महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-184, verse-15
कच्चिन्न शूद्रेण न हीनजेन वैश्येन वा करदेनोपपन्ना ।
कच्चित्पदं मूर्ध्नि न मे निदिग्धं कच्चिन्माला पतिता न श्मशाने ॥१५॥
कच्चित्पदं मूर्ध्नि न मे निदिग्धं कच्चिन्माला पतिता न श्मशाने ॥१५॥
15. kaccinna śūdreṇa na hīnajena; vaiśyena vā karadenopapannā ,
kaccitpadaṁ mūrdhni na me nidigdhaṁ; kaccinmālā patitā na śmaśāne.
kaccitpadaṁ mūrdhni na me nidigdhaṁ; kaccinmālā patitā na śmaśāne.
15.
kaccit na śūdreṇa na hīnajena
vaiśyena vā karadena upapannā
kaccit padam mūrdhni na me nidigdham
kaccit mālā patitā na śmaśāne
vaiśyena vā karadena upapannā
kaccit padam mūrdhni na me nidigdham
kaccit mālā patitā na śmaśāne
15.
Surely, she was not won by a śūdra, nor by someone of low birth, nor by a vaiśya who merely pays taxes? Surely, no foot has been placed upon my head? Surely, the garland has not fallen into a cremation ground?
Words meanings summery:
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- कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely not?, Is it not?
- न (na) - not, nor
- शूद्रेण (śūdreṇa) - by a śūdra (member of the lowest social class)
- न (na) - not, nor
- हीनजेन (hīnajena) - by one of low birth, by one who is born inferior
- वैश्येन (vaiśyena) - by a vaiśya (member of the merchant/farmer class)
- वा (vā) - or, either...or
- करदेन (karadena) - by a tax-payer
- उपपन्ना (upapannā) - obtained, endowed with, accomplished
- कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely not?, Is it not?
- पदम् (padam) - a foot, a step
- मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head
- न (na) - not, nor
- मे (me) - my, of me
- निदिग्धम् (nidigdham) - placed, trampled, smeared
- कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely not?, Is it not?
- माला (mālā) - a garland, wreath
- पतिता (patitā) - fallen
- न (na) - not, nor
- श्मशाने (śmaśāne) - in a cremation ground
Words meanings and morphology
कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely not?, Is it not?
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, nor
(indeclinable)
शूद्रेण (śūdreṇa) - by a śūdra (member of the lowest social class)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a śūdra, a member of the fourth caste (laborer class)
न (na) - not, nor
(indeclinable)
हीनजेन (hīnajena) - by one of low birth, by one who is born inferior
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of hīnaja
hīnaja - one of low birth, inferior, base-born
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hīna+ja)
- hīna – diminished, abandoned, low, inferior
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root hā (to abandon, forsake)
Root: hā (class 3) - ja – born, produced from, originating in
noun
Suffix derived from root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
वैश्येन (vaiśyena) - by a vaiśya (member of the merchant/farmer class)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - a vaiśya, member of the third caste (merchant, farmer, artisan class)
वा (vā) - or, either...or
(indeclinable)
करदेन (karadena) - by a tax-payer
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of karada
karada - tax-payer, tributary, one who gives tribute
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kara+da)
- kara – tax, tribute, hand, ray
noun (masculine) - da – giving, granting, bestowing
adjective
Suffix derived from root dā (to give)
Root: dā (class 3)
उपपन्ना (upapannā) - obtained, endowed with, accomplished
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of upapanna
upapanna - obtained, furnished with, fit, proper, accomplished, arisen
Past Passive Participle
From prefix upa + root pad (to go, attain, happen)
Prefix: upa
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Refers to Draupadī, implied from context.
कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely not?, Is it not?
(indeclinable)
पदम् (padam) - a foot, a step
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pada
pada - foot, step, mark, position, word
मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan
mūrdhan - head, top, summit, highest point
न (na) - not, nor
(indeclinable)
मे (me) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
निदिग्धम् (nidigdham) - placed, trampled, smeared
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nidigdha
nidigdha - placed, set down, smeared, trampled, stained
Past Passive Participle
From prefix ni + root dih (to smear, trample, set down)
Prefix: ni
Root: dih (class 4)
Note: Refers to 'padam'.
कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely not?, Is it not?
(indeclinable)
माला (mālā) - a garland, wreath
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mālā
mālā - garland, wreath, necklace, row, series
पतिता (patitā) - fallen
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of patita
patita - fallen, dropped, degraded, outcaste
Past Passive Participle
From root pat (to fall)
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Refers to 'mālā'.
न (na) - not, nor
(indeclinable)
श्मशाने (śmaśāne) - in a cremation ground
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of śmaśāna
śmaśāna - cremation ground, cemetery