महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-59, verse-15

कथं वासो विकर्तेयं न च बुध्येत मे प्रिया ।
चिन्त्यैवं नैषधो राजा सभां पर्यचरत्तदा ॥१५॥

15. kathaṁ vāso vikarteyaṁ na ca budhyeta me priyā ,
cintyaivaṁ naiṣadho rājā sabhāṁ paryacarattadā.

15. katham vāsaḥ vikarteyam na ca budhyeta me priyā
cintya evam naiṣadhaḥ rājā sabhām paryacarat tadā

15. "How can I cut this garment without my beloved (Damayantī) realizing it?" Pondering this, King Nala then moved around (her sleeping place).

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• वासः (vāsaḥ) - Referring to Damayantī's garment. (garment, clothes, dwelling)

• विकर्तेयम् (vikarteyam) - Nala wondering how he should cut the garment. (I should cut off, I should divide)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• बुध्येत (budhyeta) - Damayantī might perceive or wake up. (she should know, she might perceive, she might wake up)

• मे (me) - my, of me

• प्रिया (priyā) - Nala's beloved wife, Damayantī. (beloved (feminine), dear one)

• चिन्त्य (cintya) - Nala having pondered this question. (having thought, having pondered)

• एवम् (evam) - Having pondered this specific question. (thus, in this manner)

• नैषधः (naiṣadhaḥ) - Referring specifically to King Nala, as he is the ruler of Niṣadha. (the king of Niṣadha (Nala))

• राजा (rājā) - Referring to Nala. (the king)

• सभाम् (sabhām) - Here implying the bed or immediate vicinity where Damayantī was sleeping. (the assembly hall, the camp, the bed)

• पर्यचरत् (paryacarat) - Nala paced around the bed where Damayantī was sleeping. (he moved around, he paced, he circled)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

वासः (vāsaḥ) - Referring to Damayantī's garment. (garment, clothes, dwelling)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsas

vāsas - garment, cloth, clothing

विकर्तेयम् (vikarteyam) - Nala wondering how he should cut the garment. (I should cut off, I should divide)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vi-kṛt

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛt (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बुध्येत (budhyeta) - Damayantī might perceive or wake up. (she should know, she might perceive, she might wake up)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of budh

Root: budh (class 4)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

प्रिया (priyā) - Nala's beloved wife, Damayantī. (beloved (feminine), dear one)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, favorite

चिन्त्य (cintya) - Nala having pondered this question. (having thought, having pondered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root cit with causative suffix -āya and absolutive suffix -ya

Root: cit (class 10)

एवम् (evam) - Having pondered this specific question. (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

नैषधः (naiṣadhaḥ) - Referring specifically to King Nala, as he is the ruler of Niṣadha. (the king of Niṣadha (Nala))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naiṣadha

naiṣadha - belonging to Niṣadha, King of Niṣadha (Nala)

Derivative from Niṣadha, indicating a ruler or inhabitant.

राजा (rājā) - Referring to Nala. (the king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

सभाम् (sabhām) - Here implying the bed or immediate vicinity where Damayantī was sleeping. (the assembly hall, the camp, the bed)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, council, court, house, sleeping place

पर्यचरत् (paryacarat) - Nala paced around the bed where Damayantī was sleeping. (he moved around, he paced, he circled)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pari-car

Prefix: pari

Root: car (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)