महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-172, verse-4

तामब्रवीच्छाल्वपतिः स्मयन्निव विशां पते ।
त्वयान्यपूर्वया नाहं भार्यार्थी वरवर्णिनि ॥४॥

4. tāmabravīcchālvapatiḥ smayanniva viśāṁ pate ,
tvayānyapūrvayā nāhaṁ bhāryārthī varavarṇini.

4. tām abravīt śālvapatiḥ smayan iva viśām pate |
tvayā anyapūrvayā na aham bhāryārthī varavarṇini

4. śālvapatiḥ smayan iva viśām pate tām abravīt
varavarṇini tvayā anyapūrvayā aham bhāryārthī na (asmi)

4. The lord of Śālva (śālvapati) said to her, as if smiling, 'O lord of the people (viśāmpate)! O lady of beautiful complexion (varavarṇini), I am not seeking a wife in you, who have previously been betrothed to another.'

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her (her, that (accusative feminine))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he/she spoke)

• शाल्वपतिः (śālvapatiḥ) - the lord of Śālva (śālvapati) (the lord of Śālva)

• स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling (as if) (smiling, laughing)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people (of the people, of the subjects)

• पते (pate) - O lord (O lord, O master)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• अन्यपूर्वया (anyapūrvayā) - by you who have previously been betrothed to another (by one who has another first, by one whose husband is another)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• भार्यार्थी (bhāryārthī) - seeking a wife (desirous of a wife, seeking a wife)

• वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O lady of beautiful complexion (varavarṇini) (O fair-complexioned one, O beautiful woman)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her (her, that (accusative feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he/she spoke)

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Third person singular, Imperfect Active Indicative

Root: brū (class 2)

शाल्वपतिः (śālvapatiḥ) - the lord of Śālva (śālvapati) (the lord of Śālva)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śālvapati

śālvapati - lord of Śālva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śālva+pati)

• śālva – name of a kingdom/people
  proper noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling (as if) (smiling, laughing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smayat

smayat - smiling, laughing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root smi (to smile)

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śālvapatiḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people (of the people, of the subjects)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, community, subject

Note: Forms part of the vocative compound 'viśāmpate'.

पते (pate) - O lord (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

Note: Part of vocative compound 'viśāmpate'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used as the agent of the implicit passive idea ('you who have been betrothed').

अन्यपूर्वया (anyapūrvayā) - by you who have previously been betrothed to another (by one who has another first, by one whose husband is another)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anyapūrvā

anyapūrvā - having a former husband, previously engaged/married

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anya+pūrvā)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• pūrvā – prior, former, first
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'tvayā'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

भार्यार्थी (bhāryārthī) - seeking a wife (desirous of a wife, seeking a wife)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāryārthin

bhāryārthin - desirous of a wife, seeking a wife

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāryā+arthin)

• bhāryā – wife
  noun (feminine)
• arthin – desirous, seeking
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'aham'.

वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O lady of beautiful complexion (varavarṇini) (O fair-complexioned one, O beautiful woman)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of varavarṇinī

varavarṇinī - fair-complexioned, beautiful woman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+varṇinī)

• vara – excellent, best, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
• varṇinī – possessing color/complexion
  noun (feminine)

Note: Epithet for Ambā.