महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-72, verse-5

बृहदश्व उवाच ।
एवं समाहिता गत्वा दूती बाहुकमब्रवीत् ।
दमयन्त्यपि कल्याणी प्रासादस्थान्ववैक्षत ॥५॥

5. bṛhadaśva uvāca ,
evaṁ samāhitā gatvā dūtī bāhukamabravīt ,
damayantyapi kalyāṇī prāsādasthānvavaikṣata.

5. bṛhadaśvaḥ uvāca evam samāhitā gatvā dūtī bāhukam
abravīt damayantī api kalyāṇī prāsādasthān anvavaikṣata

5. Bṛhadaśva said: The composed messenger, having thus gone, spoke to Bāhuka. And the beautiful Damayantī, too, observed those in the palace.

Words meanings summery:

• बृहदश्वः (bṛhadaśvaḥ) - Bṛhadaśva (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• समाहिता (samāhitā) - composed, attentive, concentrated, collected

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having proceeded

• दूती (dūtī) - messenger, female envoy

• बाहुकम् (bāhukam) - Bāhuka (name of a character)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, told

• दमयन्ती (damayantī) - Damayantī (name of a princess)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - auspicious, beautiful, blessed, fortunate

• प्रासादस्थान् (prāsādasthān) - those standing in the palace, palace-dwellers

• अन्ववैक्षत (anvavaikṣata) - she observed, she looked at, she watched

Words meanings and morphology

बृहदश्वः (bṛhadaśvaḥ) - Bṛhadaśva (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhadaśva

bṛhadaśva - Bṛhadaśva (a sage who narrates the Nala story to Yudhiṣṭhira)

Compound of bṛhat (great) + aśva (horse).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bṛhat+aśva)

• bṛhat – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense, Active Voice

3rd Person Singular Perfect, Active Voice of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

समाहिता (samāhitā) - composed, attentive, concentrated, collected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - composed, attentive, concentrated, fixed, collected

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sam + ā + root dhā + suffix kta.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with dūtī.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having proceeded

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root gam + suffix tvā.

Root: gam (class 1)

दूती (dūtī) - messenger, female envoy

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dūtī

dūtī - female messenger, envoy, ambassadress

Feminine form of dūta.

Note: Refers to Keśinī.

बाहुकम् (bāhukam) - Bāhuka (name of a character)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāhuka

bāhuka - Bāhuka (Nala in disguise, meaning 'having strong arms')

From bāhu (arm).

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, told

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense, Active Voice

3rd Person Singular Imperfect, Active Voice of root brū (class 2).

Root: brū (class 2)

दमयन्ती (damayantī) - Damayantī (name of a princess)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayantī (wife of Nala)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - auspicious, beautiful, blessed, fortunate

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalyāṇī

kalyāṇī - auspicious, beautiful, blessed, fortunate woman

Feminine form of kalyāṇa.

प्रासादस्थान् (prāsādasthān) - those standing in the palace, palace-dwellers

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāsādastha

prāsādastha - standing in or dwelling in a palace

Compound of prāsāda (palace) + stha (standing, situated).

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāsāda+stha)

• prāsāda – palace, mansion, lofty building
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, dwelling
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions substantively (as a noun).

अन्ववैक्षत (anvavaikṣata) - she observed, she looked at, she watched

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of īkṣ

Imperfect Tense, Middle Voice

3rd Person Singular Imperfect, Middle Voice of root īkṣ (class 1) with prefixes anu and ava.

Prefixes: anu+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)