महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-290, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
गते तस्मिन्द्विजश्रेष्ठे कस्मिंश्चित्कालपर्यये ।
चिन्तयामास सा कन्या मन्त्रग्रामबलाबलम् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
gate tasmindvijaśreṣṭhe kasmiṁścitkālaparyaye ,
cintayāmāsa sā kanyā mantragrāmabalābalam.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca gate tasmin dvijaśreṣṭhe kasmin cit
kālaparyaye cintayām āsa sā kanyā mantragrāmabalābalam

1. Vaiśaṃpāyana said: After that best of brahmins had departed, and some time had passed, the maiden (Kuntī) began to ponder the strength and weakness of the collection of sacred syllables (mantra-grāma).

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśaṃpāyana (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• गते (gate) - having gone, departed

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that, when that

• द्विजश्रेष्ठे (dvijaśreṣṭhe) - when that best of brahmins (had departed) (in the best of brahmins, when the best of brahmins)

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in some

• चित् (cit) - some, any (indefinite particle)

• कालपर्यये (kālaparyaye) - in the lapse of time, after a period of time

• चिन्तयाम् (cintayām) - in thought, in reflection

• आस (āsa) - she was, she did

• सा (sā) - she, that

• कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl

• मन्त्रग्रामबलाबलम् (mantragrāmabalābalam) - the strength and weakness of the collection of sacred syllables (mantra)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśaṃpāyana (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśaṃpāyana (a sage, disciple of Vyāsa)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of √vac, irregular form.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used to introduce a speaker.

गते (gate) - having gone, departed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √gam (to go) + suffix -ta.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that, when that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, referring to the brahmin.

द्विजश्रेष्ठे (dvijaśreṣṭhe) - when that best of brahmins (had departed) (in the best of brahmins, when the best of brahmins)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dvijaśreṣṭha

dvijaśreṣṭha - best of brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+śreṣṭha)

• dvija – twice-born, brahmin
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective
  Superlative form of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in some

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with kālaparyaye.

चित् (cit) - some, any (indefinite particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with kasmin.

कालपर्यये (kālaparyaye) - in the lapse of time, after a period of time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kālaparyaya

kālaparyaya - lapse of time, passing of time, period of time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+paryaya)

• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• paryaya – lapse, turn, succession, period
  noun (masculine)
  from pari + √i (to go)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Locative of time.

चिन्तयाम् (cintayām) - in thought, in reflection

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cintā

cintā - thought, reflection, worry

Derived from √cit (to perceive, think) with suffix -ā (feminine noun).

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Forms the periphrastic perfect 'cintayām āsa'.

आस (āsa) - she was, she did

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of √as.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb for 'cintayāmāsa'.

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Kuntī.

कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

Note: Refers to Kuntī.

मन्त्रग्रामबलाबलम् (mantragrāmabalābalam) - the strength and weakness of the collection of sacred syllables (mantra)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mantragrāmabalābala

mantragrāmabalābala - the strength and weakness of the group of sacred syllables (mantra)

Compound type : dvandva tatpuruṣa (mantragrāma+bala+abala)

• mantragrāma – group/collection of sacred syllables (mantra)
  noun (masculine)
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)
• abala – weakness, lack of strength
  noun (neuter)
  negation of bala (strength)
  Prefix: a

Note: Object of 'cintayāmāsa'.