महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-97, verse-21

लोमश उवाच ।
स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय तया समभवन्मुनिः ।
समये समशीलिन्या श्रद्धावाञ्श्रद्दधानया ॥२१॥

21. lomaśa uvāca ,
sa tatheti pratijñāya tayā samabhavanmuniḥ ,
samaye samaśīlinyā śraddhāvāñśraddadhānayā.

21. lomaśaḥ uvāca saḥ tathā íti pratijñāya tayā samabhavat
muniḥ | samaye samaśīlinyā śraddhāvān śraddadhānayā

21. Lomaśa said: 'Having promised 'So be it' to her, that sage (muni), a man full of faith (śraddhāvān), united with her at the proper time; she too was of similar character and full of faith (śraddadhānayā).'

Words meanings summery:

• लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - Lomaśa

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सः (saḥ) - that sage (Agastya) (he, that)

• तथा (tathā) - affirming 'so be it' (so, thus, in that manner)

• íति (íti) - thus, so, (quotation particle)

• प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having promised, having assented, having agreed

• तया (tayā) - with her

• समभवत् (samabhavat) - united (with Lopāmudrā) (he united, he came together (with))

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage Agastya (sage, ascetic)

• समये (samaye) - at the proper time, at the right season

• समशीलिन्या (samaśīlinyā) - with Lopāmudrā, who was of similar character (with one of similar character/disposition)

• श्रद्धावान् (śraddhāvān) - the sage, being full of faith (śraddhā) (full of faith, faithful, believing, devout)

• श्रद्दधानया (śraddadhānayā) - with Lopāmudrā, who was believing/faithful (with one who is having faith, with one who believes)

Words meanings and morphology

लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - Lomaśa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lomaśa

lomaśa - Name of a sage mentioned in the Mahābhārata

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root verb, class 2

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that sage (Agastya) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

तथा (tathā) - affirming 'so be it' (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

íति (íti) - thus, so, (quotation particle)

(indeclinable)

प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having promised, having assented, having agreed

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

Gerund of verbal root √jñā (to know) with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

तया (tayā) - with her

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Lopāmudrā.

समभवत् (samabhavat) - united (with Lopāmudrā) (he united, he came together (with))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sam-bhū

Root verb, class 1, with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage Agastya (sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, a silent one

समये (samaye) - at the proper time, at the right season

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - time, season, proper occasion, agreement, covenant

Root: i (class 2)

समशीलिन्या (samaśīlinyā) - with Lopāmudrā, who was of similar character (with one of similar character/disposition)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of samaśīlin

samaśīlin - of similar character, having a similar disposition

Compound adjective, formed with suffix -in

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sama+śīla)

• sama – same, similar, equal, uniform
  adjective (masculine)
• śīla – character, conduct, nature, disposition, habit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śīl (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tayā' (referring to Lopāmudrā).

श्रद्धावान् (śraddhāvān) - the sage, being full of faith (śraddhā) (full of faith, faithful, believing, devout)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śraddhāvat

śraddhāvat - having faith, faithful, believing

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -vat from śraddhā (faith)

Compound type : taddhita (śraddhā+vat)

• śraddhā – faith, trust, belief, conviction, confidence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śrad-dhā (class 3)
• vat – like, as, having
  suffix
  Taddhita suffix indicating possession or similarity.

Note: Agrees with 'muniḥ'.

श्रद्दधानया (śraddadhānayā) - with Lopāmudrā, who was believing/faithful (with one who is having faith, with one who believes)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śraddadhāna

śraddadhāna - having faith, believing, faithful

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Present Active Participle of verbal root √dhā (to place) with prefix śrad- (indicating śraddhā)

Prefix: śrad

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'tayā' and 'samaśīlinyā'.