महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-13, verse-2

एवमुक्ता तु सा देवी नहुषेण पतिव्रता ।
प्रावेपत भयोद्विग्ना प्रवाते कदली यथा ॥२॥

2. evamuktā tu sā devī nahuṣeṇa pativratā ,
prāvepata bhayodvignā pravāte kadalī yathā.

2. evam uktā tu sā devī nahuṣeṇa pativratā pra
avepata bhaya udvignā pravāte kadalī yathā

2. But that goddess, who was devoted to her husband (pativratā), having been addressed thus by Nahuṣa, trembled violently, agitated by fear, just like a banana plant in a strong wind.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, said, addressed (feminine)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• देवी (devī) - goddess, divine lady

• नहुषेण (nahuṣeṇa) - by Nahuṣa

• पतिव्रता (pativratā) - devoted to her husband, chaste wife

• प्र (pra) - forth, forward, greatly, very

• अवेपत (avepata) - trembled, shook

• भय (bhaya) - fear, dread

• उद्विग्ना (udvignā) - agitated, distressed, alarmed (feminine)

• प्रवाते (pravāte) - in a strong wind, in a gale

• कदली (kadalī) - banana plant

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, said, addressed (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

देवी (devī) - goddess, divine lady

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, divine woman

Root: div (class 4)

नहुषेण (nahuṣeṇa) - by Nahuṣa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Nahuṣa (a mythical king who usurped Indra's throne)

पतिव्रता (pativratā) - devoted to her husband, chaste wife

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pativratā

pativratā - devoted to one's husband, chaste wife

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pati+vratā)

• pati – husband, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
• vratā – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (feminine)

प्र (pra) - forth, forward, greatly, very

(indeclinable)

अवेपत (avepata) - trembled, shook

(verb)

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

Root: vep (class 1)

Note: Conjugated with prefix pra.

भय (bhaya) - fear, dread

(noun)

neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Part of a compound 'bhayodvignā'

उद्विग्ना (udvignā) - agitated, distressed, alarmed (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udvigna

udvigna - agitated, distressed, alarmed, perturbed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vij (to tremble, to fear) with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: vij (class 6)

Note: The compound 'bhayodvignā' means 'agitated by fear'.

प्रवाते (pravāte) - in a strong wind, in a gale

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pravāta

pravāta - strong wind, gale, draught

Compound type : tatpurusha (pra+vāta)

• pra – forth, forward, very, strong
  indeclinable
  Prefix: pra
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)

कदली (kadalī) - banana plant

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kadalī

kadalī - banana plant, plantain

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)