महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-34, verse-11

अथैनमुपसंगम्य स्त्रीमध्यात्सा तपस्विनी ।
व्रीडमानेव शनकैरिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥११॥

11. athainamupasaṁgamya strīmadhyātsā tapasvinī ,
vrīḍamāneva śanakairidaṁ vacanamabravīt.

11. atha enam upasaṅgamya strīmadhyāt sā tapasvinī
vrīḍamānā iva śanakaiḥ idam vacanam abravīt

11. Then, that ascetic woman, having approached him from amidst the women, slowly spoke these words as if feeling shy.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• एनम् (enam) - him, this (masculine)

• उपसङ्गम्य (upasaṅgamya) - having approached, after approaching

• स्त्रीमध्यात् (strīmadhyāt) - from the midst of women, from a group of women

• सा (sā) - she, that

• तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - ascetic woman, female renunciate

• व्रीडमाना (vrīḍamānā) - feeling shy, embarrassed, blushing

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him, this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this person/thing

उपसङ्गम्य (upasaṅgamya) - having approached, after approaching

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Gerund formed with -ya suffix after prefixes.

Prefixes: upa+sam

Root: gam (class 1)

स्त्रीमध्यात् (strīmadhyāt) - from the midst of women, from a group of women

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of strīmadhya

strīmadhya - midst of women, group of women

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+madhya)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• madhya – middle, midst, center
  noun (neuter)

Note: Formed from strīmadhya + ablative ending. Although strī is feminine, the compound 'strīmadhya' is typically neuter.

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - ascetic woman, female renunciate

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, recluse, one who performs austerities

Derived from tapas (austerity) + -vin suffix

Note: Feminine form of tapasvin.

व्रीडमाना (vrīḍamānā) - feeling shy, embarrassed, blushing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vrīḍamāna

vrīḍamāna - being shy, feeling ashamed

present active participle (ātmanepada)

Present participle of √vrīḍ (to be shy) with śānac suffix.

Root: vrīḍ (class 1)

Note: Participle modifying tapasvinī.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of instrumental plural.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this person/thing

Note: Refers to vacanam.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

Derived from √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of abravīt.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Root: bru (class 2)