महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-173, verse-16

ततः सा शोकसंतप्ता भर्तृव्यसनदुःखिता ।
कल्माषपादं राजर्षिमशपद्ब्राह्मणी रुषा ॥१६॥

16. tataḥ sā śokasaṁtaptā bhartṛvyasanaduḥkhitā ,
kalmāṣapādaṁ rājarṣimaśapadbrāhmaṇī ruṣā.

16. tataḥ sā śoka-saṃtaptā bhartṛ-vyasana-duḥkhitā
kalmāṣapādam rājarṣim aśapat brāhmaṇī ruṣā

16. Then, distressed by grief and deeply saddened by her husband's calamity, that Brahmani angrily cursed the royal sage Kalmashapada.

16. אז אשת הבְּרַהְמִין, שנשרפה בצער ונכווה בכאב על אסון בעלה, קיללה בזעם את המלך החוזה קַלְמָאשַׁפָּאדַה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• शोक-संतप्ता (śoka-saṁtaptā) - afflicted by grief, distressed by sorrow

• भर्तृ-व्यसन-दुःखिता (bhartṛ-vyasana-duḥkhitā) - distressed by her husband's calamity

• कल्माषपादम् (kalmāṣapādam) - Kalmashapada (name of a king)

• राजर्षिम् (rājarṣim) - royal sage, king who is also a sage

• अशपत् (aśapat) - cursed, swore

• ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - Brahmani, a woman of the Brahmin caste

• रुषा (ruṣā) - with anger, in anger, wrathfully

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

शोक-संतप्ता (śoka-saṁtaptā) - afflicted by grief, distressed by sorrow

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śoka-saṃtapta

śoka-saṁtapta - afflicted by grief

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoka+saṃtapta)

• śoka – grief, sorrow, distress
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• saṃtapta – afflicted, distressed, heated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'tap' with prefix 'sam-'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)

भर्तृ-व्यसन-दुःखिता (bhartṛ-vyasana-duḥkhitā) - distressed by her husband's calamity

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhartṛ-vyasana-duḥkhita

bhartṛ-vyasana-duḥkhita - distressed by her husband's calamity

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhartṛ+vyasana+duḥkhita)

• bhartṛ – husband, supporter, master
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• vyasana – calamity, misfortune, addiction
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: as (class 4)
• duḥkhita – distressed, sorrowful, unhappy
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'duḥkh'.
  Root: duḥkh (class 10)

कल्माषपादम् (kalmāṣapādam) - Kalmashapada (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kalmāṣapāda

kalmāṣapāda - Kalmashapada (name of a king, lit. 'spotted foot')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kalmāṣa+pāda)

• kalmāṣa – spotted, variegated, black
  noun (neuter)
• pāda – foot, leg, quarter
  noun (masculine)

राजर्षिम् (rājarṣim) - royal sage, king who is also a sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

अशपत् (aśapat) - cursed, swore

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of śap

Root: śap (class 1)

ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - Brahmani, a woman of the Brahmin caste

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇī

brāhmaṇī - Brahmani, a woman of the Brahmin caste

रुषा (ruṣā) - with anger, in anger, wrathfully

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ruṣ

ruṣ - anger, wrath

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