महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-11

वार्ष्णेयं तु ततो भैमी सान्त्वयञ्श्लक्ष्णया गिरा ।
उवाच देशकालज्ञा प्राप्तकालमनिन्दिता ॥११॥

11. vārṣṇeyaṁ tu tato bhaimī sāntvayañślakṣṇayā girā ,
uvāca deśakālajñā prāptakālamaninditā.

11. vārṣṇeyam tu tataḥ bhaimī sāntvayan ślakṣṇayā
girā uvāca deśakālajñā prāptakālam aninditā

11. Then Damayantī (Bhaimī), who was faultless and knew the proper time and place, spoke timely words, comforting Vārṣṇeya with gentle speech.

Words meanings summery:

• वार्ष्णेयम् (vārṣṇeyam) - Vārṣṇeya

• तु (tu) - but, then, indeed

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

• भैमी (bhaimī) - Damayantī, daughter of Bhīma

• सान्त्वयन् (sāntvayan) - comforting, conciliating

• श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with gentle, smooth

• गिरा (girā) - by speech, with words

• उवाच (uvāca) - she spoke, she said

• देशकालज्ञा (deśakālajñā) - knowing the place and time

• प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - appropriate to the time, timely words/matter

• अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - faultless, irreproachable

Words meanings and morphology

वार्ष्णेयम् (vārṣṇeyam) - Vārṣṇeya

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vārṣṇeya

vārṣṇeya - Vārṣṇeya (name of a charioteer)

तु (tu) - but, then, indeed

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

(indeclinable)

भैमी (bhaimī) - Damayantī, daughter of Bhīma

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhaimī

bhaimī - daughter of Bhīma, Damayantī

सान्त्वयन् (sāntvayan) - comforting, conciliating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāntvayat

sāntvayat - comforting, conciliating

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle from root sāntv (class 10)

Root: sāntv (class 10)

श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with gentle, smooth

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, gentle, soft, delicate

Note: Agrees with girā

गिरा (girā) - by speech, with words

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - speech, word, voice

उवाच (uvāca) - she spoke, she said

(verb)

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

perfect

third person singular active perfect of root vac (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

देशकालज्ञा (deśakālajñā) - knowing the place and time

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of deśakālajñā

deśakālajñā - knowing the place and time, prudent

Compound type : tatpurusha (deśa+kāla+jñā)

• deśa – place, region
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)
• jñā – knower
  adjective (feminine)
  suffix -jña (from root jñā 'to know')
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with bhaimī

प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - appropriate to the time, timely words/matter

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāptakāla

prāptakāla - timely, appropriate moment/occasion

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāpta+kāla)

• prāpta – obtained, reached, arrived
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle from root āp with upasarga pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• kāla – time, moment
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'a timely matter/speech' or adverbially 'timely'

अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - faultless, irreproachable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aninditā

aninditā - faultless, irreproachable (woman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+nindita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• nindita – blamed, reproached
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle from root nind
  Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhaimī