महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-176, verse-25

रुरोद सा शोकवती बाष्पव्याकुललोचना ।
प्रपेदे शरणं चैव शरण्यं भृगुनन्दनम् ॥२५॥

25. ruroda sā śokavatī bāṣpavyākulalocanā ,
prapede śaraṇaṁ caiva śaraṇyaṁ bhṛgunandanam.

25. ruroda sā śokavatī bāṣpavyākulalocanā
prapede śaraṇaṃ ca eva śaraṇyaṃ bhṛgunandanam

25. sā śokavatī bāṣpavyākulalocanā ruroda ca
eva śaraṇyaṃ bhṛgunandanam śaraṇaṃ prapede

25. She wept, sorrowful and with eyes distressed by tears. And indeed, she resorted to the son of Bhṛgu (Paraśurāma), who was worthy of refuge.

Words meanings summery:

• रुरोद (ruroda) - wept, cried

• सा (sā) - referring to Ambā (she)

• शोकवती (śokavatī) - sorrowful, full of grief, distressed

• बाष्पव्याकुललोचना (bāṣpavyākulalocanā) - with eyes distressed by tears, having tear-filled and agitated eyes

• प्रपेदे (prapede) - resorted to, sought refuge, approached

• शरणं (śaraṇaṁ) - refuge, shelter, protection

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

• शरण्यं (śaraṇyaṁ) - worthy of refuge, affording protection, a protector

• भृगुनन्दनम् (bhṛgunandanam) - Refers to Paraśurāma. (the son of Bhṛgu)

Words meanings and morphology

रुरोद (ruroda) - wept, cried

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of rud

Reduplicated Perfect

From root rud (class 2, Parasmaipada), third person singular.

Root: rud (class 2)

सा (sā) - referring to Ambā (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Third person feminine singular demonstrative pronoun.

शोकवती (śokavatī) - sorrowful, full of grief, distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śokavat

śokavat - sorrowful, distressed, full of grief

Possessive suffix -vat/mat.

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sā'.

बाष्पव्याकुललोचना (bāṣpavyākulalocanā) - with eyes distressed by tears, having tear-filled and agitated eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bāṣpavyākulalocana

bāṣpavyākulalocana - having eyes distressed by tears

Bahuvrīhi compound: (bāṣpa) (vyākula) (locana) - 'having eyes (locana) agitated (vyākula) by tears (bāṣpa)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāṣpa+vyākula+locana)

• bāṣpa – tears, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• vyākula – distressed, agitated, confused, perturbed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kul' with prefixes 'vi' and 'ā'.
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: kul (class 1)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From root loc (to see).
  Root: loc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sā'.

प्रपेदे (prapede) - resorted to, sought refuge, approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of pad

Reduplicated Perfect (Ātmanepada)

From root pad (class 4, Ātmanepada) with upasarga pra-, third person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

शरणं (śaraṇaṁ) - refuge, shelter, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection; protector

From root śṛ (to crush, break) with suffix -ana, meaning 'a means of refuge'.

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of 'prapede'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Conjunction particle.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

शरण्यं (śaraṇyaṁ) - worthy of refuge, affording protection, a protector

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaraṇya

śaraṇya - worthy of refuge, affording protection, to be resorted to

Gerundive

From root śṛ (to crush, break) with suffix -ṇya.

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'bhṛgunandanam'.

भृगुनन्दनम् (bhṛgunandanam) - Refers to Paraśurāma. (the son of Bhṛgu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhṛgunandana

bhṛgunandana - son of Bhṛgu

Tatpurusha compound: (Bhṛgu) (nandana) - 'son of Bhṛgu'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhṛgu+nandana)

• bhṛgu – name of a sage, ancestor of Paraśurāma
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delight
  noun (masculine)
  From root nand (to rejoice).
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prapede'.