महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-55, verse-3

ततोऽब्रवीत्कलिः शक्रं दमयन्त्याः स्वयंवरम् ।
गत्वाहं वरयिष्ये तां मनो हि मम तद्गतम् ॥३॥

3. tato'bravītkaliḥ śakraṁ damayantyāḥ svayaṁvaram ,
gatvāhaṁ varayiṣye tāṁ mano hi mama tadgatam.

3. tataḥ abravīt kaliḥ śakram damayantyāḥ svayaṃvaram
gatvā aham varayiṣye tām manaḥ hi mama tadgatam

3. Then Kali replied to Indra: 'I will go to Damayantī's self-choice ceremony (svayaṃvara) and choose her, because my mind is certainly set on her.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

• कलिः (kaliḥ) - The personified Kali Yuga. (Kali)

• शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra, the chief of the gods. (Indra)

• दमयन्त्याः (damayantyāḥ) - Refers to Princess Damayantī. (of Damayantī)

• स्वयंवरम् (svayaṁvaram) - The specific ceremony where Damayantī chose her husband. (self-choice ceremony)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• अहम् (aham) - Kali speaking about himself. (I)

• वरयिष्ये (varayiṣye) - Kali intends to choose Damayantī for marriage. (I shall choose, I shall marry)

• ताम् (tām) - Refers to Damayantī. (her)

• मनः (manaḥ) - Kali's mind. (mind, thought)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• मम (mama) - Of Kali. (my, of me)

• तद्गतम् (tadgatam) - Kali's mind is fixed on Damayantī. (gone to that, fixed on her)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect (Laṅ)

Irregular imperfect form from 'brū' (or 'vac').

Root: brū (class 2)

कलिः (kaliḥ) - The personified Kali Yuga. (Kali)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kali

kali - Kali (the last of the four yugas, or its personification; discord, strife)

शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra, the chief of the gods. (Indra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - powerful, mighty; Indra

दमयन्त्याः (damayantyāḥ) - Refers to Princess Damayantī. (of Damayantī)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayantī (name of a princess)

Note: Also could be dative singular. Context indicates genitive 'of Damayantī'.

स्वयंवरम् (svayaṁvaram) - The specific ceremony where Damayantī chose her husband. (self-choice ceremony)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svayaṃvara

svayaṁvara - self-choice, a ceremony where a princess chooses her own husband

Compound type : tatpurusha (svayam+vara)

• svayam – oneself, by oneself
  indeclinable
• vara – choice, choosing, suitor
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) + 'ktvā' suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - Kali speaking about himself. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

वरयिष्ये (varayiṣye) - Kali intends to choose Damayantī for marriage. (I shall choose, I shall marry)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of vṛ

Future (Lṛṭ)

From 'vṛ' (to choose) + causative 'ṇic' + 'sya' + Ātmanepada ending for 1st person singular.

Root: vṛ (class 9)

ताम् (tām) - Refers to Damayantī. (her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Feminine accusative singular of 'tad'.

मनः (manaḥ) - Kali's mind. (mind, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, disposition

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - Of Kali. (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Genitive singular of 'asmad'.

तद्गतम् (tadgatam) - Kali's mind is fixed on Damayantī. (gone to that, fixed on her)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tadgata

tadgata - gone to that, fixed on that, dependent on that

'gata' is past passive participle of 'gam'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+gata)

• tad – that, her (referring to Damayantī)
  pronoun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go) + 'kta' suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'manaḥ'.