महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-65, verse-25

अयमाश्वासयाम्येनां पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाम् ।
अदृष्टपूर्वां दुःखस्य दुःखार्तां ध्यानतत्पराम् ॥२५॥

25. ayamāśvāsayāmyenāṁ pūrṇacandranibhānanām ,
adṛṣṭapūrvāṁ duḥkhasya duḥkhārtāṁ dhyānatatparām.

25. ayam āśvāsayāmi enām pūrṇacandranibhānanām
adṛṣṭapūrvām duḥkhasya duḥkhārtām dhyānatatparām

25. I shall now console her—the one with a face like the full moon, who had never before experienced sorrow yet is now distressed by it and absorbed in contemplation (dhyāna).

25. אנחם אותה, שפניה כירח מלא, שלא ידעה צער כזה בעבר, מוכת צער ושקועה במחשבות.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this one (the swan, speaker) (this (masculine))

• आश्वासयामि (āśvāsayāmi) - I console (I console, I comfort, I reassure)

• एनाम् (enām) - her (Damayantī) (her, this (feminine))

• पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाम् (pūrṇacandranibhānanām) - Damayantī, whose face is like the full moon (having a face like the full moon)

• अदृष्टपूर्वाम् (adṛṣṭapūrvām) - Damayantī, who had not previously experienced (sorrow) (not seen before, not previously experienced)

• दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of sorrow (of sorrow, of pain, of misery)

• दुःखार्ताम् (duḥkhārtām) - Damayantī, distressed by sorrow (distressed by sorrow, suffering from pain)

• ध्यानतत्पराम् (dhyānatatparām) - Damayantī, absorbed in contemplation (dhyāna) (absorbed in contemplation, devoted to meditation (dhyāna))

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this one (the swan, speaker) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

आश्वासयामि (āśvāsayāmi) - I console (I console, I comfort, I reassure)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āśvās

Causative form of root śvas- 'to breathe' with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

एनाम् (enām) - her (Damayantī) (her, this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enad

enad - this, that, she, it

पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाम् (pūrṇacandranibhānanām) - Damayantī, whose face is like the full moon (having a face like the full moon)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūrṇacandranibhānanā

pūrṇacandranibhānanā - having a face like the full moon

Compound of pūrṇa (full), candra (moon), nibha (like, resembling), ānana (face).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pūrṇa+candra+nibha+ānana)

• pūrṇa – full, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ- 'to fill'
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling, similar
  adjective
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Damayantī.

अदृष्टपूर्वाम् (adṛṣṭapūrvām) - Damayantī, who had not previously experienced (sorrow) (not seen before, not previously experienced)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of adṛṣṭapūrvā

adṛṣṭapūrvā - not seen before, not previously experienced

Compound of a- (negative prefix), dṛṣṭa (seen, experienced, PPP of dṛś-), and pūrva (previous).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+dṛṣṭa+pūrva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, experienced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛś- 'to see'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• pūrva – previous, former
  adjective

Note: Refers to Damayantī. Qualifies 'duḥkhasya'.

दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of sorrow (of sorrow, of pain, of misery)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, pain, misery, unhappiness

Note: Governed by `adṛṣṭapūrvām`.

दुःखार्ताम् (duḥkhārtām) - Damayantī, distressed by sorrow (distressed by sorrow, suffering from pain)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of duḥkhārtā

duḥkhārtā - distressed by sorrow, suffering from pain

Compound of duḥkha (sorrow) and ārtā (afflicted, distressed, PPP of root ṛ- 'to go' with ā- prefix).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+ārtā)

• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• ārtā – afflicted, distressed, tormented
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ṛ- 'to go' with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Damayantī.

ध्यानतत्पराम् (dhyānatatparām) - Damayantī, absorbed in contemplation (dhyāna) (absorbed in contemplation, devoted to meditation (dhyāna))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhyānatatparā

dhyānatatparā - absorbed in contemplation, devoted to meditation (dhyāna)

Compound of dhyāna (meditation) and tatparā (absorbed in, intent on).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhyāna+tatparā)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation, thought (dhyāna)
  noun (neuter)
  From root dhyai- 'to contemplate'
  Root: dhyai (class 1)
• tatparā – absorbed in, devoted to, intent on
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of tatpara.

Note: Refers to Damayantī.

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