महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-66, verse-11

पिप्लुं दृष्ट्वा सुनन्दा च राजमाता च भारत ।
रुदन्त्यौ तां परिष्वज्य मुहूर्तमिव तस्थतुः ।
उत्सृज्य बाष्पं शनकै राजमातेदमब्रवीत् ॥११॥

11. pipluṁ dṛṣṭvā sunandā ca rājamātā ca bhārata ,
rudantyau tāṁ pariṣvajya muhūrtamiva tasthatuḥ ,
utsṛjya bāṣpaṁ śanakai rājamātedamabravīt.

11. piplum dṛṣṭvā sunandā ca rājamātā ca
bhārata | rudantyau tām pariṣvajya
muhūrtam iva tasthatuḥ | utsṛjya
bāṣpam śanakaiḥ rājamātā idam abravīt

11. O Bhārata, seeing the bodily mark (piplu), Sunandā and the queen mother, both weeping, embraced her and remained (standing) for a moment. Then, slowly ceasing their tears, the queen mother spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• पिप्लुम् (piplum) - the bodily mark (piplu) (a spot, mole, mark (accusative))

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)

• सुनन्दा (sunandā) - Sunandā (Sunandā (a proper name))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• राजमाता (rājamātā) - the queen mother (queen mother)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Janamejaya) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

• रुदन्त्यौ (rudantyau) - both weeping (weeping (dual feminine))

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

• परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced (having embraced, after embracing)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment (a moment, for a moment)

• इव (iva) - as if, like (modifying duration) (like, as, as if)

• तस्थतुः (tasthatuḥ) - they both remained (standing) (they two stood, they two remained)

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having ceased, letting go of (having abandoned, having released, having given up)

• बाष्पम् (bāṣpam) - tears

• शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gradually, gently)

• राजमाता (rājamātā) - the queen mother (queen mother)

• इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (said, spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

पिप्लुम् (piplum) - the bodily mark (piplu) (a spot, mole, mark (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of piplu

piplu - a spot, mole, mark on the body

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā from root dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb.

सुनन्दा (sunandā) - Sunandā (Sunandā (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sunandā

sunandā - Sunandā (a proper name, lit. 'good joy' or 'joyful')

Note: One of the subjects performing the actions.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

राजमाता (rājamātā) - the queen mother (queen mother)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājamātṛ

rājamātṛ - queen mother

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+mātṛ)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)

Note: One of the subjects performing the actions.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Janamejaya) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian; the epic Mahābhārata

रुदन्त्यौ (rudantyau) - both weeping (weeping (dual feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of rudat

rudat - weeping, crying

present active participle

Root rud- 'to weep' + -at suffix.

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Describes the state of Sunandā and the Queen Mother (dual subject).

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

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Object of 'pariṣvajya'.

परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced (having embraced, after embracing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Prefix pari- + root svaj- 'to embrace'.

Prefix: pari

Root: svaj (class 1)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment (a moment, for a moment)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a period of time (48 minutes)

Note: Accusative of duration.

इव (iva) - as if, like (modifying duration) (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

तस्थतुः (tasthatuḥ) - they both remained (standing) (they two stood, they two remained)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to Sunandā and the Queen Mother.

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having ceased, letting go of (having abandoned, having released, having given up)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Prefix ut- + root sṛj-.

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb 'abravīt'.

बाष्पम् (bāṣpam) - tears

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāṣpa

bāṣpa - tears, vapor, steam

Note: Object of 'utsṛjya'.

शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gradually, gently)

(indeclinable)

Note: Instrumental plural used as an adverb.

राजमाता (rājamātā) - the queen mother (queen mother)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājamātṛ

rājamātṛ - queen mother

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+mātṛ)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)