महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-47, verse-36

दिव्या मनोरमाः पुण्याः कथाः शुश्राव सा तदा ।
अतीता सा त्वनावृष्टिर्घोरा द्वादशवार्षिकी ॥३६॥

36. divyā manoramāḥ puṇyāḥ kathāḥ śuśrāva sā tadā ,
atītā sā tvanāvṛṣṭirghorā dvādaśavārṣikī.

36. divyāḥ manoramāḥ puṇyāḥ kathāḥ śuśrāva sā tadā
atītā sā tu anāvṛṣṭiḥ ghorā dvādaśavārṣikī

36. She then listened to divine, delightful, and sacred stories. That terrible twelve-year drought had (already) passed.

Words meanings summery:

• दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine, celestial, heavenly

• मनोरमाः (manoramāḥ) - delightful, pleasing, charming, beautiful

• पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - sacred, holy, virtuous, auspicious

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, narratives

• शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अतीता (atītā) - passed, gone, elapsed

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• अनावृष्टिः (anāvṛṣṭiḥ) - drought, want of rain

• घोरा (ghorā) - terrible, dreadful, fierce, awful

• द्वादशवार्षिकी (dvādaśavārṣikī) - twelve-year, lasting for twelve years

Words meanings and morphology

दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine, celestial, heavenly

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural

Derived from 'div' (heaven).

Root: div

मनोरमाः (manoramāḥ) - delightful, pleasing, charming, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of manorama

manorama - delightful, pleasing, charming, beautiful, captivating

From 'manas' (mind) and 'rama' (to please/delight).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+rama)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
• rama – pleasing, delighting
  adjective
  From root 'ram' (to play, to delight).
  Root: ram (class 1)

पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - sacred, holy, virtuous, auspicious

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, virtuous, auspicious, meritorious

From root 'puṇ' (to be pure).

Root: puṇ

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, narratives

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

From root 'kath' (to tell, relate).

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Direct object of 'heard'.

शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaipada.

Root: śru (class 5)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Feminine nominative singular of 'tad'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable derived from 'tad' (that).

अतीता (atītā) - passed, gone, elapsed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atīta

atīta - passed, gone, elapsed, past

Past Passive Participle

Feminine nominative singular. From 'ati-i' (to pass over).

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'anāvṛṣṭiḥ'.

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Feminine nominative singular of 'tad'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अनावृष्टिः (anāvṛṣṭiḥ) - drought, want of rain

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anāvṛṣṭi

anāvṛṣṭi - drought, want of rain, lack of showers

Compound of 'an' (not) + 'āvṛṣṭi' (rain).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+āvṛṣṭi)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• āvṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ā-vṛṣ' (to rain upon).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'atītā'.

घोरा (ghorā) - terrible, dreadful, fierce, awful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, awful, fearful

From root 'ghur' (to be terrible).

Root: ghur

Note: Qualifies 'anāvṛṣṭiḥ'.

द्वादशवार्षिकी (dvādaśavārṣikī) - twelve-year, lasting for twelve years

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvādaśavārṣika

dvādaśavārṣika - twelve-year, lasting for twelve years

Compound of 'dvādaśa' (twelve) + 'vārṣika' (annual, yearly). Feminine form with 'ī' ending.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvādaśa+vārṣika)

• dvādaśa – twelve
  numeral
• vārṣika – yearly, annual
  adjective
  From 'varṣa' (year) + 'ika' (suffix).

Note: Qualifies 'anāvṛṣṭiḥ'.