महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-280, verse-15

ततस्तु श्वश्रूश्वशुरावूचतुस्तां नृपात्मजाम् ।
एकान्तस्थामिदं वाक्यं प्रीत्या भरतसत्तम ॥१५॥

15. tatastu śvaśrūśvaśurāvūcatustāṁ nṛpātmajām ,
ekāntasthāmidaṁ vākyaṁ prītyā bharatasattama.

15. tataḥ tu śvaśrū śvaśurau ūcatuḥ tām nṛpātmajām
ekāntasthām idam vākyam prītyā bharatasattama

15. Then, O best of Bharatas, the mother-in-law and father-in-law affectionately spoke this statement to the princess (nṛpātmajā), who was sitting alone in seclusion.

15. אז אמרו חמותה וחמיה לבת המלך, שעמדה לבדה, את הדברים האלה באהבה, הו מעולה בני בְּהַרַטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• श्वश्रू (śvaśrū) - mother-in-law

• श्वशुरौ (śvaśurau) - father-in-law

• ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they both said/spoke

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

• नृपात्मजाम् (nṛpātmajām) - princess, daughter of a king

• एकान्तस्थाम् (ekāntasthām) - situated in seclusion, alone

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, sentence

• प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with affection, lovingly, with love

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best among Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

श्वश्रू (śvaśrū) - mother-in-law

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śvaśrū

śvaśrū - mother-in-law

Note: Part of a dvandva compound with śvaśurau (mother-in-law and father-in-law).

श्वशुरौ (śvaśurau) - father-in-law

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śvaśura

śvaśura - father-in-law

Note: Part of a dvandva compound with śvaśrū (mother-in-law and father-in-law).

ऊचतुः (ūcatuḥ) - they both said/spoke

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

नृपात्मजाम् (nṛpātmajām) - princess, daughter of a king

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nṛpātmajā

nṛpātmajā - princess, daughter of a king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+ātmajā)

• nṛpa – king
  noun (masculine)
• ātmajā – daughter
  noun (feminine)

एकान्तस्थाम् (ekāntasthām) - situated in seclusion, alone

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ekāntasthā

ekāntasthā - situated in seclusion, alone

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ekānta+sthā)

• ekānta – seclusion, solitude, lonely place
  noun (masculine)
• sthā – standing, situated, remaining
  adjective (feminine)
  agent noun from sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, word, sentence, speech

प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with affection, lovingly, with love

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - love, affection, delight

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best among Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, an Indian
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama

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