महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-78, verse-1

बृहदश्व उवाच ।
प्रशान्ते तु पुरे हृष्टे संप्रवृत्ते महोत्सवे ।
महत्या सेनया राजा दमयन्तीमुपानयत् ॥१॥

1. bṛhadaśva uvāca ,
praśānte tu pure hṛṣṭe saṁpravṛtte mahotsave ,
mahatyā senayā rājā damayantīmupānayat.

1. bṛhadaśva uvāca praśānte tu pure hṛṣṭe saṃpravṛtte
mahotsave mahatyā senayā rājā damayantīm upānayat

1. Bṛhadaśva said: When the city became peaceful and joyful, and a great festival began, the king, accompanied by a large army, brought Damayantī.

Words meanings summery:

• बृहदश्व (bṛhadaśva) - Sage Bṛhadaśva, the narrator. (Bṛhadaśva)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्रशान्ते (praśānte) - peaceful, calmed, tranquil

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

• पुरे (pure) - in the city, in the town

• हृष्टे (hṛṣṭe) - joyful, happy, glad

• संप्रवृत्ते (saṁpravṛtte) - commenced, started, proceeding

• महोत्सवे (mahotsave) - great festival, grand celebration

• महत्या (mahatyā) - with a great, with a large

• सेनया (senayā) - by the army, with the army

• राजा (rājā) - Nala, the king of Niṣadha. (the king)

• दमयन्तीम् (damayantīm) - The princess Damayantī, wife of Nala. (Damayantī)

• उपानयत् (upānayat) - brought near, led to, presented

Words meanings and morphology

बृहदश्व (bṛhadaśva) - Sage Bṛhadaśva, the narrator. (Bṛhadaśva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhadaśva

bṛhadaśva - Bṛhadaśva (name of a sage)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bṛhat+aśva)

• bṛhat – large, great
  adjective
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रशान्ते (praśānte) - peaceful, calmed, tranquil

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of praśānta

praśānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, composed

Past Passive Participle

from pra- + śam (to calm)

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'pure'.

तु (tu) - and (connective) (but, indeed, however, and)

(indeclinable)

पुरे (pure) - in the city, in the town

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, stronghold

हृष्टे (hṛṣṭe) - joyful, happy, glad

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - pleased, delighted, happy, joyful

Past Passive Participle

from hṛṣ (to rejoice)

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pure'.

संप्रवृत्ते (saṁpravṛtte) - commenced, started, proceeding

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃpravṛtta

saṁpravṛtta - commenced, started, proceeding well

Past Passive Participle

from sam-pra- + vṛt (to turn, to proceed)

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahotsave'.

महोत्सवे (mahotsave) - great festival, grand celebration

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahotsava

mahotsava - great festival, grand celebration

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+utsava)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• utsava – festival, celebration, joyous occasion
  noun (masculine)

महत्या (mahatyā) - with a great, with a large

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, extensive

Note: Agrees with 'senayā'.

सेनया (senayā) - by the army, with the army

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, troop

राजा (rājā) - Nala, the king of Niṣadha. (the king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

दमयन्तीम् (damayantīm) - The princess Damayantī, wife of Nala. (Damayantī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayantī (a proper name, heroine of the Nalopākhyāna)

उपानयत् (upānayat) - brought near, led to, presented

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of nī

imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (from upa-ā-nī)

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: nī (class 1)