महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-291, verse-2

न शशाक यदा बाला प्रत्याख्यातुं तमोनुदम् ।
भीता शापात्ततो राजन्दध्यौ दीर्घमथान्तरम् ॥२॥

2. na śaśāka yadā bālā pratyākhyātuṁ tamonudam ,
bhītā śāpāttato rājandadhyau dīrghamathāntaram.

2. na śaśāka yadā bālā pratyākhyātum tamonudam bhītā
śāpāt tataḥ rājan dadhyau dīrgham atha antaram

2. O King, when the girl was unable to refuse the dispeller of darkness (the sun) and was fearful of a curse, she then reflected deeply for a long time.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• शशाक (śaśāka) - was able

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

• बाला (bālā) - the girl (girl, young woman)

• प्रत्याख्यातुम् (pratyākhyātum) - to refuse (to refuse, to reject, to deny)

• तमोनुदम् (tamonudam) - the dispeller of darkness (the sun) (dispeller of darkness, the sun)

• भीता (bhītā) - fearful (afraid, fearful)

• शापात् (śāpāt) - of a curse (from a curse)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• दध्यौ (dadhyau) - she reflected (meditated, reflected, pondered)

• दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - for a long time (long, for a long time)

• अथ (atha) - thereafter (then, thereupon, now)

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - (deeply / for an) interval (interval, space, time; deeply, internally)

Words meanings and morphology

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)

यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

(indeclinable)

बाला (bālā) - the girl (girl, young woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bālā

bālā - girl, young woman, female child

प्रत्याख्यातुम् (pratyākhyātum) - to refuse (to refuse, to reject, to deny)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of √khyā 'to proclaim' with prefixes 'prati' 'against' and 'ā' 'towards', meaning 'to declare against'.

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

तमोनुदम् (tamonudam) - the dispeller of darkness (the sun) (dispeller of darkness, the sun)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tamonuda

tamonuda - dispeller of darkness, the sun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamas+nuda)

• tamas – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tam (class 4)
• nuda – removing, dispelling
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from √nud 'to push, remove, dispel'.
  Root: nud (class 6)

Note: An epithet for the sun.

भीता (bhītā) - fearful (afraid, fearful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, fearful, terrified

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √bhī 'to fear' (class 3), feminine nominative singular.

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'bālā'.

शापात् (śāpāt) - of a curse (from a curse)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation, oath

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Expresses the cause of fear ('fearful from a curse').

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Used to address King Janamejaya by Vaiśampāyana.

दध्यौ (dadhyau) - she reflected (meditated, reflected, pondered)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd singular perfect active of √dhyai (class 1)

Root: dhyai (class 1)

दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - for a long time (long, for a long time)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, extended, protracted

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying 'dadhyau'.

अथ (atha) - thereafter (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often indicates sequence or continuation.

अन्तरम् (antaram) - (deeply / for an) interval (interval, space, time; deeply, internally)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, space, time, difference, internal, inside

Note: Accusative of duration/manner.