महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-189, verse-34

कथं हि स्त्री कर्मणोऽन्ते महीतलात्समुत्तिष्ठेदन्यतो दैवयोगात् ।
यस्या रूपं सोमसूर्यप्रकाशं गन्धश्चाग्र्यः क्रोशमात्रात्प्रवाति ॥३४॥

34. kathaṁ hi strī karmaṇo'nte mahītalā;tsamuttiṣṭhedanyato daivayogāt ,
yasyā rūpaṁ somasūryaprakāśaṁ; gandhaścāgryaḥ krośamātrātpravāti.

34. katham hi strī karmaṇaḥ ante mahītalāt
samuttiṣṭhet anyataḥ daivayogāt
yasyāḥ rūpam somasūryaprakāśam
gandhaḥ ca agryaḥ krośamātrāt pravāti

34. How indeed could a woman, at the conclusion of a ritual (karma), arise from the surface of the earth, or otherwise by divine power (daivayoga)? Her form shines like the moon and sun, and her excellent fragrance spreads for a distance of a krośa (about two miles).

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• स्त्री (strī) - woman, female

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of the action, of the deed, of the ritual (karma)

• अन्ते (ante) - at the end, at the conclusion

• महीतलात् (mahītalāt) - from the surface of the earth

• समुत्तिष्ठेत् (samuttiṣṭhet) - should arise, may arise

• अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - otherwise, from another place, from other means

• दैवयोगात् (daivayogāt) - by divine power, through divine conjunction/fate

• यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose, of whom

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, beauty

• सोमसूर्यप्रकाशम् (somasūryaprakāśam) - shining like the moon and sun, having the brilliance of moon and sun

• गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - fragrance, smell, scent

• च (ca) - and, also

• अग्र्यः (agryaḥ) - excellent, chief, foremost

• क्रोशमात्रात् (krośamātrāt) - from a distance of a krośa

• प्रवाति (pravāti) - spreads, blows forth, wafts

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

स्त्री (strī) - woman, female

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female, wife

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of the action, of the deed, of the ritual (karma)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अन्ते (ante) - at the end, at the conclusion

(indeclinable)

महीतलात् (mahītalāt) - from the surface of the earth

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plain, palm of hand, sole of foot
  noun (neuter)

समुत्तिष्ठेत् (samuttiṣṭhet) - should arise, may arise

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of sthā

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: With prefixes sam and ud

अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - otherwise, from another place, from other means

(indeclinable)

दैवयोगात् (daivayogāt) - by divine power, through divine conjunction/fate

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of daivayoga

daivayoga - divine conjunction, divine power, divine destiny

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daiva+yoga)

• daiva – divine, celestial, relating to the gods
  adjective
• yoga – union, conjunction, effort, application, power (yoga)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, beauty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

सोमसूर्यप्रकाशम् (somasūryaprakāśam) - shining like the moon and sun, having the brilliance of moon and sun

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of somasūryaprakāśa

somasūryaprakāśa - having the brilliance of the moon and sun

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (soma+sūrya+prakāśa)

• soma – moon, Soma (a divine intoxicating drink)
  noun (masculine)
• sūrya – sun, Sun god
  noun (masculine)
• prakāśa – light, splendor, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - fragrance, smell, scent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha

gandha - smell, fragrance, odor

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अग्र्यः (agryaḥ) - excellent, chief, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agrya

agrya - foremost, chief, excellent, best

क्रोशमात्रात् (krośamātrāt) - from a distance of a krośa

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of krośamātra

krośamātra - a distance of a krośa (approx. 2 miles)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krośa+mātra)

• krośa – a measure of distance (approx. 2 miles or 4 km)
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – measure, quantity, extent, mere
  noun (neuter)

प्रवाति (pravāti) - spreads, blows forth, wafts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vā

Prefix: pra

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: With prefix pra