महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-278, verse-5

अश्वपतिरुवाच ।
कार्येण खल्वनेनैव प्रेषिताद्यैव चागता ।
तदस्याः शृणु देवर्षे भर्तारं योऽनया वृतः ॥५॥

5. aśvapatiruvāca ,
kāryeṇa khalvanenaiva preṣitādyaiva cāgatā ,
tadasyāḥ śṛṇu devarṣe bhartāraṁ yo'nayā vṛtaḥ.

5. aśvapatiḥ uvāca kāryeṇa khalu anena eva preşitā adya eva
ca āgatā tat asyāḥ śṛṇu devarṣe bhartāram yaḥ anayā vṛtaḥ

5. Ashvapati replied, "Indeed, she was sent out for this very purpose, and she has just returned today. Therefore, O divine sage, listen to whom she has chosen as her husband."

Words meanings summery:

• अश्वपतिः (aśvapatiḥ) - Ashvapati (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• कार्येण (kāryeṇa) - by a task, for a purpose

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

• अनेन (anena) - by this (masculine/neuter)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

• प्रेşइता (preşitā) - sent, despatched

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

• च (ca) - and, also

• आगता (āgatā) - returned, come

• तत् (tat) - therefore, so, that

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her, to her

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

• देवर्षे (devarṣe) - O divine sage!

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, supporter

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अनया (anayā) - by her, with her

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, selected

Words meanings and morphology

अश्वपतिः (aśvapatiḥ) - Ashvapati (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvapati

aśvapati - lord of horses, owner of horses; Ashvapati (a proper name, king of Madra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśva+pati)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, owner, husband
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect (liṭ) 3rd person singular

Perfect tense (liṭ) form of the root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

कार्येण (kāryeṇa) - by a task, for a purpose

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, work, purpose, affair

gerundive/verbal noun

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya, meaning 'that which is to be done' or 'purpose'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

अनेन (anena) - by this (masculine/neuter)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

(indeclinable)

प्रेşइता (preşitā) - sent, despatched

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of preşita

preşita - sent, despatched, driven, instigated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root iṣ (to send) with upasarga pra and suffix -ta, forming a past passive participle.

Prefix: pra

Root: iş (class 6)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just, only

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आगता (āgatā) - returned, come

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, returned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with upasarga ā and suffix -ta, forming a past passive participle.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तत् (tat) - therefore, so, that

(indeclinable)

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her, to her

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

imperative (loṭ) 2nd person singular

Imperative tense (loṭ) active voice form of the root śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

देवर्षे (devarṣe) - O divine sage!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devarṣi

devarṣi - divine sage, a sage of the gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+ṛṣi)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, supporter

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master, lord

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

अनया (anayā) - by her, with her

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, selected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - chosen, selected, covered, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to choose) with the suffix -ta, forming a past passive participle.

Root: vṛ (class 9)