महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-291, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
सा तु कन्या बहुविधं ब्रुवन्ती मधुरं वचः ।
अनुनेतुं सहस्रांशुं न शशाक मनस्विनी ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
sā tu kanyā bahuvidhaṁ bruvantī madhuraṁ vacaḥ ,
anunetuṁ sahasrāṁśuṁ na śaśāka manasvinī.

1. vaiśampāyanaḥ uvāca sā tu kanyā bahuvidham bruvantī
madhuram vacaḥ anunetum sahasrāṃśum na śaśāka manasvinī

1. Vaiśampāyana said: But that spirited maiden, even while speaking many kinds of sweet words, was unable to conciliate the sun (Sahastrāṃśu).

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - The sage Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana (a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• सा (sā) - that (maiden) (she, that)

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

• कन्या (kanyā) - maiden (maiden, girl, daughter)

• बहुविधम् (bahuvidham) - in many ways (in many ways, of many kinds)

• ब्रुवन्ती (bruvantī) - speaking (speaking, saying)

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet (sweet, pleasant)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

• अनुनेतुम् (anunetum) - to conciliate (to conciliate, to persuade, to propitiate)

• सहस्रांशुम् (sahasrāṁśum) - the sun (Sahastrāṃśu) (the sun (literally 'thousand-rayed'))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• शशाक (śaśāka) - was able

• मनस्विनी (manasvinī) - the spirited (maiden) (high-minded, spirited, intelligent woman)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - The sage Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana (a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a renowned sage, disciple of Vyāsa and narrator of the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd singular perfect active of √vac (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

सा (sā) - that (maiden) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Feminine nominative singular of 'tad'.

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

(indeclinable)

कन्या (kanyā) - maiden (maiden, girl, daughter)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

बहुविधम् (bahuvidham) - in many ways (in many ways, of many kinds)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahuvidha

bahuvidha - manifold, various, of many kinds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, form
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhā 'to place, put, make' with prefix 'vi'. In compounds, often signifies 'kind' or 'manner'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Functions adverbially here, qualifying 'bruvantī'.

ब्रुवन्ती (bruvantī) - speaking (speaking, saying)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying, declaring

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of √brū (class 2), feminine nominative singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'kanyā' and 'manasvinī'.

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet (sweet, pleasant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming, melodious

Note: Qualifies 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

अनुनेतुम् (anunetum) - to conciliate (to conciliate, to persuade, to propitiate)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of √nī 'to lead' with prefix 'anu' 'after, along'. The combined meaning is 'to lead towards compliance' or 'to conciliate'.

Prefix: anu

Root: nī (class 1)

सहस्रांशुम् (sahasrāṁśum) - the sun (Sahastrāṃśu) (the sun (literally 'thousand-rayed'))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahasrāṃśu

sahasrāṁśu - sun (literally 'thousand-rayed')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+aṃśu)

• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• aṃśu – ray, beam, fibre
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

शशाक (śaśāka) - was able

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd singular perfect active of √śak (class 5)

Root: śak (class 5)

मनस्विनी (manasvinī) - the spirited (maiden) (high-minded, spirited, intelligent woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of manasvin

manasvin - high-minded, spirited, intelligent, strong-willed

Feminine nominative singular of 'manasvin' (possessing manas, mind/spirit).