महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-277, verse-27

तां तु पद्मपलाशाक्षीं ज्वलन्तीमिव तेजसा ।
न कश्चिद्वरयामास तेजसा प्रतिवारितः ॥२७॥

27. tāṁ tu padmapalāśākṣīṁ jvalantīmiva tejasā ,
na kaścidvarayāmāsa tejasā prativāritaḥ.

27. tām tu padmapalāśākṣīm jvalantīm iva tejasā
na kaścit varayāmāsa tejasā prativāritaḥ

27. But her, whose eyes were like lotus petals and who shone as if blazing with splendor, no one desired in marriage, being deterred by her radiance.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• पद्मपलाशाक्षीम् (padmapalāśākṣīm) - one whose eyes are like lotus petals

• ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - blazing, shining, glowing

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by brilliance, by radiance, by power

• न (na) - not, no

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, no one (when used with 'na')

• वरयामास (varayāmāsa) - desired, chose, sought in marriage

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by her splendor, by her radiance

• प्रतिवारितः (prativāritaḥ) - deterred, repelled, warded off

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

पद्मपलाशाक्षीम् (padmapalāśākṣīm) - one whose eyes are like lotus petals

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padmapalāśākṣī

padmapalāśākṣī - one whose eyes are like lotus petals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (padma+palāśa+akṣi)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• palāśa – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - blazing, shining, glowing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jvalat

jvalat - blazing, shining, glowing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root `jval` (to blaze, shine, burn) in the present active participial form.

Root: jval (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by brilliance, by radiance, by power

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, radiance, light, power, spiritual energy

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, no one (when used with 'na')

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one

Combination of `ka` (who/what) and `cid` (an indefinite particle).

वरयामास (varayāmāsa) - desired, chose, sought in marriage

(verb)

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

Periphrastic Perfect

Formed using the root `vṛ` (to choose/woo) + `āmāsa` (auxiliary for periphrastic perfect).

Root: vṛ (class 9)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by her splendor, by her radiance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, radiance, light, power, spiritual energy

प्रतिवारितः (prativāritaḥ) - deterred, repelled, warded off

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prativārita

prativārita - deterred, repelled, warded off, prevented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root `vṛ` (to cover, restrain) with the prefix `prati-` (against), forming a past passive participle.

Prefix: prati

Root: vṛ (class 5)