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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-292, verse-23

रुदती पुत्रशोकार्ता निशीथे कमलेक्षणा ।
धात्र्या सह पृथा राजन्पुत्रदर्शनलालसा ॥२३॥
23. rudatī putraśokārtā niśīthe kamalekṣaṇā ,
dhātryā saha pṛthā rājanputradarśanalālasā.
23. rudatī putraśoka-ārtā niśīthe kamala-īkṣaṇā
dhātryā saha pṛthā rājan putradarśana-lālasā
23. O King, in the middle of the night, Pritha—weeping, afflicted by sorrow for her son, with lotus-like eyes, and longing to see her son—was accompanied by her nursemaid.

Words meanings summery:

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  • रुदती (rudatī) - weeping (weeping, crying)
  • पुत्रशोक-आर्ता (putraśoka-ārtā) - afflicted by sorrow for her son (afflicted by sorrow for one's son)
  • निशीथे (niśīthe) - in the middle of the night
  • कमल-ईक्षणा (kamala-īkṣaṇā) - with lotus-like eyes (lotus-eyed)
  • धात्र्या (dhātryā) - by her nursemaid (by the nursemaid, with the nursemaid)
  • सह (saha) - along with (with, together with)
  • पृथा (pṛthā) - Pritha (Kunti) (Pritha (Kunti's birth name))
  • राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressed to Dhritarashtra) (O King)
  • पुत्रदर्शन-लालसा (putradarśana-lālasā) - longing to see her son (longing for the sight of one's son)

Words meanings and morphology

रुदती (rudatī) - weeping (weeping, crying)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rudat
rudat - weeping, crying
Present Active Participle
Derived from root rud (to weep, to cry)
Root: rud (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'pṛthā'.
पुत्रशोक-आर्ता (putraśoka-ārtā) - afflicted by sorrow for her son (afflicted by sorrow for one's son)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of putraśoka-ārta
putraśoka-ārta - afflicted by sorrow for one's son
Compound type : tatpurusha (putraśoka+ārta)
  • putraśoka – sorrow for a son
    noun (masculine)
  • ārta – afflicted, distressed, suffering, pained
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root ṛ (to go, to move) with prefix ā-
    Prefix: ā
    Root: ṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'pṛthā'.
निशीथे (niśīthe) - in the middle of the night
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of niśītha
niśītha - midnight, middle of the night
कमल-ईक्षणा (kamala-īkṣaṇā) - with lotus-like eyes (lotus-eyed)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kamala-īkṣaṇa
kamala-īkṣaṇa - lotus-eyed, having eyes like a lotus
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kamala+īkṣaṇa)
  • kamala – lotus
    noun (neuter)
  • īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root īkṣ (to see)
    Root: īkṣ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'pṛthā'.
धात्र्या (dhātryā) - by her nursemaid (by the nursemaid, with the nursemaid)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhātrī
dhātrī - nurse, foster-mother, midwife
सह (saha) - along with (with, together with)
(indeclinable)
Note: Governs instrumental case ('dhātryā').
पृथा (pṛthā) - Pritha (Kunti) (Pritha (Kunti's birth name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthā
pṛthā - Pritha (Kunti, mother of Karna and the Pandavas)
राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressed to Dhritarashtra) (O King)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
पुत्रदर्शन-लालसा (putradarśana-lālasā) - longing to see her son (longing for the sight of one's son)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of putradarśana-lālasa
putradarśana-lālasa - longing for the sight of one's son
Compound type : tatpurusha (putradarśana+lālasa)
  • putradarśana – sight of a son, seeing a son
    noun (neuter)
  • lālasa – longing, desirous, eager, anxious
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'pṛthā'.