महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-16

सोऽयं राज्ञो विराटस्य कन्यानां नर्तको युवा ।
आस्ते वेषप्रतिच्छन्नः कन्यानां परिचारकः ॥१६॥

16. so'yaṁ rājño virāṭasya kanyānāṁ nartako yuvā ,
āste veṣapraticchannaḥ kanyānāṁ paricārakaḥ.

16. saḥ ayam rājñaḥ virāṭasya kanyānām nartakaḥ yuvā
āste veṣapraticchannaḥ kanyānām paricārakaḥ

16. This very young man, who is a dancer for King Virata's daughters, dwells here disguised, acting as an attendant to the princesses.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine nominative singular)

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one (masculine nominative singular)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of King Virata (of the king)

• विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virata

• कन्यानाम् (kanyānām) - of the princesses (King Virata's daughters) (of the maidens, of the daughters)

• नर्तकः (nartakaḥ) - dancer, actor

• युवा (yuvā) - young, young man

• आस्ते (āste) - he dwells (in this state/capacity) (he sits, he dwells, he exists)

• वेषप्रतिच्छन्नः (veṣapraticchannaḥ) - disguised in dress, concealed by a costume

• कन्यानाम् (kanyānām) - of the princesses (of the maidens, of the daughters)

• परिचारकः (paricārakaḥ) - attendant, servant, follower

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Arjuna

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Emphasizes proximity or immediate reference

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of King Virata (of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Possessive case

विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virata

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of virāṭa

virāṭa - Virata (name of a king); vast, splendid

Note: Possessive case, qualifies rājñaḥ

कन्यानाम् (kanyānām) - of the princesses (King Virata's daughters) (of the maidens, of the daughters)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter, princess

Note: Possessive case, relates to nartakaḥ

नर्तकः (nartakaḥ) - dancer, actor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nartaka

nartaka - dancer, actor, mime

Agent Noun

Formed from root nṛt (to dance) with suffix -aka

Root: nṛt (class 4)

युवा (yuvā) - young, young man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuvan

yuvan - young, youthful; a young man, youth

Note: Qualifies saḥ ayam

आस्ते (āste) - he dwells (in this state/capacity) (he sits, he dwells, he exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: The subject is saḥ ayam

वेषप्रतिच्छन्नः (veṣapraticchannaḥ) - disguised in dress, concealed by a costume

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of veṣapraticchanna

veṣapraticchanna - disguised in dress, concealed by a costume

Compound of veṣa (dress, disguise) and praticchanna (covered, concealed)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veṣa+praticchanna)

• veṣa – dress, costume, disguise, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From root viś (to enter), meaning that which one enters into
  Root: viś (class 6)
• praticchanna – covered, concealed, hidden, disguised
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root chad (to cover) with prefix prati
  Prefix: prati
  Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Predicate adjective, describing the state of the subject

कन्यानाम् (kanyānām) - of the princesses (of the maidens, of the daughters)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter, princess

Note: Possessive case, relates to paricārakaḥ

परिचारकः (paricārakaḥ) - attendant, servant, follower

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paricāraka

paricāraka - attendant, servant, follower

Agent Noun

Derived from pari (around) + root car (to move, to attend) + suffix -aka

Prefix: pari

Root: car (class 1)