महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-62, verse-16

मन्ये स्वयंवरकृते लोकपालाः समागताः ।
प्रत्याख्याता मया तत्र नलस्यार्थाय देवताः ।
नूनं तेषां प्रभावेन वियोगं प्राप्तवत्यहम् ॥१६॥

16. manye svayaṁvarakṛte lokapālāḥ samāgatāḥ ,
pratyākhyātā mayā tatra nalasyārthāya devatāḥ ,
nūnaṁ teṣāṁ prabhāvena viyogaṁ prāptavatyaham.

16. manye svayaṃvarakṛte lokapālāḥ
samāgatāḥ pratyākhyātā mayā tatra
nalasya arthāya devatāḥ nūnaṃ teṣāṃ
prabhāveṇa viyogaṃ prāptavatī aham

16. I thought the guardians of the worlds (lokapālās) had come for the svayaṃvara, but I rejected those deities there for Nala's sake. Surely, it is by their power (prabhāva) that I have now experienced separation (viyoga).

Words meanings summery:

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• स्वयंवरकृते (svayaṁvarakṛte) - for the sake of a self-choice marriage, for a svayaṃvara

• लोकपालाः (lokapālāḥ) - guardians of the worlds, protectors of the worlds

• समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - arrived, gathered, come together

• प्रत्याख्याता (pratyākhyātā) - rejected, refused, renounced

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• नलस्य (nalasya) - of Nala

• अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the purpose of, for the sake of, for the object of

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - The Lokapālas mentioned earlier. (gods, deities)

• नूनं (nūnaṁ) - certainly, surely, indeed

• तेषां (teṣāṁ) - Refers to the Lokapālas/deities. (of them, their)

• प्रभावेण (prabhāveṇa) - by influence, by power, by glory

• वियोगं (viyogaṁ) - Separation from Nala. (separation, disunion)

• प्राप्तवती (prāptavatī) - having obtained, having reached, having experienced

• अहम् (aham) - Damayantī (I)

Words meanings and morphology

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Indicative

root man, 4th class, Ātmanepada, 1st person singular

Root: man (class 4)

स्वयंवरकृते (svayaṁvarakṛte) - for the sake of a self-choice marriage, for a svayaṃvara

(adjective)

Dative, neuter, singular of svayaṃvarakṛta

svayaṁvarakṛta - made for a svayaṃvara, on account of a svayaṃvara

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayaṃvara+kṛta)

• svayaṃvara – self-choice (of a husband by a princess), bride's choice, a svayaṃvara
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – made, done, performed, for the sake of
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Dative case used to express purpose or 'for the sake of'.

लोकपालाः (lokapālāḥ) - guardians of the worlds, protectors of the worlds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lokapāla

lokapāla - guardian of the world, protector of the universe, a class of deities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+pāla)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - arrived, gathered, come together

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāgata

samāgata - arrived, come together, assembled

Past Passive Participle

from root gam with upasargas sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective with an implied 'were'.

प्रत्याख्याता (pratyākhyātā) - rejected, refused, renounced

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratyākhyāta

pratyākhyāta - rejected, refused, denied, renounced

Past Passive Participle

from root khyā with upasargas prati- and ā-

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Used as a past active participle/adjective modifying an implied 'aham' (I, Damayantī).

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

नलस्य (nalasya) - of Nala

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king)

अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the purpose of, for the sake of, for the object of

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, object, wealth, meaning, sake

देवताः (devatāḥ) - The Lokapālas mentioned earlier. (gods, deities)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, god

Note: Devatāḥ can be nominative or accusative plural. Given pratyākhyātā refers to the feminine speaker, devatāḥ is the direct object.

नूनं (nūnaṁ) - certainly, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

तेषां (teṣāṁ) - Refers to the Lokapālas/deities. (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Masculine genitive plural of 'tad', referring to the male deities.

प्रभावेण (prabhāveṇa) - by influence, by power, by glory

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prabhāva

prabhāva - power, might, influence, majesty, glory

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

वियोगं (viyogaṁ) - Separation from Nala. (separation, disunion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viyoga

viyoga - separation, disunion, absence, loss

from root yuj with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: yuj (class 7)

प्राप्तवती (prāptavatī) - having obtained, having reached, having experienced

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāptavat

prāptavat - having obtained, having reached

Past Active Participle (ktavatu)

from root āp with upasarga pra-, ktavatu suffix, feminine nominative singular

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'aham' (I, feminine).

अहम् (aham) - Damayantī (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)