महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-88

पञ्चानामेकपत्नीत्वे विमर्शो द्रुपदस्य च ।
द्रौपद्या देवविहितो विवाहश्चाप्यमानुषः ॥८८॥

88. pañcānāmekapatnītve vimarśo drupadasya ca ,
draupadyā devavihito vivāhaścāpyamānuṣaḥ.

88. pañcānām ekapatnī-tve vimarśaḥ drupadasya ca
draupadyāḥ devavihitaḥ vivāhaḥ ca api amānuṣaḥ

88. There was a deliberation by Drupada regarding the five brothers having one wife. And Draupadi's marriage was divinely ordained and superhuman.

88. וכן שקילתו של דְרוּפַּדַה אם חמישה יוכלו להיות בעלי אישה אחת, ונישואיה של דְרַאוּפַּדִי, שנקבעו בידי האלים ואינם אנושיים.

Words meanings summery:

• पञ्चानाम् (pañcānām) - of the five (Pāṇḍavas) (of the five)

• एकपत्नी-त्वे (ekapatnī-tve) - regarding the matter of having one wife (for the five brothers) (in the state of having one wife)

• विमर्शः (vimarśaḥ) - the deliberation or discussion (by Drupada) (deliberation, consideration, discussion)

• द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of King Drupada (of Drupada)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• द्रौपद्याः (draupadyāḥ) - of Draupadi

• देवविहितः (devavihitaḥ) - ordained by the gods (divinely ordained, arranged by gods)

• विवाहः (vivāhaḥ) - Draupadi's marriage (marriage, wedding)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also, moreover (also, even, indeed)

• अमानुषः (amānuṣaḥ) - superhuman (in its nature) (not human, superhuman, divine)

Words meanings and morphology

पञ्चानाम् (pañcānām) - of the five (Pāṇḍavas) (of the five)

(numeral)

एकपत्नी-त्वे (ekapatnī-tve) - regarding the matter of having one wife (for the five brothers) (in the state of having one wife)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ekapatnītva

ekapatnītva - the state of having one wife, common wife-hood

Derived from 'ekapatnī' with the suffix '-tva'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ekapatnī+tva)

• ekapatnī – one wife
  noun (feminine)
• tva – suffix denoting state, quality, or abstract noun
  suffix (neuter)

विमर्शः (vimarśaḥ) - the deliberation or discussion (by Drupada) (deliberation, consideration, discussion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimarśa

vimarśa - deliberation, consideration, reflection, discussion

action noun

From root 'mṛś' (to touch, to reflect) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi-

Root: mṛś (class 6)

द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of King Drupada (of Drupada)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of drupada

drupada - Drupada (name of the king of Pāñcāla, father of Draupadi)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

द्रौपद्याः (draupadyāḥ) - of Draupadi

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of draupadī

draupadī - Draupadi (daughter of Drupada, wife of the Pāṇḍavas)

देवविहितः (devavihitaḥ) - ordained by the gods (divinely ordained, arranged by gods)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devavihita

devavihita - divinely ordained, arranged by the gods, pre-arranged by fate

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+vihita)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
• vihita – ordained, arranged, appointed, done
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root 'dhā' (to place, arrange) with prefix 'vi-'.
  Prefix: vi-
  Root: dhā (class 3)

विवाहः (vivāhaḥ) - Draupadi's marriage (marriage, wedding)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivāha

vivāha - marriage, wedding, leading home (a bride)

action noun

From root 'vah' (to carry, to marry) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi-

Root: vah (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, moreover (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अमानुषः (amānuṣaḥ) - superhuman (in its nature) (not human, superhuman, divine)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amānuṣa

amānuṣa - not human, superhuman, divine, extraordinary

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mānuṣa)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• mānuṣa – human, relating to humans, mankind
  adjective (masculine)

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