महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-289, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
सा तु कन्या महाराज ब्राह्मणं संशितव्रतम् ।
तोषयामास शुद्धेन मनसा संशितव्रता ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
sā tu kanyā mahārāja brāhmaṇaṁ saṁśitavratam ,
toṣayāmāsa śuddhena manasā saṁśitavratā.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca sā tu kanyā mahārāja brāhmaṇam
saṃśitavratam toṣayāmāsa śuddhena manasā saṃśitavratā

1. Vaiśaṃpāyana said: 'O great king, that maiden (Pṛthā), herself of firm resolve (saṃśitavratā), pleased the brahmin of strict vows (saṃśitavratam) with a pure mind.'

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata to Janamejaya. (Vaiśaṃpāyana (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सा (sā) - Pṛthā, the maiden (she, that (feminine))

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• कन्या (kanyā) - Pṛthā (maiden, girl, virgin)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressed to King Janamejaya. (O great king)

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - (Durvāsā) (the brahmin (accusative))

• संशितव्रतम् (saṁśitavratam) - (referring to the brahmin) (of firm vows, of strict discipline)

• तोषयामास (toṣayāmāsa) - she pleased, she satisfied

• शुद्धेन (śuddhena) - with pure, with clean

• मनसा (manasā) - with a pure heart/intention (with mind, by mind)

• संशितव्रता (saṁśitavratā) - (referring to the maiden Pṛthā) (of firm vows, of strict discipline)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata to Janamejaya. (Vaiśaṃpāyana (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśaṃpāyana (name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of uvāca

Perfect Active Third Person Singular

Perfect (liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

सा (sā) - Pṛthā, the maiden (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the maiden Pṛthā.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic.

कन्या (kanyā) - Pṛthā (maiden, girl, virgin)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, virgin

Note: Appositive to 'sā'.

महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressed to King Janamejaya. (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Vocative address by the narrator.

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - (Durvāsā) (the brahmin (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, a member of the priestly class

Note: Object of 'toṣayāmāsa'.

संशितव्रतम् (saṁśitavratam) - (referring to the brahmin) (of firm vows, of strict discipline)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśitavrata

saṁśitavrata - of firm vows, of strict discipline, whose vows are sharpened

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃśita+vrata)

• saṃśita – sharpened, strict, firm
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śi with prefix sam, using suffix -ta
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śi (class 2)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, discipline
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇam'.

तोषयामास (toṣayāmāsa) - she pleased, she satisfied

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of toṣayāmāsa

Causative Periphrastic Perfect Active Third Person Singular

Periphrastic perfect (liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice of the causative stem of root tuṣ (तोषय) formed with āmāsa

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Transitive verb, takes 'brāhmaṇam' as object.

शुद्धेन (śuddhena) - with pure, with clean

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śudh (शुध्) with suffix -ta

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'manasā'.

मनसा (manasā) - with a pure heart/intention (with mind, by mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, disposition

Note: Indicates the means by which the pleasing was done.

संशितव्रता (saṁśitavratā) - (referring to the maiden Pṛthā) (of firm vows, of strict discipline)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃśitavrata

saṁśitavrata - of firm vows, of strict discipline, whose vows are sharpened

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃśita+vrata)

• saṃśita – sharpened, strict, firm
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śi with prefix sam, using suffix -ta
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śi (class 2)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, discipline
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'sā' and 'kanyā', describing Pṛthā's character.