महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-58, verse-6

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एकवासा असंवीतः सुहृच्छोकविवर्धनः ।
निश्चक्राम तदा राजा त्यक्त्वा सुविपुलां श्रियम् ॥६॥

6. ekavāsā asaṁvītaḥ suhṛcchokavivardhanaḥ ,
niścakrāma tadā rājā tyaktvā suvipulāṁ śriyam.

6. ekavāsāḥ asaṃvītaḥ suhṛtśokavivardhanaḥ
niścakrāma tadā rājā tyaktvā suvipulām śriyam

6. Wearing only a single garment and uncovered, the king then departed, abandoning his immense prosperity and increasing the sorrow of his friends.

Words meanings summery:

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एकवासाः (ekavāsāḥ) - wearing a single garment, having one cloth

असंवीतः (asaṁvītaḥ) - uncovered, not clothed, unveiled

सुहृत्शोकविवर्धनः (suhṛtśokavivardhanaḥ) - increasing the sorrow of friends

निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - he departed, he went out

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time, at that moment

राजा (rājā) - King Nala (king, ruler, sovereign)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left, having given up

सुविपुलाम् (suvipulām) - very vast, immense, exceedingly great

श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, wealth, glory, fortune, beauty

Words meanings and morphology

एकवासाः (ekavāsāḥ) - wearing a single garment, having one cloth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekavāsas

ekavāsas - having one garment; clad in a single dress

Compound of eka (one) and vāsas (garment).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+vāsas)

eka – one, single, unique
numeral (masculine)
vāsas – garment, clothing, attire
noun (neuter)
Root: vas (class 2)

असंवीतः (asaṁvītaḥ) - uncovered, not clothed, unveiled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃvīta

asaṁvīta - uncovered, not clothed, unveiled

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'a-' (negation) + 'saṃvīta' (Past Passive Participle of root 'vī' with prefix 'sam'). 'Vī' means to cover or encompass.

Prefix: sam

Root: vī (class 1)

सुहृत्शोकविवर्धनः (suhṛtśokavivardhanaḥ) - increasing the sorrow of friends

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suhṛtśokavivardhana

suhṛtśokavivardhana - increasing the sorrow of friends

Compound of 'suhṛt' (friend), 'śoka' (sorrow), and 'vivardhana' (increasing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suhṛt+śoka+vivardhana)

suhṛt – friend, benefactor
noun (masculine)
śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
noun (masculine)
Root: śuc (class 1)
vivardhana – increasing, augmenting, causing to grow
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun / Action noun
From root 'vṛdh' (to grow) with prefix 'vi', and suffix '-ana'.
Prefix: vi
Root: vṛdh (class 1)

निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - he departed, he went out

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of kram

Perfect

3rd person singular, Perfect (Lit) of the root 'kram' with prefix 'nis'.

Prefix: nis

Root: kram (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time, at that moment

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from the pronominal stem 'tad'.

राजा (rājā) - King Nala (king, ruler, sovereign)

(noun)