महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-2

तमब्रवीद्राजपुत्री समुपेत्य नरर्षभम् ।
प्रणयं भावयन्ती स्म सखीमध्य इदं वचः ॥२॥

2. tamabravīdrājaputrī samupetya nararṣabham ,
praṇayaṁ bhāvayantī sma sakhīmadhya idaṁ vacaḥ.

2. tam abravīt rājaputrī samupetya nararṣabham
praṇayam bhāvayantī sma sakhīmadhye idam vacaḥ

2. The princess, having approached that best of men (Arjuna), spoke these words to him, showing affection amidst her female companions.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Arjuna (him, that one (masculine))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she said, she spoke

• राजपुत्री (rājaputrī) - Uttarā, daughter of King Virāṭa (princess, daughter of a king)

• समुपेत्य (samupetya) - having approached, having come near

• नरर्षभम् (nararṣabham) - Arjuna (best of men, chief of men)

• प्रणयम् (praṇayam) - affection, friendliness, love

• भावयन्ती (bhāvayantī) - showing, expressing, feeling

• स्म (sma) - indicates past tense (particle indicating past tense with present tense verbs, or emphasis)

• सखीमध्ये (sakhīmadhye) - in the midst of female friends, among female companions

• इदम् (idam) - this, these

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, utterance

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Arjuna (him, that one (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'abravīt'

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she said, she spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, imperfect, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)

राजपुत्री (rājaputrī) - Uttarā, daughter of King Virāṭa (princess, daughter of a king)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājaputrī

rājaputrī - princess, king's daughter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putrī)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putrī – daughter
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'

समुपेत्य (samupetya) - having approached, having come near

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) with prefix

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefixes 'sam' and 'upa', and suffix '-ya'

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: i (class 2)

नरर्षभम् (nararṣabham) - Arjuna (best of men, chief of men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - best of men, chief of men, eminent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'samupetya' (referring to Arjuna)

प्रणयम् (praṇayam) - affection, friendliness, love

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praṇaya

praṇaya - affection, love, friendship, trust

Prefix: pra

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Object of 'bhāvayantī'

भावयन्ती (bhāvayantī) - showing, expressing, feeling

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvayat

bhāvayat - causing to be, showing, manifesting, contemplating

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be) in causative stem 'bhāvaya', with suffix '-ant'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rājaputrī'

स्म (sma) - indicates past tense (particle indicating past tense with present tense verbs, or emphasis)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'abravīt' (already past, so for emphasis or simply a stylistic particle).

सखीमध्ये (sakhīmadhye) - in the midst of female friends, among female companions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sakhīmadhya

sakhīmadhya - midst of female friends

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sakhī+madhya)

• sakhī – female friend, companion
  noun (feminine)
• madhya – middle, midst, center
  noun (neuter)

इदम् (idam) - this, these

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, utterance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'