महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-100, verse-22

ऋतुकाले ततो ज्येष्ठां वधूं तस्मै न्ययोजयत् ।
सा तु रूपं च गन्धं च महर्षेः प्रविचिन्त्य तम् ।
नाकरोद्वचनं देव्या भयात्सुरसुतोपमा ॥२२॥

22. ṛtukāle tato jyeṣṭhāṁ vadhūṁ tasmai nyayojayat ,
sā tu rūpaṁ ca gandhaṁ ca maharṣeḥ pravicintya tam ,
nākarodvacanaṁ devyā bhayātsurasutopamā.

22. ṛtukāle tataḥ jyeṣṭhām vadhūm tasmai
nyayojayat sā tu rūpam ca gandham
ca maharṣeḥ pravicintya tam na akarot
vacanam devyāḥ bhayāt surasutopamā

22. Then, at the proper season, (Kuntī) directed her chief co-wife (Mādraī) towards him (the great sage, for the purpose of progeny). But that lady, comparable to a daughter of the gods, having deeply contemplated the great sage's form and aura, did not obey the queen's (Kuntī's) command, out of fear.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋतुकाले (ṛtukāle) - at the proper time, in the season of conception

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• ज्येष्ठाम् (jyeṣṭhām) - chief (co-wife) (elder, chief, eldest)

• वधूम् (vadhūm) - wife (Mādraī) (bride, wife, young woman)

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to the great sage (to him, for him)

• न्ययोजयत् (nyayojayat) - directed, engaged, appointed

• सा (sā) - she (Mādraī) (she, that (feminine))

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

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, beauty

• च (ca) - and, also

• गन्धम् (gandham) - smell, odor, fragrance, aura

• च (ca) - and, also

• महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

• प्रविचिन्त्य (pravicintya) - having deeply considered, having reflected

• तम् (tam) - that (form and aura of the sage) (that)

• न (na) - not

• अकरोत् (akarot) - (did not) obey (did, made)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, command, speech

• देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the queen (Kuntī) (of the queen)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

• सुरसुतोपमा (surasutopamā) - comparable to a daughter of a god, goddess-like

Words meanings and morphology

ऋतुकाले (ṛtukāle) - at the proper time, in the season of conception

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ṛtukāla

ṛtukāla - proper season, season for conception

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛtu+kāla)

• ṛtu – season, proper time
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

ज्येष्ठाम् (jyeṣṭhām) - chief (co-wife) (elder, chief, eldest)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jyeṣṭhā

jyeṣṭhā - eldest, chief, best

वधूम् (vadhūm) - wife (Mādraī) (bride, wife, young woman)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vadhū

vadhū - bride, wife, young woman

तस्मै (tasmai) - to the great sage (to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

न्ययोजयत् (nyayojayat) - directed, engaged, appointed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of yuj

Causal of root yuj (yojayati)

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

सा (sā) - she (Mādraī) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

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

(indeclinable)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, beauty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, beauty, shape

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गन्धम् (gandham) - smell, odor, fragrance, aura

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gandha

gandha - smell, odor, fragrance, slight trace, aura, spiritual presence

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

प्रविचिन्त्य (pravicintya) - having deeply considered, having reflected

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from pra-vi-√cit (to think, consider)

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: cit (class 10)

तम् (tam) - that (form and aura of the sage) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अकरोत् (akarot) - (did not) obey (did, made)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, command, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, command, saying

देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the queen (Kuntī) (of the queen)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

सुरसुतोपमा (surasutopamā) - comparable to a daughter of a god, goddess-like

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of surasutopamā

surasutopamā - resembling a daughter of gods

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sura+sutā+upamā)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• sutā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
• upamā – comparison, resemblance, simile
  noun (feminine)

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