महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-170, verse-9

तथाश्रौषं महाबाहो तिस्रः कन्याः स्वयंवरे ।
रूपेणाप्रतिमाः सर्वाः काशिराजसुतास्तदा ।
अम्बा चैवाम्बिका चैव तथैवाम्बालिकापरा ॥९॥

9. tathāśrauṣaṁ mahābāho tisraḥ kanyāḥ svayaṁvare ,
rūpeṇāpratimāḥ sarvāḥ kāśirājasutāstadā ,
ambā caivāmbikā caiva tathaivāmbālikāparā.

9. tathā aśrauṣam mahābāho tisraḥ kanyāḥ
svayaṃvare rūpeṇa apratimāḥ sarvāḥ
kāśirājasutāḥ tadā Ambā ca eva
Ambikā ca eva tathā eva Ambālikā aparā

9. mahābāho tathā aśrauṣam tadā tisraḥ
kāśirājasutāḥ kanyāḥ svayaṃvare
sarvāḥ rūpeṇa apratimāḥ Ambā ca eva
Ambikā ca eva tathā eva aparā Ambālikā

9. O mighty-armed one, I heard about three daughters of the King of Kashi who were holding a self-choice ceremony (svayaṃvara). All of them were of unrivaled beauty. They were Ambā, Ambikā, and the other, Ambālikā.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three

• कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - maidens, daughters

• स्वयंवरे (svayaṁvare) - at the self-choice ceremony

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by beauty, in form

• अप्रतिमाः (apratimāḥ) - unrivaled, incomparable

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, entire

• काशिराजसुताः (kāśirājasutāḥ) - daughters of the King of Kashi

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अम्बा (ambā) - Ambā (a proper name)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

• अम्बिका (ambikā) - Ambikā (a proper name)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

• अम्बालिका (ambālikā) - Ambālikā (a proper name)

• अपरा (aparā) - other, another

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with great arms, mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three

(numeral)

कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - maidens, daughters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

स्वयंवरे (svayaṁvare) - at the self-choice ceremony

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svayaṃvara

svayaṁvara - self-choice ceremony, a ceremony where a princess chooses her husband from an assembly of suitors

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+vara)

• svayam – self, by oneself
  indeclinable
• vara – choice, choosing, bridegroom, boon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by beauty, in form

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance

अप्रतिमाः (apratimāḥ) - unrivaled, incomparable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of apratima

apratima - without an equal, unrivaled, incomparable

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratima)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• pratima – equal, image, likeness
  noun (masculine)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

काशिराजसुताः (kāśirājasutāḥ) - daughters of the King of Kashi

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kāśirājasutā

kāśirājasutā - daughter of the King of Kashi

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāśi+rāja+sutā)

• kāśi – Kashi (name of a city/kingdom)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)
• sutā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sū (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अम्बा (ambā) - Ambā (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Ambā

Ambā - Ambā (proper name)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

(indeclinable)

अम्बिका (ambikā) - Ambikā (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Ambikā

Ambikā - Ambikā (proper name)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

(indeclinable)

अम्बालिका (ambālikā) - Ambālikā (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Ambālikā

Ambālikā - Ambālikā (proper name)

अपरा (aparā) - other, another

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent