महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-17

एवं तु विलपन्ती सा राज्ञो भार्या महात्मनः ।
अन्वेषति स्म भर्तारं वने श्वापदसेविते ॥१७॥

17. evaṁ tu vilapantī sā rājño bhāryā mahātmanaḥ ,
anveṣati sma bhartāraṁ vane śvāpadasevite.

17. evam tu vilapantī sā rājñaḥ bhāryā mahātmanaḥ
anveṣati sma bhartāram vane śvāpadasevite

17. Thus lamenting, she, the wife of the noble (mahātman) king, searched for her husband in the forest frequented by wild animals.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• विलपन्ती (vilapantī) - lamenting, weeping

• सा (sā) - Refers to Damayantī. (she, that (feminine))

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - Refers to Nala. (of the king)

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - Refers to King Nala. (of the great-souled, of the noble, of the magnanimous)

• अन्वेषति (anveṣati) - searches, seeks

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, supporter, maintainer

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• श्वापदसेविते (śvāpadasevite) - frequented by wild beasts, inhabited by wild animals

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'vilapantī'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

Conjunctive particle

Note: Often used for emphasis or slight contrast.

विलपन्ती (vilapantī) - lamenting, weeping

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vilapat

vilapat - lamenting, weeping, bewailing

Present Active Participle

From vi- + lap- 'to lament'

Prefix: vi

Root: lap (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'sā'.

सा (sā) - Refers to Damayantī. (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - Refers to Nala. (of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

Note: Possessive case.

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, consort

Gerundive (feminine)

From root bhṛ- 'to bear, support' with suffix -ya (meaning 'to be supported')

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'sā'.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - Refers to King Nala. (of the great-souled, of the noble, of the magnanimous)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous; the supreme soul (ātman)

Compound: mahā-ātman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'rājñaḥ'.

अन्वेषति (anveṣati) - searches, seeks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anveṣ

Present Active Indicative

From anu- + iṣ- 'to seek'

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 6)

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

(indeclinable)

A particle that makes a present tense verb convey a past meaning.

Note: Used with 'anveṣati' to form the past tense 'was searching'.

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband, supporter, maintainer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, maintainer, lord

Agent noun from bhṛ-

From root bhṛ- 'to bear, support'

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anveṣati'.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Root: van

Note: Locative of place.

श्वापदसेविते (śvāpadasevite) - frequented by wild beasts, inhabited by wild animals

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śvāpadasevita

śvāpadasevita - frequented/inhabited by wild beasts

Tatpuruṣa compound: śvāpada + sevita

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śvāpada+sevita)

• śvāpada – wild animal, beast of prey
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: śvan-pad-a (dog-footed, wild animal)
• sevita – frequented, inhabited, resorted to, served
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sev- 'to serve, frequent'
  Root: sev (class 1)