महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-33

तामथ श्लक्ष्णया वाचा लुब्धको मृदुपूर्वया ।
सान्त्वयामास कामार्तस्तदबुध्यत भामिनी ॥३३॥

33. tāmatha ślakṣṇayā vācā lubdhako mṛdupūrvayā ,
sāntvayāmāsa kāmārtastadabudhyata bhāminī.

33. tām atha ślakṣṇayā vācā lubdhakaḥ mṛdupūrvayā
sāntvayāmāsa kāmārtaḥ tat abudhyata bhāminī

33. Then the hunter, afflicted by desire (kāma), consoled her with soft and gentle words. The lady (Damayantī) understood his intentions.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her (Damayantī) (her, that (feminine, accusative singular))

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - by gentle (by smooth, by gentle)

• वाचा (vācā) - with words (by speech, with words)

• लुब्धकः (lubdhakaḥ) - the hunter (Nala) (hunter, fowler)

• मृदुपूर्वया (mṛdupūrvayā) - gently, preceded by mildness (preceded by softness, gently)

• सान्त्वयामास (sāntvayāmāsa) - he consoled (her) (he consoled, he pacified)

• कामार्तः (kāmārtaḥ) - afflicted by desire (kāma) (afflicted by desire, love-sick)

• तत् (tat) - that (his intention) (that, this, it)

• अबुध्यत (abudhyata) - she understood (she understood, she became aware)

• भामिनी (bhāminī) - the lady (Damayantī) (beautiful woman, passionate woman, angry woman)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her (Damayantī) (her, that (feminine, accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it, he

Note: Object of 'sāntvayāmāsa'.

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks sequence of events.

श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - by gentle (by smooth, by gentle)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, gentle, delicate

Note: Qualifies 'vācā'.

वाचा (vācā) - with words (by speech, with words)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Instrument of the action 'sāntvayāmāsa'.

लुब्धकः (lubdhakaḥ) - the hunter (Nala) (hunter, fowler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lubdhaka

lubdhaka - hunter, fowler

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'sāntvayāmāsa'.

मृदुपूर्वया (mṛdupūrvayā) - gently, preceded by mildness (preceded by softness, gently)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mṛdupūrvā

mṛdupūrvā - preceded by softness, gentle

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛdu+pūrva)

• mṛdu – soft, gentle, tender
  adjective (masculine)
• pūrva – former, earlier, preceding
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vācā'.

सान्त्वयामास (sāntvayāmāsa) - he consoled (her) (he consoled, he pacified)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sāntvayā

Perfect Active

Periphrastic perfect (āmāsa + causative stem sāntvaya-)

Root: sāntv (class 10)

Note: Main verb for 'lubdhakaḥ'.

कामार्तः (kāmārtaḥ) - afflicted by desire (kāma) (afflicted by desire, love-sick)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmārta

kāmārta - afflicted by desire/love

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+ārta)

• kāma – desire, love (kāma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √ṛ (to go, rise, or cause to suffer) or √art (to pain)
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'lubdhakaḥ'.

तत् (tat) - that (his intention) (that, this, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it, he, she

Note: Object of 'abudhyata'.

अबुध्यत (abudhyata) - she understood (she understood, she became aware)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of budh

Imperfect Middle

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: budh (class 4)

Note: Main verb for 'bhāminī'.

भामिनी (bhāminī) - the lady (Damayantī) (beautiful woman, passionate woman, angry woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāminī

bhāminī - a beautiful, passionate, or angry woman

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'abudhyata'.