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3,52

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-52, verse-22

देवास्त्वां प्राप्तुमिच्छन्ति शक्रोऽग्निर्वरुणो यमः ।
तेषामन्यतमं देवं पतिं वरय शोभने ॥२२॥
22. devāstvāṁ prāptumicchanti śakro'gnirvaruṇo yamaḥ ,
teṣāmanyatamaṁ devaṁ patiṁ varaya śobhane.
22. devāḥ tvām prāptum icchanti śakraḥ agniḥ varuṇaḥ
yamaḥ teṣām anyatamam devam patim varaya śobhane
22. The gods—Indra, Agni, Varuṇa, and Yama—desire to obtain you. O beautiful one, choose any one of them as your husband.

Words meanings summery:

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  • देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
  • त्वाम् (tvām) - Refers to Damayantī. (you (accusative))
  • प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to obtain, to reach, to gain
  • इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire
  • शक्रः (śakraḥ) - The king of the gods. (Indra)
  • अग्निः (agniḥ) - The god of fire. (Agni)
  • वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - The god of cosmic order and waters. (Varuṇa)
  • यमः (yamaḥ) - The god of death and justice. (Yama)
  • तेषाम् (teṣām) - Refers to the previously mentioned gods. (of them, among them)
  • अन्यतमम् (anyatamam) - any one, one of them (accusative)
  • देवम् (devam) - god, deity (accusative)
  • पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master (accusative)
  • वरय (varaya) - choose! select!
  • शोभने (śobhane) - Addressing Damayantī. (O beautiful one, O lovely one)

Words meanings and morphology

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity
Note: Subject of icchanti.
त्वाम् (tvām) - Refers to Damayantī. (you (accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of tvam
tvam - you
Note: Object of prāptum.
प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to obtain, to reach, to gain
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
From pra- + āp (to obtain, reach) + -tum suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Acts as an indeclinable.
इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ
Present Indicative
Root: iṣ (class 6)
शक्रः (śakraḥ) - The king of the gods. (Indra)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra
śakra - Indra (name of a god), mighty, powerful
Note: Listed as one of the gods.
अग्निः (agniḥ) - The god of fire. (Agni)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, the god Agni
Note: Listed as one of the gods.
वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - The god of cosmic order and waters. (Varuṇa)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of varuṇa
varuṇa - Varuṇa (name of a god), god of waters and cosmic order
Note: Listed as one of the gods.
यमः (yamaḥ) - The god of death and justice. (Yama)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yama
yama - Yama (name of a god), death, restraint
Note: Listed as one of the gods.
तेषाम् (teṣām) - Refers to the previously mentioned gods. (of them, among them)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, them
Note: 'Among them' implies selection.
अन्यतमम् (anyatamam) - any one, one of them (accusative)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anyatama
anyatama - any one, one of several, one out of many
From anya (other) + -tama (superlative suffix, here indicating selection from a group).
Note: Qualifies devam and patim.
देवम् (devam) - god, deity (accusative)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity
Note: Object of varaya.
पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master (accusative)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pati
pati - husband, lord, master, owner
Note: Appositive to devam, indicating the role chosen.
वरय (varaya) - choose! select!
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vṛ
Imperative
2nd person singular imperative of root vṛ (class 9, kryādi).
Root: vṛ (class 9)
शोभने (śobhane) - Addressing Damayantī. (O beautiful one, O lovely one)
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of śobhanā
śobhanā - beautiful, brilliant, lovely woman
Feminine form of śobhana.