महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-174, verse-16

तस्योपविष्टस्य ततो विश्रान्तस्योपशृण्वतः ।
पुनरेव कथां चक्रुः कन्यां प्रति वनौकसः ॥१६॥

16. tasyopaviṣṭasya tato viśrāntasyopaśṛṇvataḥ ,
punareva kathāṁ cakruḥ kanyāṁ prati vanaukasaḥ.

16. tasya upaviṣṭasya tataḥ viśrāntasya upaśṛṇvataḥ
punaḥ eva kathām cakruḥ kanyām prati vanaukasaḥ

16. tataḥ tasya upaviṣṭasya viśrāntasya upaśṛṇvataḥ
vanaukasaḥ kanyām prati punaḥ eva kathām cakruḥ

16. Then, as he sat down, rested, and listened, the forest dwellers (vanaukasaḥ) again recounted the story concerning the maiden.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, to him, his

• उपविष्टस्य (upaviṣṭasya) - of him, having sat down (of one who has sat down, of the seated one)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• विश्रान्तस्य (viśrāntasya) - of him, having rested (of one who has rested, of the refreshed one)

• उपशृण्वतः (upaśṛṇvataḥ) - of him, listening attentively (of one who is listening attentively)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back, moreover

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they recounted (the story) (they did, they made, they performed)

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, daughter, girl

• प्रति (prati) - concerning, regarding (towards, regarding, concerning, in return)

• वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest dwellers, hermits

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, to him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, his

Note: Refers to the king.

उपविष्टस्य (upaviṣṭasya) - of him, having sat down (of one who has sat down, of the seated one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sat down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'viś' (to enter) with the prefix 'upa' (near) and past passive participle suffix 'kta'.

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

विश्रान्तस्य (viśrāntasya) - of him, having rested (of one who has rested, of the refreshed one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viśrānta

viśrānta - rested, refreshed, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'śram' (to be weary) with the prefix 'vi' (away, apart) and past passive participle suffix 'kta'.

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 1)

उपशृण्वतः (upaśṛṇvataḥ) - of him, listening attentively (of one who is listening attentively)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of upaśṛṇvat

upaśṛṇvat - listening attentively, hearing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'śru' (to hear) with the prefix 'upa' (near, attentively) and present active participle suffix 'śatṛ'.

Prefix: upa

Root: śru (class 5)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, speech

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they recounted (the story) (they did, they made, they performed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, daughter, girl

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter, virgin

प्रति (prati) - concerning, regarding (towards, regarding, concerning, in return)

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the accusative case ('kanyām').

वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest dwellers, hermits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanaukas

vanaukas - forest-dweller, hermit, inhabitant of a forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+okas)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• okas – dwelling, abode, home
  noun (neuter)