महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-187, verse-36

एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्काशिकन्यां न्यवर्तत ।
माता मम महाभागा स्मयमानेव भामिनी ॥३६॥

36. evamuktvā tato rājankāśikanyāṁ nyavartata ,
mātā mama mahābhāgā smayamāneva bhāminī.

36. evam uktvā tataḥ rājan kāśikanyām nyavartata
mātā mama mahābhāgā smayamānā iva bhāminī

36. rājan,
evam uktvā,
tataḥ,
mama mahābhāgā smayamānā iva bhāminī mātā kāśikanyām nyavartata

36. Having spoken thus, O King, my illustrious mother, a beautiful woman, as if smiling, then turned back to the daughter of Kashi.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

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

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• काशिकन्याम् (kāśikanyām) - to the daughter of Kashi

• न्यवर्तत (nyavartata) - turned back (returned, turned back)

• माता (mātā) - mother

• मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

• महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - illustrious (highly fortunate, illustrious, noble)

• स्मयमाना (smayamānā) - smiling (smiling, laughing gently)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

• भामिनी (bhāminī) - beautiful woman (a beautiful woman, a passionate woman)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak) with suffix '-tvā'

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

काशिकन्याम् (kāśikanyām) - to the daughter of Kashi

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāśikanyā

kāśikanyā - daughter of Kashi

Compound of 'kāśī' (Kashi) and 'kanyā' (daughter)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kāśī+kanyā)

• kāśī – Kashi (name of a city)
  proper noun (feminine)
• kanyā – daughter, maiden, girl
  noun (feminine)

न्यवर्तत (nyavartata) - turned back (returned, turned back)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of nī-vṛt

Root 'vṛt' with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - illustrious (highly fortunate, illustrious, noble)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble, great-souled

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'bhāga' (fortune, share)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
  From 'mahat' (great)
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhaj' (to divide, share)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'mātā'.

स्मयमाना (smayamānā) - smiling (smiling, laughing gently)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smayamāna

smayamāna - smiling, laughing gently

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root 'smi' (to smile) with suffix '-māna'

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Present participle modifying 'mātā'.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

भामिनी (bhāminī) - beautiful woman (a beautiful woman, a passionate woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāminī

bhāminī - a beautiful woman, a passionate woman, an angry woman (due to shining)

Derived from root 'bhā' (to shine)

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Appositive for 'mātā'.