महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-280, verse-33

अनुवर्तती तु भर्तारं जगाम मृदुगामिनी ।
द्विधेव हृदयं कृत्वा तं च कालमवेक्षती ॥३३॥

33. anuvartatī tu bhartāraṁ jagāma mṛdugāminī ,
dvidheva hṛdayaṁ kṛtvā taṁ ca kālamavekṣatī.

33. anuvartatī tu bhartāram jagāma mṛdugāminī
dvidhā iva hṛdayam kṛtvā tam ca kālam avekṣatī

33. But the softly-treading Sāvitrī followed her husband, with her heart as if split in two, and observing that appointed time (of death).

Words meanings summery:

• अनुवर्तती (anuvartatī) - following, accompanying, attending

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, supporter

• जगाम (jagāma) - went, proceeded

• मृदुगामिनी (mṛdugāminī) - softly-walking, gently-treading

• द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two ways, in two parts

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind, soul

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having split/divided (having made, having done)

• तम् (tam) - that specific (appointed) time (that, him)

• च (ca) - and

• कालम् (kālam) - the appointed time of death (time, period)

• अवेक्षती (avekṣatī) - awaiting or watching for the appointed time (of death) (observing, watching, awaiting)

Words meanings and morphology

अनुवर्तती (anuvartatī) - following, accompanying, attending

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anuvartat

anuvartat - following, accompanying, serving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, supporter

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master, lord

जगाम (jagāma) - went, proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of gam

Perfect tense

Perfect form of root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

मृदुगामिनी (mṛdugāminī) - softly-walking, gently-treading

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛdugāmin

mṛdugāmin - softly-walking, gently-treading

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛdu+gāmin)

• mṛdu – soft, tender, gentle, slow
  adjective (masculine)
• gāmin – going, moving, treading
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two ways, in two parts

(indeclinable)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart, mind, soul

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, core

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having split/divided (having made, having done)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तम् (tam) - that specific (appointed) time (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कालम् (kālam) - the appointed time of death (time, period)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, destiny

अवेक्षती (avekṣatī) - awaiting or watching for the appointed time (of death) (observing, watching, awaiting)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avekṣat

avekṣat - observing, looking at, awaiting, watching for

Present Active Participle

Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)