महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-15, verse-20

एवमुक्त्वा तु तां देवीं विसृज्य च वराननाम् ।
विमाने योजयित्वा स ऋषीन्नियममास्थितान् ॥२०॥

20. evamuktvā tu tāṁ devīṁ visṛjya ca varānanām ,
vimāne yojayitvā sa ṛṣīnniyamamāsthitān.

20. evam uktvā tu tām devīm visṛjya ca varānanām
vimāne yojayitvā saḥ ṛṣīn niyamam āsthitān

20. Having spoken thus, and having dismissed that fair-faced goddess, he then harnessed the sages, who were firm in their observances, to his celestial conveyance.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (referring to his preceding speech) (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (to Śacī) (having spoken, having said)

• तु (tu) - indeed, then (introducing the next action) (but, indeed, however)

• ताम् (tām) - that (goddess, Śacī) (her, that)

• देवीम् (devīm) - goddess (Śacī) (goddess)

• विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having dismissed (Śacī) (having dismissed, having released, having sent away)

• च (ca) - and

• वराननाम् (varānanām) - fair-faced (referring to Śacī) (fair-faced, beautiful-faced)

• विमाने (vimāne) - for his celestial conveyance (as the purpose or object of harnessing) (in the celestial car, in the aerial car, as a conveyance)

• योजयित्वा (yojayitvā) - having harnessed, having employed (the sages) (having yoked, having harnessed, having employed)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Nahusha) (he, that)

• ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - the sages (the specific sages he forced to carry him) (sages)

• नियमम् (niyamam) - observance, vow (observance, discipline, vow, restraint)

• आस्थितान् (āsthitān) - firm in (their) observances (established in, standing in, firm in, resorting to)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (referring to his preceding speech) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'uktvā'.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (to Śacī) (having spoken, having said)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Denotes an action completed before the main verb.

तु (tu) - indeed, then (introducing the next action) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis or transition.

ताम् (tām) - that (goddess, Śacī) (her, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Object of 'visṛjya'.

देवीम् (devīm) - goddess (Śacī) (goddess)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine woman

Note: Object of 'visṛjya', qualified by 'tām' and 'varānanām'.

विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having dismissed (Śacī) (having dismissed, having released, having sent away)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with prefix 'vi-' and suffix '-ya' (for prefixed verbs).

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Denotes an action completed before the main verb.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjoins 'uktvā' and 'visṛjya'.

वराननाम् (varānanām) - fair-faced (referring to Śacī) (fair-faced, beautiful-faced)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of varānanā

varānanā - a woman with a beautiful face

From 'vara' (excellent) + 'ānanā' (face).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+ānana)

• vara – excellent, best, boon, choice
  adjective
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā

Note: Adjective modifying 'devīm'.

विमाने (vimāne) - for his celestial conveyance (as the purpose or object of harnessing) (in the celestial car, in the aerial car, as a conveyance)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vimāna

vimāna - celestial car, aerial vehicle, measure, palace

From 'vi-' + root 'mā' (to measure).

Prefix: vi

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Indicates the context or purpose for 'yojayitvā'.

योजयित्वा (yojayitvā) - having harnessed, having employed (the sages) (having yoked, having harnessed, having employed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund) of the Causative

Formed from causative stem 'yojaya-' + suffix '-itvā'.

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Denotes an action completed before the main implicit verb of the sentence.

सः (saḥ) - he (Nahusha) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Masculine nominative singular.

Note: Subject of the implied main verb.

ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - the sages (the specific sages he forced to carry him) (sages)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer

Note: Object of 'yojayitvā'.

नियमम् (niyamam) - observance, vow (observance, discipline, vow, restraint)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - self-restraint, religious observance, vow, rule

From 'ni-' + root 'yam' (to restrain).

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Used as the object of the participle 'āsthitān'.

आस्थितान् (āsthitān) - firm in (their) observances (established in, standing in, firm in, resorting to)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ā-sthita

sthā - to stand, to remain, to be

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix 'ā-' and root 'sthā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modified by 'niyamam'.