महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-16

द्रौपद्युवाच ।
यदिदं नर्तनागारं मत्स्यराजेन कारितम् ।
दिवात्र कन्या नृत्यन्ति रात्रौ यान्ति यथागृहम् ॥१६॥

16. draupadyuvāca ,
yadidaṁ nartanāgāraṁ matsyarājena kāritam ,
divātra kanyā nṛtyanti rātrau yānti yathāgṛham.

16. draupadī uvāca yat idam nartanāgāram matsyarājena
kāritam divā atra kanyāḥ nṛtyanti rātrau yānti yathāgṛham

16. Draupadī said: "This dancing hall, which was built by the Matsya king—girls dance here during the day, and at night they return to their respective homes."

Words meanings summery:

• द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• इदम् (idam) - this

• नर्तनागारम् (nartanāgāram) - dancing hall, theatre

• मत्स्यराजेन (matsyarājena) - by the Matsya king

• कारितम् (kāritam) - caused to be made, built, done

• दिवा (divā) - by day, during the day

• अत्र (atra) - in this dancing hall (here, in this place)

• कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - girls, maidens

• नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance

• रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go

• यथागृहम् (yathāgṛham) - to their respective homes, each to their home

Words meanings and morphology

द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of draupadī

draupadī - Draupadi (daughter of Drupada)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that

Note: Refers to `nartanāgāram`.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to `nartanāgāram`.

नर्तनागारम् (nartanāgāram) - dancing hall, theatre

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nartanāgāra

nartanāgāra - dancing hall, theatre

Compound of `nartana` (dancing) and `āgāra` (house, hall).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nartana+āgāra)

• nartana – dancing, acting
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  derived from root `nṛt`
  Root: nṛt (class 4)
• āgāra – house, dwelling, hall
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative for `yat idam`.

मत्स्यराजेन (matsyarājena) - by the Matsya king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of matsyarāja

matsyarāja - king of the Matsyas, the Matsya king

Tatpurusha compound: `matsya` (fish, name of a country/people) + `rāja` (king).

Compound type : tatpurusha (matsya+rāja)

• matsya – fish, a Matsya (person from Matsya kingdom)
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Agent of the passive verb `kāritam`.

कारितम् (kāritam) - caused to be made, built, done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārita

kārita - caused to be done, made, built

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Derived from the causative of root `kṛ`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दिवा (divā) - by day, during the day

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

अत्र (atra) - in this dancing hall (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - girls, maidens

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kanyā

kanyā - girl, maiden, daughter

Note: Subject of `nṛtyanti`.

नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nṛt

Present tense, 3rd person plural.

Root: nṛt (class 4)

रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

Locative singular ending.

Note: Adverbial usage.

यान्ति (yānti) - they go

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present tense, 3rd person plural.

Root: yā (class 2)

यथागृहम् (yathāgṛham) - to their respective homes, each to their home

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound, `yathā` (according to) + `gṛham` (house).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+gṛha)

• yathā – according to, as, just as
  indeclinable
• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions as an adverb of direction.