महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-74, verse-15

अतीव कृष्णताराभ्यां रक्तान्ताभ्यां जलं तु तत् ।
परिस्रवन्नलो दृष्ट्वा शोकार्त इदमब्रवीत् ॥१५॥

15. atīva kṛṣṇatārābhyāṁ raktāntābhyāṁ jalaṁ tu tat ,
parisravannalo dṛṣṭvā śokārta idamabravīt.

15. atīva kṛṣṇatārābhyām raktāntābhyām jalam tu tat
parisravan nalaḥ dṛṣṭvā śokārtaḥ idam abravīt

15. But Nala, seeing that water (tears) flowing from her exceedingly black-pupiled and red-cornered eyes, himself weeping, distressed by grief, spoke these words.

15. נַלַה ראה את הדמעות האלה זולגות מעיניה, שגלגליהן שחורים מאוד וקצותיהן אדומים, ונצבט בלבו מצער. הוא אמר את הדברים הבאים.

Words meanings summery:

• अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, highly

• कृष्णताराभ्याम् (kṛṣṇatārābhyām) - from eyes with black pupils/irises

• रक्तान्ताभ्याम् (raktāntābhyām) - from eyes with red corners

• जलम् (jalam) - referring to tears (water)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• तत् (tat) - referring to the water/tears (that)

• परिस्रवन् (parisravan) - referring to Nala himself, with tears flowing from him (flowing, dripping)

• नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• शोकार्तः (śokārtaḥ) - referring to Nala, afflicted by sorrow (distressed by grief, grief-stricken)

• इदम् (idam) - referring to the words Nala is about to speak (this, these words)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, highly

(indeclinable)

कृष्णताराभ्याम् (kṛṣṇatārābhyām) - from eyes with black pupils/irises

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, dual of kṛṣṇatārā

kṛṣṇatārā - black pupil/iris (feminine)

compound of kṛṣṇa (black) and tārā (pupil)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kṛṣṇa+tārā)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark, dark-blue
  adjective (masculine)
• tārā – pupil of the eye, star
  noun (feminine)

रक्तान्ताभ्याम् (raktāntābhyām) - from eyes with red corners

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, dual of raktānta

raktānta - red corner (of the eye)

compound of rakta (red) and anta (end/corner)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rakta+anta)

• rakta – red, colored, dyed, passionate
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root rañj (to color, dye)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• anta – end, border, edge, corner
  noun (masculine)

जलम् (jalam) - referring to tears (water)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - referring to the water/tears (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

परिस्रवन् (parisravan) - referring to Nala himself, with tears flowing from him (flowing, dripping)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parisravat

parisravat - flowing, dripping, streaming

Present Active Participle

derived from prefix pari- + root sru (to flow)

Prefix: pari

Root: sru (class 1)

नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (a proper noun, name of a king)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root dṛś (to see) + -tvā suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शोकार्तः (śokārtaḥ) - referring to Nala, afflicted by sorrow (distressed by grief, grief-stricken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śokārta

śokārta - distressed by grief, sorrow-afflicted

compound of śoka (grief) and ārta (afflicted)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śoka+ārta)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, pained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ṛ (to go, move, attain), here meaning 'afflicted'
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

इदम् (idam) - referring to the words Nala is about to speak (this, these words)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idám

idám - this, these (neuter pronoun)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

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