महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-62, verse-37

राजमातुर्वचः श्रुत्वा दमयन्ती वचोऽब्रवीत् ।
समयेनोत्सहे वस्तुं त्वयि वीरप्रजायिनि ॥३७॥

37. rājamāturvacaḥ śrutvā damayantī vaco'bravīt ,
samayenotsahe vastuṁ tvayi vīraprajāyini.

37. rājamātuḥ vacaḥ śrutvā damayantī vacaḥ abravīt
samayena utsahe vastum tvayi vīraprajāyini

37. Having heard the words of the king's mother, Damayantī spoke these words: 'I desire to stay with you, O mother of heroes, under certain conditions.'

Words meanings summery:

• राजमातुः (rājamātuḥ) - of the king's mother (of the king's mother, from the king's mother)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, after hearing)

• दमयन्ती (damayantī) - Damayantī (Damayantī (proper name))

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke (he/she spoke, said)

• समयेन (samayena) - under certain conditions (by agreement, by time, by occasion)

• उत्सहे (utsahe) - I desire (I exert myself, I am able, I desire)

• वस्तुम् (vastum) - to stay (to dwell, to stay, to live)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - with you (in you, on you, with you)

• वीरप्रजायिनि (vīraprajāyini) - O mother of heroes (giving birth to heroes, O mother of heroes)

Words meanings and morphology

राजमातुः (rājamātuḥ) - of the king's mother (of the king's mother, from the king's mother)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of rājamātṛ

rājamātṛ - king's mother

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+mātṛ)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of śrutvā

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, after hearing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

दमयन्ती (damayantī) - Damayantī (Damayantī (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayantī (proper name of a princess)

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of abravīt

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke (he/she spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect 3rd singular active

Root: brū (class 2)

समयेन (samayena) - under certain conditions (by agreement, by time, by occasion)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - agreement, covenant, time, occasion, proper season

Derived from sam-i-aya

Root: i (class 2)

उत्सहे (utsahe) - I desire (I exert myself, I am able, I desire)

(verb)

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

Present 1st singular middle voice

Prefix: ut

Root: sah (class 1)

वस्तुम् (vastum) - to stay (to dwell, to stay, to live)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root vas with suffix -tum

Root: vas (class 1)

त्वयि (tvayi) - with you (in you, on you, with you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

वीरप्रजायिनि (vīraprajāyini) - O mother of heroes (giving birth to heroes, O mother of heroes)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of vīraprajāyin

vīraprajāyin - mother of heroes, one who gives birth to heroes

Compound adjective, formed from vīra and prajāyin

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīra+prajāyin)

• vīra – hero, brave man
  noun (masculine)
• prajāyin – producing, giving birth to
  adjective
  Derived from pra-jan
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used in an addressing (vocative) function, agreeing with 'tvayi'.

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