महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-53, verse-15

नल उवाच ।
भवद्भिरहमादिष्टो दमयन्त्या निवेशनम् ।
प्रविष्टः सुमहाकक्ष्यं दण्डिभिः स्थविरैर्वृतम् ॥१५॥

15. nala uvāca ,
bhavadbhirahamādiṣṭo damayantyā niveśanam ,
praviṣṭaḥ sumahākakṣyaṁ daṇḍibhiḥ sthavirairvṛtam.

15. nala uvāca bhavadbhiḥ aham ādiṣṭaḥ damayantyāḥ niveśanam
praviṣṭaḥ sumahākakṣyam daṇḍibhiḥ sthaviraiḥ vṛtam

15. Nala said: "I, instructed by you, entered Damayanti's abode, a very large chamber, which was surrounded by elderly staff-bearers."

Words meanings summery:

• नल (nala) - Nala

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (the gods Nala is addressing) (by you (honorific plural))

• अहम् (aham) - Nala (I)

• आदिष्टः (ādiṣṭaḥ) - instructed, commanded, directed

• दमयन्त्याः (damayantyāḥ) - of Damayanti

• निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - dwelling, abode, house, residence

• प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - having entered, entered

• सुमहाकक्ष्यम् (sumahākakṣyam) - a very large chamber/apartment/enclosure

• दण्डिभिः (daṇḍibhiḥ) - by staff-bearers, by guards

• स्थविरैः (sthaviraiḥ) - by old men, by elders

• वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded, encompassed

Words meanings and morphology

नल (nala) - Nala

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (the name of the king, son of Virasena)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: √vac (class 2)

भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (the gods Nala is addressing) (by you (honorific plural))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, your grace, you (honorific)

Note: Used honorifically for the gods.

अहम् (aham) - Nala (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

आदिष्टः (ādiṣṭaḥ) - instructed, commanded, directed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādiṣṭa

ādiṣṭa - ordered, commanded, directed, instructed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √diś ('to point, direct') with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: √diś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'

दमयन्त्याः (damayantyāḥ) - of Damayanti

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayanti (proper name, daughter of King Bhīma of Vidarbha)

निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - dwelling, abode, house, residence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niveśana

niveśana - dwelling, abode, house, residence, entering

From ni- + √viś (to enter)

Prefix: ni

Root: √viś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'praviṣṭaḥ'

प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - having entered, entered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, having entered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √viś ('to enter') with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: √viś (class 6)

Note: Used actively, agrees with 'aham'

सुमहाकक्ष्यम् (sumahākakṣyam) - a very large chamber/apartment/enclosure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahākakṣya

sumahākakṣya - a very great room, a very large chamber

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahā+kakṣya)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large, vast
  adjective
• kakṣya – apartment, chamber, inner part of a house, enclosure
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'praviṣṭaḥ', qualifying 'niveśanam'.

दण्डिभिः (daṇḍibhiḥ) - by staff-bearers, by guards

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of daṇḍin

daṇḍin - staff-bearer, door-keeper, guard

From 'daṇḍa' (staff) + possessive suffix -in

Note: Agent of 'vṛtam'

स्थविरैः (sthaviraiḥ) - by old men, by elders

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sthavira

sthavira - old, ancient, an old man, an elder

Note: Agrees with 'daṇḍibhiḥ'

वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, encompassed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vṛ ('to cover, surround')

Root: √vṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sumahākakṣyam' and 'niveśanam'.