महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-184, verse-16

कच्चित्सवर्णप्रवरो मनुष्य उद्रिक्तवर्णोऽप्युत वेह कच्चित् ।
कच्चिन्न वामो मम मूर्ध्नि पादः कृष्णाभिमर्शेन कृतोऽद्य पुत्र ॥१६॥

16. kaccitsavarṇapravaro manuṣya; udriktavarṇo'pyuta veha kaccit ,
kaccinna vāmo mama mūrdhni pādaḥ; kṛṣṇābhimarśena kṛto'dya putra.

16. kaccit savarṇapravaraḥ manuṣyaḥ
udriktavarṇaḥ api uta vā iha kaccit
kaccit na vāmaḥ mama mūrdhni
pādaḥ kṛṣṇābhimarśena kṛtaḥ adya putra

16. Surely, was it a man of the highest caste, or perhaps even one of a superior caste, who won her here? My son, surely no left foot has been placed upon my head today as a result of Kṛṣṇā's (Draupadī's) winning?

16. האם זה אדם מובחר מבין בני המעמד הראוי, או אפילו ממעמד גבוה יותר? האם לא הונחה היום על ראשי רגל שמאל, בני, בכך שנגעו בקְרְשְׁנָה?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely?, Is it?

• सवर्णप्रवरः (savarṇapravaraḥ) - a man of the highest caste (among equals or worthy)

• मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) - a man, human being

• उद्रिक्तवर्णः (udriktavarṇaḥ) - a man of a superior caste

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• उत (uta) - or, perhaps, indeed

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• इह (iha) - here, in this matter

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely?, Is it?

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely not?, Is it not?

• न (na) - not, nor

• वामः (vāmaḥ) - left, unfavorable, vile

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head

• पादः (pādaḥ) - a foot

• कृष्णाभिमर्शेन (kṛṣṇābhimarśena) - by the touch/contact/winning of Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

• अद्य (adya) - today

• पुत्र (putra) - O son!

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely?, Is it?

(indeclinable)

सवर्णप्रवरः (savarṇapravaraḥ) - a man of the highest caste (among equals or worthy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of savarṇapravara

savarṇapravara - excellent among one's own caste, chief among equals, highest caste

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (savarṇa+pravara)

• savarṇa – of the same color, caste, or kind; similar, equal
  adjective
• pravara – excellent, best, chief, principal
  adjective

मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) - a man, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being, person

उद्रिक्तवर्णः (udriktavarṇaḥ) - a man of a superior caste

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udriktavarṇa

udriktavarṇa - belonging to a higher caste, of an exalted caste

Compound type : karmadhāraya (udrikta+varṇa)

• udrikta – swollen, excessive, superior, excellent, increased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix ud + root ric (to leave, abandon; often implies increase with ud)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ric (class 7)
• varṇa – caste, color, class, quality
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

उत (uta) - or, perhaps, indeed

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely?, Is it?

(indeclinable)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely not?, Is it not?

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

वामः (vāmaḥ) - left, unfavorable, vile

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāma

vāma - left (side), adverse, vile, beautiful, lovely

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit, highest point

पादः (pādaḥ) - a foot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, ray (of sun), quarter (part)

कृष्णाभिमर्शेन (kṛṣṇābhimarśena) - by the touch/contact/winning of Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇābhimarśa

kṛṣṇābhimarśa - contact with Kṛṣṇā, winning of Kṛṣṇā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛṣṇā+abhimarśa)

• kṛṣṇā – Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), a dark-skinned woman
  proper noun (feminine)
• abhimarśa – touching, contact, attack, overcoming, winning
  noun (masculine)
  nominalization
  From root mṛś (to touch, seize) with prefix abhi
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: mṛś (class 1)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to 'pādaḥ'.

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

पुत्र (putra) - O son!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

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