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.

11. הו בְּהָארַטַה, כשראו את השומה, סוּנַנְדָה ואם המלך בכו, חיבקו אותה ועמדו כך לרגע. אחר כך, לאחר שהניחו לדמעות, אם המלך אמרה לאט לאט את הדברים האלה.

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)

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