महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-159, verse-10

स्त्रीसकाशे च कौरव्य न पुमान्क्षन्तुमर्हति ।
धर्षणामात्मनः पश्यन्बाहुद्रविणमाश्रितः ॥१०॥

10. strīsakāśe ca kauravya na pumānkṣantumarhati ,
dharṣaṇāmātmanaḥ paśyanbāhudraviṇamāśritaḥ.

10. strī-sakāśe ca kāuravya na pumān kṣantum arhati
dharṣaṇām ātmanaḥ paśyan bāhu-draviṇam āśritaḥ

10. O Kaurava, a man who relies on the strength of his arms, upon witnessing an insult to himself, should not tolerate it, especially in the presence of women.

10. והרי, הו קַאוּרַוַה, אדם אינו יכול לשאת השפלה של עצמו בנוכחות אישה, כשהוא נשען על כוח זרועו וחושב על כך.

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्री-सकाशे (strī-sakāśe) - in the presence of women

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• काउरव्य (kāuravya) - O Duryodhana (O descendant of Kuru)

• न (na) - not, no

• पुमान् (pumān) - a man, a male

• क्षन्तुम् (kṣantum) - to tolerate, to forgive, to endure

• अर्हति (arhati) - he ought, he is worthy, he deserves

• धर्षणाम् (dharṣaṇām) - insult, humiliation, assault

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, of the self (ātman)

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, observing, perceiving

• बाहु-द्रविणम् (bāhu-draviṇam) - the strength of arms, the power of arms

• आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - relying on, resorting to, dependent on

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्री-सकाशे (strī-sakāśe) - in the presence of women

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of strī-sakāśa

strī-sakāśa - presence of women, vicinity of women

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+sakāśa)

• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)
• sakāśa – presence, vicinity, proximity
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

काउरव्य (kāuravya) - O Duryodhana (O descendant of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kāuravya

kāuravya - descendant of Kuru

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पुमान् (pumān) - a man, a male

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, person

क्षन्तुम् (kṣantum) - to tolerate, to forgive, to endure

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Root: kṣam (class 1)

अर्हति (arhati) - he ought, he is worthy, he deserves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

धर्षणाम् (dharṣaṇām) - insult, humiliation, assault

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharṣaṇā

dharṣaṇā - insult, assault, outrage, humiliation

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, of the self (ātman)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing, observing, perceiving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyat

dṛś - to see, to look, to perceive

present active participle

root dṛś forms paśya- in present stem

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बाहु-द्रविणम् (bāhu-draviṇam) - the strength of arms, the power of arms

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bāhu-draviṇa

bāhu-draviṇa - strength of arms, power of arms

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhu+draviṇa)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• draviṇa – wealth, property, strength, power
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dru

आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - relying on, resorting to, dependent on

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, dependent on, sheltered by

past passive participle

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

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