महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-279, verse-23

सावित्र्यास्तु शयानायास्तिष्ठन्त्याश्च दिवानिशम् ।
नारदेन यदुक्तं तद्वाक्यं मनसि वर्तते ॥२३॥

23. sāvitryāstu śayānāyāstiṣṭhantyāśca divāniśam ,
nāradena yaduktaṁ tadvākyaṁ manasi vartate.

23. sāvitryāḥ tu śayānāyāḥ ca tiṣṭhantyāḥ ca divāniśam
nāradena yat uktam tat vākyam manasi vartate

23. Whether Sāvitrī was lying down or standing, day and night, the statement (vākya) spoken by Nārada remained present in her mind (manas).

Words meanings summery:

• सावित्र्याः (sāvitryāḥ) - of Sāvitrī

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• शयानायाः (śayānāyāḥ) - referring to Sāvitrī when she was lying down (of her who was lying down, of the sleeping one)

• च (ca) - and

• तिष्ठन्त्याः (tiṣṭhantyāḥ) - referring to Sāvitrī when she was standing (of her who was standing, of the standing one)

• च (ca) - and

• दिवानिशम् (divāniśam) - day and night

• नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• उक्तम् (uktam) - the statement spoken (spoken, said)

• तत् (tat) - that particular statement (that)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Nārada's prophecy (word, statement, speech)

• मनसि (manasi) - in the mind, in the heart

• वर्तते (vartate) - (the word) remains (in her mind) (remains, exists, is present, turns)

Words meanings and morphology

सावित्र्याः (sāvitryāḥ) - of Sāvitrī

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sāvitrī

sāvitrī - Sāvitrī (proper name of the heroine), relating to the sun-god Savitṛ

Feminine noun

Note: This is an ī-ending feminine noun.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

particle

शयानायाः (śayānāyāḥ) - referring to Sāvitrī when she was lying down (of her who was lying down, of the sleeping one)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of śayāna

śayāna - lying down, sleeping

Present Middle Participle

From root śī (to lie down, sleep) with śānac suffix. Declines like ramā.

Root: śī (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

तिष्ठन्त्याः (tiṣṭhantyāḥ) - referring to Sāvitrī when she was standing (of her who was standing, of the standing one)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, remaining, existing

Present Active Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with śatṛ suffix. Feminine form.

Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

दिवानिशम् (divāniśam) - day and night

(indeclinable)

Compound of divā (by day) and niśam (by night, accusative of niśā used adverbially).

Compound type : adverbial (divā+niśā)

• divā – by day, during the day
  indeclinable
  adverbial form of 'divas'
• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)

नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (name of a divine sage)

Note: Agent of uktam (spoken).

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

relative pronoun

उक्तम् (uktam) - the statement spoken (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, stated

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak). vac becomes uk in participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that particular statement (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

demonstrative pronoun

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Nārada's prophecy (word, statement, speech)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

from vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

मनसि (manasi) - in the mind, in the heart

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, soul (manas)

s-stem neuter noun

Root: man (class 4)

वर्तते (vartate) - (the word) remains (in her mind) (remains, exists, is present, turns)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vṛt

Present Middle

3rd person singular present middle form.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Verb for vākyam.