महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-280, verse-14

तं कालं च मुहूर्तं च प्रतीक्षन्ती नृपात्मजा ।
यथोक्तं नारदवचश्चिन्तयन्ती सुदुःखिता ॥१४॥

14. taṁ kālaṁ ca muhūrtaṁ ca pratīkṣantī nṛpātmajā ,
yathoktaṁ nāradavacaścintayantī suduḥkhitā.

14. tam kālam ca muhūrtam ca pratīkṣantī nṛpātmajā
yathā uktam nāradavacaḥ cintayantī suduḥkhitā

14. The king's daughter, Savitri, intensely distressed, was waiting for that time and that very moment, continually pondering the words spoken by Narada.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that

• कालम् (kālam) - time, period, duration

• च (ca) - and

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - moment, specific moment, instant

• च (ca) - and

• प्रतीक्षन्ती (pratīkṣantī) - waiting for, expecting

• नृपात्मजा (nṛpātmajā) - daughter of the king, princess

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to, just as

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said, declared

• नारदवचः (nāradavacaḥ) - Narada's words

• चिन्तयन्ती (cintayantī) - thinking about, pondering, worrying

• सुदुःखिता (suduḥkhitā) - very distressed, extremely sad

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'kālam'.

कालम् (kālam) - time, period, duration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

Note: Object of 'pratīkṣantī'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - moment, specific moment, instant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a specific period of time (48 minutes)

Note: Object of 'pratīkṣantī'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रतीक्षन्ती (pratīkṣantī) - waiting for, expecting

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratīkṣant

pratīkṣant - waiting, expecting, looking for

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'īkṣ' (to see, look) with prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Feminine form, qualifying 'nṛpātmajā'.

नृपात्मजा (nṛpātmajā) - daughter of the king, princess

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nṛpātmajā

nṛpātmajā - king's daughter, princess

Compound: 'nṛpa' (king) + 'ātmajā' (daughter).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+ātmajā)

• nṛpa – king, monarch
  noun (masculine)
  From 'nṛ' (man) + 'pā' (to protect).
• ātmajā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine of 'ātmaja' (son/daughter), meaning born of oneself/spirit (ātman).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

यथा (yathā) - as, according to, just as

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said, declared

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Forms the compound 'yathoktam' (as spoken).

नारदवचः (nāradavacaḥ) - Narada's words

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāradavacas

nāradavacas - Narada's words, speech of Narada

Compound: 'Nārada' (proper noun) + 'vacas' (word, speech).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nārada+vacas)

• nārada – Narada (name of a divine sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, voice
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'cintayantī'.

चिन्तयन्ती (cintayantī) - thinking about, pondering, worrying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cintayant

cintayant - thinking, pondering, considering, worrying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'cint' (to think, consider).

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Feminine form, qualifying 'nṛpātmajā'.

सुदुःखिता (suduḥkhitā) - very distressed, extremely sad

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suduḥkhita

suduḥkhita - very distressed, extremely sad, greatly grieved

Compound: 'su' (intensive prefix, very) + 'duḥkhita' (distressed).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+duḥkhita)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  An intensifying prefix.
• duḥkhita – distressed, grieved, sad, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'duḥkh' (to suffer).
  Root: duḥkh (class 1)

Note: Feminine form, qualifying 'nṛpātmajā'.