महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-142, verse-24

कौतूहलात्तु तं लब्ध्वा बालिश्यादाचरं तदा ।
कन्या सती देवमर्कमासादयमहं ततः ॥२४॥

24. kautūhalāttu taṁ labdhvā bāliśyādācaraṁ tadā ,
kanyā satī devamarkamāsādayamahaṁ tataḥ.

24. kautūhalāt tu tam labdhvā bāliśyāt ācaram tadā
kanyā satī devam arkam āsādayam aham tataḥ

24. tu tadā aham kautūhalāt bāliśyāt tam labdhvā ācaram.
tataḥ kanyā satī devam arkam āsādayam

24. Indeed, out of curiosity (kautūhala) and childishness, having received that (mantra), I then put it into practice. As a maiden, I subsequently invoked the sun god (arka).

Words meanings summery:

• कौतूहलात् (kautūhalāt) - from curiosity, out of curiosity (kautūhala)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तम् (tam) - that (mantra/boon)

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having received

• बालिश्यात् (bāliśyāt) - from childishness, due to foolishness

• आचरम् (ācaram) - I performed, I practiced, I made use of

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• कन्या (kanyā) - a maiden, a virgin

• सती (satī) - being, existing (feminine)

• देवम् (devam) - the god

• अर्कम् (arkam) - the sun, the sun god (arka)

• आसादयम् (āsādayam) - I approached, I caused to descend, I invoked

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

Words meanings and morphology

कौतूहलात् (kautūhalāt) - from curiosity, out of curiosity (kautūhala)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, interest

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that (mantra/boon)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having received

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root: labh (class 1)

बालिश्यात् (bāliśyāt) - from childishness, due to foolishness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bāliśya

bāliśya - childishness, folly, ignorance

आचरम् (ācaram) - I performed, I practiced, I made use of

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ācar

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

कन्या (kanyā) - a maiden, a virgin

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - girl, maiden, virgin

सती (satī) - being, existing (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Root: as (class 2)

देवम् (devam) - the god

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

अर्कम् (arkam) - the sun, the sun god (arka)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, sun god, ray, light

Root: arc (class 1)

आसादयम् (āsādayam) - I approached, I caused to descend, I invoked

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of āsāday

Causative stem of 'ā-sad'

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

(indeclinable)