महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-74, verse-14

दमयन्त्या ब्रुवन्त्यास्तु सर्वमेतदरिंदम ।
शोकजं वारि नेत्राभ्यामसुखं प्रास्रवद्बहु ॥१४॥

14. damayantyā bruvantyāstu sarvametadariṁdama ,
śokajaṁ vāri netrābhyāmasukhaṁ prāsravadbahu.

14. damayantyāḥ bruvantyāḥ tu sarvam etat ariṃdama
śokajam vāri netrābhyām asukham prāsravat bahu

14. While Damayantī spoke, O subduer of foes (ariṃdama), much painful water (tears) born of sorrow flowed from her eyes.

14. בעוד דַמַיַנְטִי אומרת את כל זאת, הו מכניע אויבים, זרמו מעיניה מים רבים, דמעות כואבות שנולדו מצער.

Words meanings summery:

• दमयन्त्याः (damayantyāḥ) - of Damayantī

• ब्रुवन्त्याः (bruvantyāḥ) - referring to Damayantī while she was speaking (of the speaking one, while speaking)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - referring to all these words/situation Damayantī is describing (all, everything)

• एतत् (etat) - referring to the present situation or words being spoken (this)

• अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - an epithet often used for powerful warriors or kings, here addressing a listener (e.g., Yudhiṣṭhira) (O subduer of foes, O vanquisher of enemies)

• शोकजम् (śokajam) - born of sorrow, grief-born

• वारि (vāri) - referring to tears (water)

• नेत्राभ्याम् (netrābhyām) - from her two eyes

• असुखम् (asukham) - unhappily, painfully

• प्रास्रवत् (prāsravat) - flowed forth

• बहु (bahu) - much, abundantly

Words meanings and morphology

दमयन्त्याः (damayantyāḥ) - of Damayantī

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayantī (a proper noun, name of a princess)

ब्रुवन्त्याः (bruvantyāḥ) - referring to Damayantī while she was speaking (of the speaking one, while speaking)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of bruvantī

bruvantī - speaking, telling (feminine)

Present Active Participle

derived from root brū (to speak), feminine form

Root: brū (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - referring to all these words/situation Damayantī is describing (all, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

एतत् (etat) - referring to the present situation or words being spoken (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - an epithet often used for powerful warriors or kings, here addressing a listener (e.g., Yudhiṣṭhira) (O subduer of foes, O vanquisher of enemies)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ariṃdama

ariṁdama - subduer of foes, vanquisher of enemies

compound of ari (enemy) and dama (subduing)

Compound type : Aluk-Tatpurusha (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe, adversary
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming, controlling
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root dam (to subdue)
  Root: dam (class 1)

शोकजम् (śokajam) - born of sorrow, grief-born

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śokaja

śokaja - born of sorrow, originating from grief

compound of śoka (sorrow) and ja (born)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śoka+ja)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from, originating in
  adjective (neuter)
  from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

वारि (vāri) - referring to tears (water)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water, tear

नेत्राभ्याम् (netrābhyām) - from her two eyes

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, dual of netra

netra - eye

असुखम् (asukham) - unhappily, painfully

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asukha

asukha - sorrowful, unhappy, painful, unpleasant

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+sukha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• sukha – happiness, ease, pleasure
  noun (neuter)

Note: can also be interpreted adverbially

प्रास्रवत् (prāsravat) - flowed forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pra-sru

Prefix: pra

Root: sru (class 1)

बहु (bahu) - much, abundantly

(indeclinable)

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