महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-280, verse-23

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
साभिगम्याब्रवीच्छ्वश्रूं श्वशुरं च महाव्रता ।
अयं गच्छति मे भर्ता फलाहारो महावनम् ॥२३॥

23. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
sābhigamyābravīcchvaśrūṁ śvaśuraṁ ca mahāvratā ,
ayaṁ gacchati me bhartā phalāhāro mahāvanam.

23. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca sā abhigamya abravīt śvaśrūm śvaśuram ca
mahāvratā ayam gacchati me bhartā phalāhāraḥ mahāvanam

23. Markandeya said: Approaching her mother-in-law and father-in-law, the greatly virtuous woman spoke, saying, "My husband, who subsists on fruits, is going to the great forest."

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Markandeya (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सा (sā) - Savitri (she)

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said

• श्वश्रूम् (śvaśrūm) - mother-in-law

• श्वशुरम् (śvaśuram) - father-in-law

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाव्रता (mahāvratā) - Savitri, who observes great vows (greatly virtuous, observing great vows)

• अयम् (ayam) - this husband of mine (this, he)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, is going

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• भर्ता (bhartā) - husband, supporter, master

• फलाहारः (phalāhāraḥ) - subsisting on fruits, eating fruits

• महावनम् (mahāvanam) - great forest

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Markandeya (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - son of Mṛkaṇḍu, a sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

सा (sā) - Savitri (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached

(indeclinable)

Gerund

formed with upasarga 'abhi' and suffix '-ya'

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

Imperfect 3rd person singular with augment 'a-'

Root: brū (class 2)

श्वश्रूम् (śvaśrūm) - mother-in-law

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śvaśrū

śvaśrū - mother-in-law

श्वशुरम् (śvaśuram) - father-in-law

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śvaśura

śvaśura - father-in-law

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महाव्रता (mahāvratā) - Savitri, who observes great vows (greatly virtuous, observing great vows)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahāvrata

mahāvrata - great vow, great sacred observance; one observing great vows

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+vrata)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

अयम् (ayam) - this husband of mine (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, is going

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present Active

Present 3rd person singular

Root: gam (class 1)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, my, me

Note: Alternatively dative singular

भर्ता (bhartā) - husband, supporter, master

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master, lord

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

फलाहारः (phalāhāraḥ) - subsisting on fruits, eating fruits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of phalāhāra

phalāhāra - subsisting on fruits, eating fruits

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (phala+āhāra)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• āhāra – food, eating, taking
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

महावनम् (mahāvanam) - great forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)