महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-113, verse-14
अनावृता हि सर्वेषां वर्णानामङ्गना भुवि ।
यथा गावः स्थितास्तात स्वे स्वे वर्णे तथा प्रजाः ॥१४॥
यथा गावः स्थितास्तात स्वे स्वे वर्णे तथा प्रजाः ॥१४॥
14. anāvṛtā hi sarveṣāṁ varṇānāmaṅganā bhuvi ,
yathā gāvaḥ sthitāstāta sve sve varṇe tathā prajāḥ.
yathā gāvaḥ sthitāstāta sve sve varṇe tathā prajāḥ.
14.
anāvṛtā hi sarveṣām varṇānām aṅganā bhuvi yathā
gāvaḥ sthitāḥ tāta sve sve varṇe tathā prajāḥ
gāvaḥ sthitāḥ tāta sve sve varṇe tathā prajāḥ
14.
Indeed, on earth, women (aṅganā) are not exclusive to any of the social classes (varṇas). Just as cows (gāvaḥ), dear child (tāta), remain freely within their own herds, so too are people (prajās) according to their own social class (varṇa).
Words meanings summery:
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- अनावृता (anāvṛtā) - uncovered, not veiled, not restricted, not exclusive
- हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
- सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all
- वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of social classes, of colors, of castes
- अङ्गना (aṅganā) - woman, female
- भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows
- स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, placed, standing
- तात (tāta) - dear child, dear son
- स्वे (sve) - in their own
- स्वे (sve) - in their own (repeated for emphasis)
- वर्णे (varṇe) - in the social class, in the herd
- तथा (tathā) - so, likewise
- प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people, creatures, progeny
Words meanings and morphology
अनावृता (anāvṛtā) - uncovered, not veiled, not restricted, not exclusive
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anāvṛta
anāvṛta - uncovered, not veiled, not restricted, not exclusive, unprotected
Past Passive Participle (negative)
Derived from root vṛ (to cover) with prefix ā- and negative 'an-'
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛ (class 5)
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of social classes, of colors, of castes
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of varṇa
varṇa - social class, color, caste, letter
अङ्गना (aṅganā) - woman, female
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of aṅganā
aṅganā - woman, female
भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, ground, place
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of go
go - cow, bull, ox, earth, ray of light
स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, placed, standing
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita
sthita - stood, situated, established, existing
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix -ta
Root: sthā (class 1)
तात (tāta) - dear child, dear son
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta
tāta - dear child, dear son, father (rarely)
स्वे (sve) - in their own
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sva
sva - own, one's own, self
स्वे (sve) - in their own (repeated for emphasis)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sva
sva - own, one's own, self
Note: Repetition for emphasis: 'each in their own'
वर्णे (varṇe) - in the social class, in the herd
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of varṇa
varṇa - social class, color, caste, herd (of animals)
तथा (tathā) - so, likewise
(indeclinable)
प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people, creatures, progeny
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - people, creatures, progeny, subjects
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 1)