महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-64, verse-9

स तत्र निवसन्राजा वैदर्भीमनुचिन्तयन् ।
सायं सायं सदा चेमं श्लोकमेकं जगाद ह ॥९॥

9. sa tatra nivasanrājā vaidarbhīmanucintayan ,
sāyaṁ sāyaṁ sadā cemaṁ ślokamekaṁ jagāda ha.

9. sa tatra nivasan rājā vaidarbhīm anucintayan
sāyam sāyam sadā ca imam ślokam ekam jagāda ha

9. Residing there, the king, always contemplating Vaidarbhi, recited this one verse every single evening.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• निवसन् (nivasan) - residing, dwelling

• राजा (rājā) - King Nala (king)

• वैदर्भीम् (vaidarbhīm) - Damayanti (Vaidarbhi (princess of Vidarbha))

• अनुचिन्तयन् (anucintayan) - contemplating, thinking about

• सायम् (sāyam) - evening

• सायम् (sāyam) - evening

• सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

• च (ca) - and, also

• इमम् (imam) - this

• श्लोकम् (ślokam) - verse, stanza

• एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

• जगाद (jagāda) - said, spoke

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

निवसन् (nivasan) - residing, dwelling

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nivasant

nivasant - residing, dwelling, inhabiting

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √vas (to dwell) with the prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - King Nala (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

वैदर्भीम् (vaidarbhīm) - Damayanti (Vaidarbhi (princess of Vidarbha))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaidarbhī

vaidarbhī - princess of Vidarbha, Damayanti

Feminine form derived from Vidarbha

अनुचिन्तयन् (anucintayan) - contemplating, thinking about

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anucintayant

anucintayant - contemplating, reflecting upon, remembering

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √cint (to think) with the prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: cint (class 10)

सायम् (sāyam) - evening

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of the noun sāyam

सायम् (sāyam) - evening

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of the noun sāyam

सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

श्लोकम् (ślokam) - verse, stanza

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame, praise

एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique

जगाद (jagāda) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect

Reduplicated perfect (Lit), 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: gad (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)