महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-41, verse-15

हतवीरा यथा नारी साभवद्दुःखिता भृशम् ।
ब्रूहि किं करवाणीति प्रोवाच मुनिसत्तमम् ॥१५॥

15. hatavīrā yathā nārī sābhavadduḥkhitā bhṛśam ,
brūhi kiṁ karavāṇīti provāca munisattamam.

15. hatavīrā yathā nārī sā abhavat duḥkhitā bhṛśam
brūhi kim karavāṇi iti provāca munisattamam

15. sā hatavīrā nārī yathā,
bhṛśam duḥkhitā abhavat.
brūhi kim karavāṇi iti munisattamam provāca.

15. Like a woman whose valiant ones have been slain, she became exceedingly distressed. She then said to the most excellent sage, "Tell me, what should I do?"

Words meanings summery:

• हतवीरा (hatavīrā) - having heroes slain, whose husband/men are killed

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• नारी (nārī) - woman, female

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• दुःखिता (duḥkhitā) - distressed, sorrowful, unhappy

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• किम् (kim) - what?

• करवाणि (karavāṇi) - should I do, may I do

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech)

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, said

• मुनिसत्तमम् (munisattamam) - to the best of sages, most excellent sage

Words meanings and morphology

हतवीरा (hatavīrā) - having heroes slain, whose husband/men are killed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hatavīra

hatavīra - whose heroes are slain; whose husband is killed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+vīra)

• hata – slain, killed, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'han' (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)
• vīra – hero, warrior, valiant man; husband
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

नारी (nārī) - woman, female

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, female

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

दुःखिता (duḥkhitā) - distressed, sorrowful, unhappy

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duḥkhita

duḥkhita - distressed, sorrowful, unhappy, pained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'duḥkha' (suffering) and suffix -ita (or root 'duḥkhī' to suffer).

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

(indeclinable)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, who?, which?, whether

करवाणि (karavāṇi) - should I do, may I do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech)

(indeclinable)

प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of pravac

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

मुनिसत्तमम् (munisattamam) - to the best of sages, most excellent sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - best of sages, most excellent ascetic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)