaḥ) - redness of face, blush

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became, appeared

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

• सः (saḥ) - referring to the blush (mukharāga) (that, he)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

• भ्रष्टः (bhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen, vanished, spoiled

• निःश्वासात् (niḥśvāsāt) - from exhalation, from breath

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• दर्पणे (darpaṇe) - on a mirror

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

Note: refers to mukharāgaḥ

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - referring to Sita (of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, her

हर्षसंभूतः (harṣasaṁbhūtaḥ) - born of joy, arisen from delight

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harṣasaṃbhūta

harṣasaṁbhūta - born of joy, arisen from delight

Past Passive Participle

compound of harṣa (joy) and saṃbhūta (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (harṣa+saṃbhūta)

• harṣa – joy, delight, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbhūta – born, arisen, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √bhū (to be, become) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: qualifies mukharāgaḥ

मुखरागः (mukharāgaḥ) - redness of face, blush

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukharāga

mukharāga - redness of face, blush

Compound type : tatpurusha (mukha+rāga)

• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
• rāga – color, redness, passion
  noun (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect indicative (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant

सः (saḥ) - referring to the blush (mukharāga) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: refers to mukharāgaḥ

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

(indeclinable)

भ्रष्टः (bhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen, vanished, spoiled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhraṣṭa

bhraṣṭa - fallen, vanished, spoiled

Past Passive Participle

from root √bhraṃś (to fall, to vanish)

Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

Note: qualifies saḥ (mukharāgaḥ)

निःश्वासात् (niḥśvāsāt) - from exhalation, from breath

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of niḥśvāsa

niḥśvāsa - exhalation, breath

derived from root √śvas with prefix nis

Prefix: nis

Root: śvas (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

दर्पणे (darpaṇe) - on a mirror

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of darpaṇa

darpaṇa - mirror