महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-53, verse-18

वर्ण्यमानेषु च मया भवत्सु रुचिरानना ।
मामेव गतसंकल्पा वृणीते सुरसत्तमाः ॥१८॥

18. varṇyamāneṣu ca mayā bhavatsu rucirānanā ,
māmeva gatasaṁkalpā vṛṇīte surasattamāḥ.

18. varṇyamāneṣu ca mayā bhavatsu rucirānanā
mām eva gatasaṅkalpā vṛṇīte surasattamāḥ

18. And while you (gods) were being described by me, Damayanti, whose face is charming and whose mind is resolute, chooses me alone, O best of gods!

Words meanings summery:

• वर्ण्यमानेषु (varṇyamāneṣu) - while you (the gods) were being described/praised (while being described/praised)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मया (mayā) - by Nala (by me)

• भवत्सु (bhavatsu) - regarding you (the gods) (in you, regarding you (honorific plural))

• रुचिरानना (rucirānanā) - Damayanti, whose face is beautiful (she whose face is charming/beautiful)

• माम् (mām) - Nala (me)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• गतसङ्कल्पा (gatasaṅkalpā) - Damayanti, whose resolve is fixed (she whose resolve is fixed, she whose purpose is settled)

• वृणीते (vṛṇīte) - she chooses, she selects

• सुरसत्तमाः (surasattamāḥ) - Addressed by Nala to the gods (O best of gods)

Words meanings and morphology

वर्ण्यमानेषु (varṇyamāneṣu) - while you (the gods) were being described/praised (while being described/praised)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of varṇyamāna

varṇyamāna - being described, being praised

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the root √varṇ ('to describe, praise') with the suffix -yamāna

Root: √varṇ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavatsu'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by Nala (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

भवत्सु (bhavatsu) - regarding you (the gods) (in you, regarding you (honorific plural))

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of bhavat

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

Note: Used honorifically for the gods, with a temporal or relational sense ('while/in whom').

रुचिरानना (rucirānanā) - Damayanti, whose face is beautiful (she whose face is charming/beautiful)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rucirānanā

rucirānanā - having a beautiful face, charming-faced

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rucira+ānana)

• rucira – charming, beautiful, splendid, radiant
  adjective (masculine)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Damayanti.

माम् (mām) - Nala (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

गतसङ्कल्पा (gatasaṅkalpā) - Damayanti, whose resolve is fixed (she whose resolve is fixed, she whose purpose is settled)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gatasaṅkalpā

gatasaṅkalpā - whose resolve is gone (i.e., fixed), determined, resolute

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+saṅkalpa)

• gata – gone, departed, reached, fixed, settled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √gam ('to go')
  Root: √gam (class 1)
• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, determination, will (saṅkalpa)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Damayanti.

वृणीते (vṛṇīte) - she chooses, she selects

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √vṛ

Root: √vṛ (class 5)

सुरसत्तमाः (surasattamāḥ) - Addressed by Nala to the gods (O best of gods)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of surasattama

surasattama - best of gods, most excellent among gods

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sura+sattama)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama