महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-18

बृहदश्व उवाच ।
दमयन्ती तु तच्छ्रुत्वा पुण्यश्लोकस्य चेष्टितम् ।
अमन्यत नलं प्राप्तं कर्मचेष्टाभिसूचितम् ॥१८॥

18. bṛhadaśva uvāca ,
damayantī tu tacchrutvā puṇyaślokasya ceṣṭitam ,
amanyata nalaṁ prāptaṁ karmaceṣṭābhisūcitam.

18. bṛhadaśvaḥ uvāca damayantī tu tat śrutvā puṇyaślokasya
ceṣṭitam amanyata nalaṃ prāptam karmaceṣṭābhisūcitam

18. Bṛhadaśva said: But Damayantī, having heard that act of the renowned Nala, understood that Nala had arrived, as his presence was indicated by these actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• बृहदश्वः (bṛhadaśvaḥ) - Bṛhadaśva (the narrator) (Bṛhadaśva)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• दमयन्ती (damayantī) - Damayantī (the queen, wife of Nala) (Damayantī)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• तत् (tat) - that (act, referring to Keśinī's report) (that, it)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• पुण्यश्लोकस्य (puṇyaślokasya) - of the renowned (Nala) (of the one of sacred fame, of the virtuous, of the celebrated)

• चेष्टितम् (ceṣṭitam) - act (of crushing flowers and their revival) (act, deed, behavior, movement)

• अमन्यत (amanyata) - she understood (she thought, she considered, she believed)

• नलं (nalaṁ) - Nala (her husband) (Nala)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - arrived, present (obtained, reached, arrived, present)

• कर्मचेष्टाभिसूचितम् (karmaceṣṭābhisūcitam) - indicated by his actions (karma) (indicated by actions, revealed by deeds)

Words meanings and morphology

बृहदश्वः (bṛhadaśvaḥ) - Bṛhadaśva (the narrator) (Bṛhadaśva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhadaśva

bṛhadaśva - Bṛhadaśva (name of a sage)

Compound: bṛhat (great) + aśva (horse) - 'one with great horses'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect

Perfect tense (Liṭ lakara), Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular. Formed by reduplication.

Root: vac (class 2)

दमयन्ती (damayantī) - Damayantī (the queen, wife of Nala) (Damayantī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayantī (proper name)

Note: Subject of 'amanyata'.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction expressing contrast or emphasis.

तत् (tat) - that (act, referring to Keśinī's report) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of root 'śru' (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

पुण्यश्लोकस्य (puṇyaślokasya) - of the renowned (Nala) (of the one of sacred fame, of the virtuous, of the celebrated)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puṇyaśloka

puṇyaśloka - one whose fame is sacred, a person of great renown

Compound 'puṇya' (meritorious, sacred) + 'śloka' (fame, verse). Refers to Nala, who is known for his virtue.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṇya+śloka)

• puṇya – meritorious, sacred, virtuous, good deed
  adjective (neuter)
• śloka – fame, reputation, verse, stanza
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive case, referring to Nala.

चेष्टितम् (ceṣṭitam) - act (of crushing flowers and their revival) (act, deed, behavior, movement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ceṣṭita

ceṣṭita - act, deed, behavior, movement

past passive participle (substantivized)

Past passive participle of root 'ceṣṭ' (to move, to endeavor), used as a neuter noun.

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

अमन्यत (amanyata) - she understood (she thought, she considered, she believed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of man

imperfect

Imperfect tense (Laṅ lakara), Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular.

Root: man (class 4)

नलं (nalaṁ) - Nala (her husband) (Nala)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (proper name)

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - arrived, present (obtained, reached, arrived, present)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, arrived

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Describes Nala in an objective complement relationship with 'amanyata'.

कर्मचेष्टाभिसूचितम् (karmaceṣṭābhisūcitam) - indicated by his actions (karma) (indicated by actions, revealed by deeds)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karmaceṣṭābhisūcita

karmaceṣṭābhisūcita - indicated by actions/movements

past passive participle (compound)

Compound: 'karma-ceṣṭā' (actions and movements) + 'abhisūcita' (indicated).

Compound type : tatpurusha (karma-ceṣṭā+abhisūcita)

• karma – action, deed, (karma)
  noun (neuter)
• ceṣṭā – movement, activity, gesture
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'ceṣṭ' (to move, to endeavor).
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)
• abhisūcita – indicated, pointed out, hinted
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root 'sūc' (to indicate) with prefix 'abhi'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: sūc (class 10)

Note: Describes Nala in an objective complement relationship with 'amanyata'.