महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-113, verse-4
अनावृताः किल पुरा स्त्रिय आसन्वरानने ।
कामचारविहारिण्यः स्वतन्त्राश्चारुलोचने ॥४॥
कामचारविहारिण्यः स्वतन्त्राश्चारुलोचने ॥४॥
4. anāvṛtāḥ kila purā striya āsanvarānane ,
kāmacāravihāriṇyaḥ svatantrāścārulocane.
kāmacāravihāriṇyaḥ svatantrāścārulocane.
4.
anāvṛtāḥ kila purā striyaḥ āsan varānanane
kāmacāravihāriṇyaḥ svatantrāḥ ca cārulocane
kāmacāravihāriṇyaḥ svatantrāḥ ca cārulocane
4.
O beautiful-faced one, it is said that in ancient times women were unrestricted and moved about freely as they pleased. O beautiful-eyed one, they were independent.
Words meanings summery:
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- अनावृताः (anāvṛtāḥ) - uncovered, unrestricted, unveiled
- किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, reputedly
- पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously
- स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women
- आसन् (āsan) - were, they were
- वराननने (varānanane) - O beautiful-faced one, O excellent-faced one
- कामचारविहारिण्यः (kāmacāravihāriṇyaḥ) - moving about as they pleased, acting according to desire
- स्वतन्त्राः (svatantrāḥ) - independent, self-reliant
- च (ca) - and
- चारुलोचने (cārulocane) - O beautiful-eyed one
Words meanings and morphology
अनावृताः (anāvṛtāḥ) - uncovered, unrestricted, unveiled
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of anāvṛta
anāvṛta - uncovered, unveiled, unrestricted, unrestrained
Past Passive Participle (negative)
Negative prefix 'a-' + past passive participle of 'āvṛ' (to cover, conceal).
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛ (class 5)
किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, reputedly
(indeclinable)
पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously
(indeclinable)
स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, female
आसन् (āsan) - were, they were
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as
Imperfect (Laṅ) tense, active voice, 3rd person plural
From root as (class 2), imperfect form (Laṅ).
Root: as (class 2)
वराननने (varānanane) - O beautiful-faced one, O excellent-faced one
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of varānananā
varānananā - a woman with an excellent or beautiful face
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+ānana)
- vara – excellent, best, beautiful, boon
adjective (masculine) - ānana – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
कामचारविहारिण्यः (kāmacāravihāriṇyaḥ) - moving about as they pleased, acting according to desire
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kāmacāravihāriṇī
kāmacāravihāriṇī - one who moves as one pleases, acting freely
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāmacāra+vihāriṇī)
- kāma – desire, wish, pleasure
noun (masculine) - cāra – movement, action, conduct
noun (masculine)
From root car (to move).
Root: car (class 1) - vihāriṇī – one who roams, sports, moves about
noun (feminine)
Agent noun from vihāra (roaming)
Suffix -inī added to vihāra.
Prefix: vi
Root: hṛ (class 1)
स्वतन्त्राः (svatantrāḥ) - independent, self-reliant
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of svatantra
svatantra - self-dependent, independent, free, master of oneself
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+tantra)
- sva – own, self
pronoun - tantra – thread, loom, system, doctrine, dominion, rule
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
चारुलोचने (cārulocane) - O beautiful-eyed one
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of cārulocanā
cārulocanā - a woman with beautiful eyes
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cāru+locana)
- cāru – beautiful, lovely, pleasing
adjective - locana – eye
noun (neuter)