महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-209, verse-4

अवध्यास्तु स्त्रियः सृष्टा मन्यन्ते धर्मचिन्तकाः ।
तस्माद्धर्मेण धर्मज्ञ नास्मान्हिंसितुमर्हसि ॥४॥

4. avadhyāstu striyaḥ sṛṣṭā manyante dharmacintakāḥ ,
tasmāddharmeṇa dharmajña nāsmānhiṁsitumarhasi.

4. avadhyāḥ tu striyaḥ sṛṣṭāḥ manyante dharmacintakāḥ
| tasmāt dharmeṇa dharmajña na asmān hiṃsitum arhasi

4. However, those who ponder natural law (dharma) consider women to be inviolable, having been created as such. Therefore, O knower of natural law (dharma), you ought not to harm us, in accordance with natural law (dharma).

4. הוגי היושר סבורים שהנשים נבראו כך שאין להרוג אותן. לכן, הו יודע היושר, על פי חוק היושר אל לך לפגוע בנו.

Words meanings summery:

• अवध्याः (avadhyāḥ) - not to be killed, inviolable

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed, on the other hand)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, wives

• सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - having been created (created, manifested, produced)

• मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they consider, they think, they believe

• धर्मचिन्तकाः (dharmacintakāḥ) - thinkers on natural law (dharma) (thinkers of natural law (dharma), those who ponder religious duties)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (by natural law (dharma), by one's duty)

• धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law (dharma) (O knower of natural law (dharma), O wise in duty)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• हिंसितुम् (hiṁsitum) - to harm, to injure, to kill

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

अवध्याः (avadhyāḥ) - not to be killed, inviolable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of avadhya

avadhya - not to be killed, inviolable, harmless

Gerundive

Negative prefix 'a-' + gerundive from root 'vadh'

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vadhya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vadhya – to be killed, killable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'vadh'
  Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'striyaḥ'.

तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, wives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - having been created (created, manifested, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, manifested, produced

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'striyaḥ'.

मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they consider, they think, they believe

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of man

Root: man (class 4)

धर्मचिन्तकाः (dharmacintakāḥ) - thinkers on natural law (dharma) (thinkers of natural law (dharma), those who ponder religious duties)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmacintaka

dharmacintaka - one who reflects on natural law (dharma), religious thinker

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+cintaka)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• cintaka – thinker, ponderer, considerer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'cint'
  Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Subject of 'manyante'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(indeclinable)

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (by natural law (dharma), by one's duty)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law (dharma) (O knower of natural law (dharma), O wise in duty)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of natural law (dharma), one who knows his duty

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'jñā'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

हिंसितुम् (hiṁsitum) - to harm, to injure, to kill

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root hiṃs

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

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