महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-74, verse-13

अग्नौ पाणिगृहीतां च हंसानां वचने स्थिताम् ।
भरिष्यामीति सत्यं च प्रतिश्रुत्य क्व तद्गतम् ॥१३॥

13. agnau pāṇigṛhītāṁ ca haṁsānāṁ vacane sthitām ,
bhariṣyāmīti satyaṁ ca pratiśrutya kva tadgatam.

13. agnau pāṇigṛhītām ca haṃsānām vacane sthitām
bhariṣyāmi iti satyam ca pratiśrutya kva tad gatam

13. Where has that solemn promise (satyam) gone – the one he made, 'I will support you,' after taking my hand before the sacred fire, and after I stood by the words of the swans?

Words meanings summery:

• अग्नौ (agnau) - referring to the sacred fire during a marriage ceremony (in the fire, before the sacred fire)

• पाणिगृहीताम् (pāṇigṛhītām) - referring to Damayantī, who was married by Nala (whose hand was taken, married)

• च (ca) - and

• हंसानाम् (haṁsānām) - referring to the swans who acted as messengers between Nala and Damayantī (of the swans)

• वचने (vacane) - referring to Damayantī's adherence to the swans' message regarding Nala (in the word, in the speech, according to the advice)

• स्थिताम् (sthitām) - referring to Damayantī, who remained firm in her decision based on the swans' words (who stood, who remained firm)

• भरिष्यामि (bhariṣyāmi) - I will support, I will nourish, I will maintain

• इति (iti) - marker for direct speech, indicating the preceding phrase is a quotation (thus, so)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - referring to the solemn pledge made by Nala (the truth, the promise)

• च (ca) - and

• प्रतिश्रुत्य (pratiśrutya) - having promised, having pledged

• क्व (kva) - where?

• तद् (tad) - referring to the promise (satyam) (that)

• गतम् (gatam) - gone, vanished

Words meanings and morphology

अग्नौ (agnau) - referring to the sacred fire during a marriage ceremony (in the fire, before the sacred fire)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire

पाणिगृहीताम् (pāṇigṛhītām) - referring to Damayantī, who was married by Nala (whose hand was taken, married)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pāṇigṛhīta

pāṇigṛhīta - taken by the hand, married (referring to the bride)

Past Passive Participle

compound formed from pāṇi (hand) and gṛhīta (taken)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (pāṇi+gṛhīta)

• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
• gṛhīta – taken, seized, accepted
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root grah (to seize, take)
  Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हंसानाम् (haṁsānām) - referring to the swans who acted as messengers between Nala and Damayantī (of the swans)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of haṃsa

haṁsa - a swan, goose, a mythical bird

वचने (vacane) - referring to Damayantī's adherence to the swans' message regarding Nala (in the word, in the speech, according to the advice)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, advice, statement

स्थिताम् (sthitām) - referring to Damayantī, who remained firm in her decision based on the swans' words (who stood, who remained firm)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, remained, situated, firm, abiding

Past Passive Participle

derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

भरिष्यामि (bhariṣyāmi) - I will support, I will nourish, I will maintain

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhṛ

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

इति (iti) - marker for direct speech, indicating the preceding phrase is a quotation (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - referring to the solemn pledge made by Nala (the truth, the promise)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, promise, oath, fidelity

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रतिश्रुत्य (pratiśrutya) - having promised, having pledged

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from prefix prati- + root śru (to hear) + -ya suffix

Prefix: prati

Root: śru (class 5)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

तद् (tad) - referring to the promise (satyam) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

गतम् (gatam) - gone, vanished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, passed, vanished

Past Passive Participle

derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)