महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-115, verse-6

स्तम्भो हि मे सपत्नीत्वाद्वक्तुं कुन्तिसुतां प्रति ।
यदि तु त्वं प्रसन्नो मे स्वयमेनां प्रचोदय ॥६॥

6. stambho hi me sapatnītvādvaktuṁ kuntisutāṁ prati ,
yadi tu tvaṁ prasanno me svayamenāṁ pracodaya.

6. stambhaḥ hi me sapatnītvāt vaktum kuntisutām prati
yadi tu tvam prasannaḥ me svayam enām pracodaya

6. Indeed, my co-wife (sapatnītva) status creates an inhibition (stambha) for me to speak to Kuntī. But if you are pleased with me, you should personally urge her.

6. בהיותי צרתה, אני מרגישה עכבה לדבר אל קוּנְטִי. אך אם אתה רוצה בטובתי, דחק בה בעצמך.

Words meanings summery:

• स्तम्भः (stambhaḥ) - stiffness, inhibition, pillar

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• मे (me) - my, to me

• सपत्नीत्वात् (sapatnītvāt) - due to being a co-wife, from co-wifely status

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say

• कुन्तिसुताम् (kuntisutām) - Kunti's daughter (Kuntī) (accusative)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, regarding

• यदि (yadi) - if

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - pleased, gracious, clear

• मे (me) - to me, towards me

• स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself, personally

• एनाम् (enām) - her

• प्रचोदय (pracodaya) - urge, impel, encourage

Words meanings and morphology

स्तम्भः (stambhaḥ) - stiffness, inhibition, pillar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stambha

stambha - post, pillar, stiffness, inhibition, paralysis

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

सपत्नीत्वात् (sapatnītvāt) - due to being a co-wife, from co-wifely status

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sapatnītva

sapatnītva - condition of being a co-wife

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sapatnī+tva)

• sapatnī – co-wife
  noun (feminine)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  suffix

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Root: vac (class 2)

कुन्तिसुताम् (kuntisutām) - Kunti's daughter (Kuntī) (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kuntisutā

kuntisutā - daughter of Kunti (Kuntī)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kunti+sutā)

• kunti – name of a king/region, here referring to Kuntī
  proper noun (feminine)
• sutā – daughter
  noun (feminine)

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, regarding

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - pleased, gracious, clear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasanna

prasanna - pleased, gracious, clear, serene

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, towards me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself, personally

(indeclinable)

एनाम् (enām) - her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enad

enad - this, that (referring to someone or something just mentioned)

प्रचोदय (pracodaya) - urge, impel, encourage

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of cud

Causative or 10th class root

Prefix: pra

Root: cud (class 10)

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