महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
-
book-1, chapter-175, verse-10
स्वसा तस्यानवद्याङ्गी द्रौपदी तनुमध्यमा ।
नीलोत्पलसमो गन्धो यस्याः क्रोशात्प्रवायति ॥१०॥
नीलोत्पलसमो गन्धो यस्याः क्रोशात्प्रवायति ॥१०॥
10. svasā tasyānavadyāṅgī draupadī tanumadhyamā ,
nīlotpalasamo gandho yasyāḥ krośātpravāyati.
nīlotpalasamo gandho yasyāḥ krośātpravāyati.
10.
svasā tasya anavadyāṅgī draupadī tanumadhyamā
nīlotpalasamaḥ gandhaḥ yasyāḥ krośāt pravāyati
nīlotpalasamaḥ gandhaḥ yasyāḥ krośāt pravāyati
10.
His sister, Draupadi, possesses flawless limbs and a slender waist. Her fragrance, resembling a blue lotus, emanates from a distance of a krośa (about two miles).
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- स्वसा (svasā) - sister
- तस्य (tasya) - his, her, its
- अनवद्याङ्गी (anavadyāṅgī) - having faultless limbs, with flawless body parts
- द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi (daughter of Drupada)
- तनुमध्यमा (tanumadhyamā) - slender-waisted
- नीलोत्पलसमः (nīlotpalasamaḥ) - like a blue lotus
- गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - fragrance, smell, odor
- यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose, of whom (feminine)
- क्रोशात् (krośāt) - from a krośa (a measure of distance, approx. 2 miles)
- प्रवायति (pravāyati) - wafts, spreads, blows forth
Words meanings and morphology
स्वसा (svasā) - sister
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of svasṛ
svasṛ - sister
तस्य (tasya) - his, her, its
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अनवद्याङ्गी (anavadyāṅgī) - having faultless limbs, with flawless body parts
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anavadyāṅgī
anavadyāṅgī - having faultless limbs, with flawless body parts
Compound type : bahuvrihi (anavadya+aṅga)
- anavadya – blameless, faultless, irreproachable
adjective
gerundive/future passive participle (negative)
Negation of 'avadya' (blameworthy)
Prefix: a
Root: vad (class 1) - aṅga – limb, body part, member
noun (neuter)
द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi (daughter of Drupada)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of draupadī
draupadī - Draupadi, daughter of King Drupada
Feminine derivative of Drupada
तनुमध्यमा (tanumadhyamā) - slender-waisted
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tanumadhyamā
tanumadhyamā - slender-waisted, having a thin middle
Compound type : bahuvrihi (tanu+madhyama)
- tanu – slender, thin, delicate; body
adjective - madhyama – middle, central; the waist
noun (neuter)
नीलोत्पलसमः (nīlotpalasamaḥ) - like a blue lotus
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nīlotpalasama
nīlotpalasama - like a blue lotus
Compound type : tatpurusha (nīlotpala) + karmadharaya (nīlotpalasama) (nīla+utpala+sama)
- nīla – blue, dark blue
adjective - utpala – lotus (especially blue lotus), water-lily
noun (neuter) - sama – equal, similar, like
adjective
गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - fragrance, smell, odor
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha
gandha - smell, fragrance, odor
यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose, of whom (feminine)
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what, that
क्रोशात् (krośāt) - from a krośa (a measure of distance, approx. 2 miles)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of krośa
krośa - a cry, a shout; a measure of distance (approx. 2 miles or 4 km)
प्रवायति (pravāyati) - wafts, spreads, blows forth
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vā
Prefix: pra
Root: vā (class 2)