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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-160, verse-37

या हि दृष्टा मया काश्चिच्छ्रुता वापि वराङ्गनाः ।
न तासां सदृशीं मन्ये त्वामहं मत्तकाशिनि ॥३७॥
37. yā hi dṛṣṭā mayā kāścicchrutā vāpi varāṅganāḥ ,
na tāsāṁ sadṛśīṁ manye tvāmahaṁ mattakāśini.
37. yā hi dṛṣṭā mayā kāścit śrutā vā api varāṅganāḥ
na tāsām sadṛśīm manye tvām aham mattakāśini
37. Indeed, I do not consider you to be like any of those excellent women (varāṅganā) whom I have seen or heard of, O intoxicatingly beautiful one (mattakāśinī).

Words meanings summery:

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  • या (yā) - who, which (feminine plural)
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely
  • दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen (feminine plural)
  • मया (mayā) - by me
  • काश्चित् (kāścit) - any, some (feminine plural)
  • श्रुता (śrutā) - heard (feminine plural)
  • वा (vā) - or
  • अपि (api) - also, even, indeed
  • वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - excellent women, beautiful women
  • (na) - not
  • तासाम् (tāsām) - of them (feminine plural)
  • सदृशीम् (sadṛśīm) - similar, resembling (feminine)
  • मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think, I believe
  • त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • मत्तकाशिनि (mattakāśini) - O woman whose beauty is intoxicating. (O intoxicatingly beautiful one, O radiant one)

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - who, which (feminine plural)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, that
Note: Refers to `varāṅganāḥ`.
हि (hi) - indeed, surely
(indeclinable)
दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen (feminine plural)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭa
dṛṣṭa - seen, beheld
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √dṛś (to see).
Root: dṛś (class 1)
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of aham
aham - I
Note: Agent in passive construction.
काश्चित् (kāścit) - any, some (feminine plural)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kācid
kācid - any, some, a certain (feminine)
Compound of `kā` (who) and `cid` (an indefinite particle).
श्रुता (śrutā) - heard (feminine plural)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of śruta
śruta - heard, listened, renowned
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √śru (to hear).
Root: śru (class 5)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, indeed
(indeclinable)
वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - excellent women, beautiful women
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of varāṅganā
varāṅganā - excellent woman, beautiful woman, celestial nymph
Compound of `vara` (excellent, best) and `aṅganā` (woman).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+aṅganā)
  • vara – excellent, best, noble
    adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  • aṅganā – woman, female
    noun (feminine)
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
तासाम् (tāsām) - of them (feminine plural)
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the `varāṅganāḥ`.
सदृशीम् (sadṛśīm) - similar, resembling (feminine)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sadṛśī
sadṛśī - similar, like, resembling (feminine)
Derived from `sa-` (with, similar) and `dṛś` (appearance).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+dṛś)
  • sa – with, together, similar
    indeclinable
  • dṛś – appearance, sight, seeing
    noun (feminine)
    From root √dṛś.
    Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Agrees with `tvām`.
मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think, I believe
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man
Present Middle
First person singular, present tense, middle voice of root √man (class 4).
Root: man (class 4)
त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I
मत्तकाशिनि (mattakāśini) - O woman whose beauty is intoxicating. (O intoxicatingly beautiful one, O radiant one)
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of mattakāśinī
mattakāśinī - having an intoxicating radiance or beauty (feminine)
Compound of `matta` (intoxicated, exuberant) and `kāśinī` (shining, radiant, from root √kāś).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (matta+kāśinī)
  • matta – intoxicated, excited, exuberant
    adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root √mad (to be exhilarated, intoxicated).
    Root: mad (class 4)
  • kāśinī – shining, radiant, beautiful (feminine)
    adjective (feminine)
    Present Active Participle (from √kāś)
    Derived from root √kāś (to shine, appear).
    Root: kāś (class 1)
Note: Epithet for the woman.