महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-280, verse-18

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
एवं संभाषमाणायाः सावित्र्या भोजनं प्रति ।
स्कन्धे परशुमादाय सत्यवान्प्रस्थितो वनम् ॥१८॥

18. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
evaṁ saṁbhāṣamāṇāyāḥ sāvitryā bhojanaṁ prati ,
skandhe paraśumādāya satyavānprasthito vanam.

18. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca evam saṃbhāṣamāṇāyāḥ sāvitryāḥ bhojanam
prati skandhe paraśum ādāya satyavān prasthitaḥ vanam

18. Mārkaṇḍeya said: "While Sāvitrī was thus speaking regarding the meal (bhojana), Satyavān took an axe (paraśu) on his shoulder and departed for the forest."

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said/spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• संभाषमाणायाः (saṁbhāṣamāṇāyāḥ) - of the one who was speaking, while speaking

• सावित्र्याः (sāvitryāḥ) - of Sāvitrī

• भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, meal, eating

• प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

• स्कन्धे (skandhe) - on the shoulder

• परशुम् (paraśum) - axe, hatchet

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking

• सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavān (proper name)

• प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - set out, departed, gone forth

• वनम् (vanam) - to the forest, forest

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (name of a sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said/spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

संभाषमाणायाः (saṁbhāṣamāṇāyāḥ) - of the one who was speaking, while speaking

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃbhāṣamāṇa

saṁbhāṣamāṇa - speaking, conversing

Present Middle Participle

From root bhāṣ with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

सावित्र्याः (sāvitryāḥ) - of Sāvitrī

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sāvitrī

sāvitrī - Sāvitrī (name of a goddess or heroine)

भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, meal, eating

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - food, meal, eating

action noun

From root bhuj + ana

Root: bhuj (class 7)

प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a postposition with accusative 'bhojanam'.

स्कन्धे (skandhe) - on the shoulder

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of skandha

skandha - shoulder, trunk (of a tree)

परशुम् (paraśum) - axe, hatchet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paraśu

paraśu - axe, hatchet

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root dā with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

सत्यवान् (satyavān) - Satyavān (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavat

satyavat - Satyavān (the name of Sāvitrī's husband), truthful, virtuous

Possessive suffix -vat to satya

प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - set out, departed, gone forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasthita

prasthita - set out, departed, gone forth, started

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

वनम् (vanam) - to the forest, forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove