महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-50, verse-15

तस्याः समीपे तु नलं प्रशशंसुः कुतूहलात् ।
नैषधस्य समीपे तु दमयन्तीं पुनः पुनः ॥१५॥

15. tasyāḥ samīpe tu nalaṁ praśaśaṁsuḥ kutūhalāt ,
naiṣadhasya samīpe tu damayantīṁ punaḥ punaḥ.

15. tasyāḥ samīpe tu nalam praśaśaṃsuḥ kutūhalāt
naiṣadhasya samīpe tu damayantīm punaḥ punaḥ

15. Out of curiosity, people repeatedly praised Nala in Damayantī's presence, and Damayantī in Nala's (Naiṣadha's) presence.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Damayantī (of her, near her)

• समीपे (samīpe) - in the presence (near, in the vicinity)

• तु (tu) - and (but, however, and, moreover)

• नलम् (nalam) - Nala

• प्रशशंसुः (praśaśaṁsuḥ) - they praised (they praised, extolled)

• कुतूहलात् (kutūhalāt) - out of curiosity (out of curiosity, from eagerness)

• नैषधस्य (naiṣadhasya) - of Nala (the king of Niṣadha) (of the king of Niṣadha, of Nala)

• समीपे (samīpe) - in the presence (near, in the vicinity)

• तु (tu) - and (but, however, and, moreover)

• दमयन्तीम् (damayantīm) - Damayantī

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Damayantī (of her, near her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

समीपे (samīpe) - in the presence (near, in the vicinity)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - near, vicinity, proximity

तु (tu) - and (but, however, and, moreover)

(indeclinable)

नलम् (nalam) - Nala

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (proper noun), a kind of reed

प्रशशंसुः (praśaśaṁsuḥ) - they praised (they praised, extolled)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of śaṃs

Reduplicated Perfect

3rd person plural active perfect form of √śaṃs (to praise) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

कुतूहलात् (kutūhalāt) - out of curiosity (out of curiosity, from eagerness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kutūhala

kutūhala - curiosity, eagerness, wonder

नैषधस्य (naiṣadhasya) - of Nala (the king of Niṣadha) (of the king of Niṣadha, of Nala)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of naiṣadha

naiṣadha - an inhabitant of Niṣadha, the king of Niṣadha (Nala)

Derivative from Niṣadha, referring to Nala, who was the king of that country.

समीपे (samīpe) - in the presence (near, in the vicinity)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - near, vicinity, proximity

तु (tu) - and (but, however, and, moreover)

(indeclinable)

दमयन्तीम् (damayantīm) - Damayantī

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayantī (proper noun)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)