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

सा शङ्कमाना तत्पापं चिकीर्षन्ती च तत्प्रियम् ।
नलं च हृतसर्वस्वमुपलभ्येदमब्रवीत् ॥३॥

3. sā śaṅkamānā tatpāpaṁ cikīrṣantī ca tatpriyam ,
nalaṁ ca hṛtasarvasvamupalabhyedamabravīt.

3. sā śaṅkamānā tat pāpaṃ cikīrṣantī ca tat priyam
| nalaṃ ca hṛtasarvasvam upalabhya idam abravīt

3. She, apprehending that impending misfortune and wishing for his (Nala's) well-being, and seeing Nala who had lost all his possessions, then spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - Damayanti. (she, that (feminine))

• शङ्कमाना (śaṅkamānā) - Damayanti, fearing Nala's impending ruin. (fearing, doubting, apprehensive, suspicious)

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the misfortune or evil consequence. (that, this, it)

• पापं (pāpaṁ) - The evil or misfortune Nala was bringing upon himself. (evil, sin, misfortune, wickedness)

• चिकीर्षन्ती (cikīrṣantī) - Damayanti, wishing to do good for Nala. (desiring to do, intending to do, wishing to effect)

• च (ca) - Connects two participles describing Damayanti's state. (and, also, moreover)

• तत् (tat) - Refers to Nala's (his) well-being. (that, his)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - Nala's well-being or welfare. (dear thing, welfare, what is pleasing)

• नलं (nalaṁ) - King Nala. (Nala)

• च (ca) - Connects 'fearing evil and desiring his welfare' with 'seeing Nala'. (and, also, moreover)

• हृतसर्वस्वम् (hṛtasarvasvam) - Describes Nala, who had gambled away everything. (one whose all possessions are lost/stolen)

• उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - Damayanti, having perceived Nala's state. (having obtained, having perceived, having found, having understood)

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to the following statement. (this)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Damayanti said. (she said, he said, spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - Damayanti. (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Subject.

शङ्कमाना (śaṅkamānā) - Damayanti, fearing Nala's impending ruin. (fearing, doubting, apprehensive, suspicious)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śaṅk

śaṅk - to doubt, to fear, to apprehend

Present Participle Middle (Ātmanepada)

From root śaṅk (1st class, ātmanepada).

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Participle, describes the state of Damayanti.

तत् (tat) - Refers to the misfortune or evil consequence. (that, this, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Agrees with `pāpaṃ`.

पापं (pāpaṁ) - The evil or misfortune Nala was bringing upon himself. (evil, sin, misfortune, wickedness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, bad, wicked; sin, vice, misfortune

Note: Object.

चिकीर्षन्ती (cikīrṣantī) - Damayanti, wishing to do good for Nala. (desiring to do, intending to do, wishing to effect)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cikīrṣat

cikīrṣat - desiring to do, wishing to effect

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

From desiderative stem of `kṛ` (to do), `cikīrṣa`, + present participle suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Participle, describes the state of Damayanti.

च (ca) - Connects two participles describing Damayanti's state. (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

तत् (tat) - Refers to Nala's (his) well-being. (that, his)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Agrees with `priyam`, acting as a possessive pronoun 'his'.

प्रियम् (priyam) - Nala's well-being or welfare. (dear thing, welfare, what is pleasing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, agreeable; a dear one, a loved object, welfare

Note: Object of `cikīrṣantī`.

नलं (nalaṁ) - King Nala. (Nala)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Name of a king

च (ca) - Connects 'fearing evil and desiring his welfare' with 'seeing Nala'. (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

हृतसर्वस्वम् (hṛtasarvasvam) - Describes Nala, who had gambled away everything. (one whose all possessions are lost/stolen)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hṛtasarvasva

hṛtasarvasva - deprived of all possessions, having lost all one's property

Compound ending in Past Passive Participle `hṛta`.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (hṛta+sarvasva)

• hṛta – taken away, lost, stolen, carried off
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of hṛ (to seize, take away)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• sarvasva – all one's property, all one possesses, whole wealth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `nalaṃ`.

उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - Damayanti, having perceived Nala's state. (having obtained, having perceived, having found, having understood)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

From root `labh` (to obtain) with prefix `upa-` and suffix `-ya`.

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Used to describe an action preceding the main verb.

इदम् (idam) - Refers to the following statement. (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

Note: Object of `abravīt`.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Damayanti said. (she said, he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense (Laṅ)

Form of the root brū in imperfect tense, 3rd person singular active.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Subject is `sā` (Damayanti).