महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-277, verse-10

एतेन नियमेनासीद्वर्षाण्यष्टादशैव तु ।
पूर्णे त्वष्टादशे वर्षे सावित्री तुष्टिमभ्यगात् ।
स्वरूपिणी तदा राजन्दर्शयामास तं नृपम् ॥१०॥

10. etena niyamenāsīdvarṣāṇyaṣṭādaśaiva tu ,
pūrṇe tvaṣṭādaśe varṣe sāvitrī tuṣṭimabhyagāt ,
svarūpiṇī tadā rājandarśayāmāsa taṁ nṛpam.

10. etena niyamena āsīt varṣāṇi aṣṭādaśa
eva tu pūrṇe tu aṣṭādaśe varṣe
sāvitrī tuṣṭim abhyagāt svarūpiṇī
tadā rājan darśayāmāsa tam nṛpam

10. He maintained this discipline (niyama) for eighteen full years. When the eighteenth year was completed, Sāvitrī attained satisfaction and then, O King (rājan), appeared to that king in her true form.

Words meanings summery:

• एतेन (etena) - by this

• नियमेन (niyamena) - by discipline, by observance

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, he was

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years

• अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, exactly

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• पूर्णे (pūrṇe) - when complete, upon completion

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• अष्टादशे (aṣṭādaśe) - in the eighteenth

• वर्षे (varṣe) - in the year

• सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Sāvitrī (Goddess)

• तुष्टिम् (tuṣṭim) - satisfaction, contentment

• अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - she attained, she reached

• स्वरूपिणी (svarūpiṇī) - in her own form, in her true form

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - she showed, she appeared to

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king

Words meanings and morphology

एतेन (etena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

नियमेन (niyamena) - by discipline, by observance

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - rule, regulation, restraint, religious observance

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, he was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, monsoon

अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen

(numeral)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, exactly

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

पूर्णे (pūrṇe) - when complete, upon completion

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, fulfilled

Past Passive Participle

from 'pṛ' (to fill)

Root: pṛ (class 9)

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

अष्टादशे (aṣṭādaśe) - in the eighteenth

(numeral)

वर्षे (varṣe) - in the year

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, monsoon

सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Sāvitrī (Goddess)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sāvitrī

sāvitrī - The Goddess Sāvitrī

तुष्टिम् (tuṣṭim) - satisfaction, contentment

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tuṣṭi

tuṣṭi - satisfaction, contentment

अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - she attained, she reached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (Luṅ) of abhi-gam

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

स्वरूपिणी (svarūpiṇī) - in her own form, in her true form

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svarūpin

svarūpin - having one's own form, in one's true nature

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sva+rūpa)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• rūpa – form, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - she showed, she appeared to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Causative Perfect

Intensive/Causative verb 'darśaya' in perfect tense; periphrastic perfect using 'ās' root.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  from 'pā' (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 1)