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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-32

अरालपक्ष्मनयनां तथा मधुरभाषिणीम् ।
लक्षयित्वा मृगव्याधः कामस्य वशमेयिवान् ॥३२॥
32. arālapakṣmanayanāṁ tathā madhurabhāṣiṇīm ,
lakṣayitvā mṛgavyādhaḥ kāmasya vaśameyivān.
32. arālpakṣmanayanām tathā madhurabhāṣiṇīm
lakṣayitvā mṛgavyādhaḥ kāmasya vaśam eyivān
32. Upon seeing her, with eyes having curved lashes and speaking sweetly, the hunter fell under the sway of desire (kāma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अराल्पक्ष्मनयनाम् (arālpakṣmanayanām) - (her) with eyes that have slightly curved eyelashes (with eyes having curved eyelashes)
  • तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, in that manner)
  • मधुरभाषिणीम् (madhurabhāṣiṇīm) - (her) speaking sweetly (sweetly speaking, speaking softly)
  • लक्षयित्वा (lakṣayitvā) - having seen (her) (having seen, having observed)
  • मृगव्याधः (mṛgavyādhaḥ) - the hunter (Nala, implied from context) (hunter, fowler)
  • कामस्य (kāmasya) - of desire (kāma) (of desire, of love (kāma))
  • वशम् (vaśam) - control, sway (control, power, sway)
  • एयिवान् (eyivān) - attained, fell under (attained, reached, gone (masculine, nominative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

अराल्पक्ष्मनयनाम् (arālpakṣmanayanām) - (her) with eyes that have slightly curved eyelashes (with eyes having curved eyelashes)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of arālpakṣmanayanā
arālpakṣmanayanā - having eyes with slightly curved eyelashes
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (arāla+pakṣman+nayana)
  • arāla – curved, bent, crooked
    adjective (masculine)
  • pakṣman – eyelash
    noun (neuter)
  • nayana – eye, leading
    noun (neuter)
    Root: nī (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'tām' (from previous verse).
तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, in that manner)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects attributes.
मधुरभाषिणीम् (madhurabhāṣiṇīm) - (her) speaking sweetly (sweetly speaking, speaking softly)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of madhurabhāṣiṇī
madhurabhāṣiṇī - sweetly speaking (feminine)
Agent Noun/Adjective
From madhura 'sweet' + √bhāṣ 'to speak'
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhura+bhāṣin)
  • madhura – sweet, pleasant, charming
    adjective (masculine)
  • bhāṣin – speaking, speaker
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent Noun/Adjective
    Suffix -in added to root √bhāṣ
    Root: bhāṣ (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'tām'.
लक्षयित्वा (lakṣayitvā) - having seen (her) (having seen, having observed)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from causative of √lakṣ (to mark)
Root: lakṣ (class 10)
Note: Connects actions.
मृगव्याधः (mṛgavyādhaḥ) - the hunter (Nala, implied from context) (hunter, fowler)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgavyādha
mṛgavyādha - hunter (of deer), fowler
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+vyādha)
  • mṛga – deer, wild animal
    noun (masculine)
  • vyādha – hunter, fowler
    noun (masculine)
    From √vyadh 'to pierce, strike'
    Prefix: vi
    Root: vyadh (class 4)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
कामस्य (kāmasya) - of desire (kāma) (of desire, of love (kāma))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure (kāma)
Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Possessive, 'of desire'.
वशम् (vaśam) - control, sway (control, power, sway)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa
vaśa - will, control, power, submission
Root: vaś (class 2)
Note: Object of 'eyivān', meaning 'reached control'.
एयिवान् (eyivān) - attained, fell under (attained, reached, gone (masculine, nominative singular))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ī
ī - to go, move, reach, attain
Perfect Active Participle
From root √i (variant of √ī) in perfect tense, with suffix -vas
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'mṛgavyādhaḥ'.