महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-75, verse-21

तथैव मलदिग्धाङ्गी परिष्वज्य शुचिस्मिता ।
सुचिरं पुरुषव्याघ्रं तस्थौ साश्रुपरिप्लुता ॥२१॥

21. tathaiva maladigdhāṅgī pariṣvajya śucismitā ,
suciraṁ puruṣavyāghraṁ tasthau sāśrupariplutā.

21. tathā eva maladigdhāṅgī pariṣvajya śucismitā
suciram puruṣavyāghram tasthau sāśrupariplutā

21. Similarly, the pure-smiling woman, whose limbs were smeared with dirt, embraced the tiger among men (puruṣa-vyāghra) and remained for a long time, completely bathed in tears.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• एव (eva) - even, only, indeed

• मलदिग्धाङ्गी (maladigdhāṅgī) - Damayantī, whose limbs are smeared with dirt due to her suffering (she whose limbs are smeared with dirt)

• परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced

• शुचिस्मिता (śucismitā) - Damayantī, despite her suffering, with a pure smile (she with a pure smile, pure-smiling woman)

• सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a long time

• पुरुषव्याघ्रम् (puruṣavyāghram) - Nala, who is the best of men (the tiger among men, the best of men)

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - she stood, she remained

• साश्रुपरिप्लुता (sāśrupariplutā) - Damayantī, completely drenched in tears (she who is flooded with tears, bathed in tears)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - even, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

मलदिग्धाङ्गी (maladigdhāṅgī) - Damayantī, whose limbs are smeared with dirt due to her suffering (she whose limbs are smeared with dirt)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maladigdhāṅgī

maladigdhāṅgī - she whose limbs are smeared with dirt

Bahuvrihi compound, feminine form

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mala+digdhāṅgī)

• mala – dirt, impurity
  noun (masculine)
• digdhāṅgī – she whose limbs are smeared
  adjective (feminine)
  Bahuvrihi compound digdha + aṅga, feminine form

परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced

(indeclinable)

absolutive

pari-√ṣvaj + -ya suffix

Prefix: pari

Root: ṣvaj (class 1)

शुचिस्मिता (śucismitā) - Damayantī, despite her suffering, with a pure smile (she with a pure smile, pure-smiling woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śucismitā

śucismitā - pure-smiling

Bahuvrihi compound, feminine form

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śuci+smita)

• śuci – pure, clean
  adjective (masculine)
• smita – smile, smiling
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  √smi + kta suffix
  Root: smi (class 1)

सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a long time

(indeclinable)

पुरुषव्याघ्रम् (puruṣavyāghram) - Nala, who is the best of men (the tiger among men, the best of men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, best of men

Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person, human being, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

तस्थौ (tasthau) - she stood, she remained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of sthā

Perfect 3rd singular

Root: sthā (class 1)

साश्रुपरिप्लुता (sāśrupariplutā) - Damayantī, completely drenched in tears (she who is flooded with tears, bathed in tears)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sāśrupariplutā

sāśrupariplutā - flooded with tears

Bahuvrihi compound, feminine form

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa-aśru+paripluta)

• sa-aśru – with tears
  adjective (neuter)
  Bahuvrihi compound with sa- (with)
• paripluta – flooded, drenched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  pari-√plu + kta suffix
  Prefix: pari
  Root: plu (class 1)