महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-100

सैवमुक्तोपाध्यायिन्युत्तङ्कं प्रत्युवाच ।
गच्छ पौष्यं राजानम् ।
भिक्षस्व तस्य क्षत्रियया पिनद्धे कुण्डले ।
ते आनयस्व ।
इतश्चतुर्थेऽहनि पुण्यकं भविता ।
ताभ्यामाबद्धाभ्यां ब्राह्मणान्परिवेष्टुमिच्छामि ।
शोभमाना यथा ताभ्यां कुण्डलाभ्यां तस्मिन्नहनि संपादयस्व ।
श्रेयो हि ते स्यात्क्षणं कुर्वत इति ॥१००॥

100. saivamuktopādhyāyinyuttaṅkaṁ pratyuvāca ,
gaccha pauṣyaṁ rājānam ,
bhikṣasva tasya kṣatriyayā pinaddhe kuṇḍale ,
te ānayasva ,
itaścaturthe'hani puṇyakaṁ bhavitā ,
tābhyāmābaddhābhyāṁ brāhmaṇānpariveṣṭumicchāmi ,
śobhamānā yathā tābhyāṁ kuṇḍalābhyāṁ tasminnahani saṁpādayasva ,
śreyo hi te syātkṣaṇaṁ kurvata iti.

100. sā evam uktā upādhyāyinī uttaṅkam pratyuvāca gaccha pauṣyam rājānam bhikṣasva
tasya kṣatriyayā pinaddhe kuṇḍale te ānayasva itaḥ caturthe ahani puṇyakam
bhavitā tābhyām ābaddhābhyām brāhmaṇān pariveṣṭum icchāmi śobhamānā yathā tābhyām
kuṇḍalābhyām tasmin ahani saṃpādayasva śreyaḥ hi te syāt kṣaṇam kurvataḥ iti

100. Thus addressed, the teacher's wife replied to Uttanka: 'Go to King Paushya and beg from him the two earrings worn by his Kshatriya wife. Bring them to me. On the fourth day from now, there will be a meritorious ceremony. I wish to serve Brahmins while adorned with those two earrings. Therefore, ensure that they are presented beautifully on that day, adorned with those earrings. Indeed, it will be auspicious for you if you do this promptly.'

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she (the teacher's wife) (she, that (feminine))

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्ता (uktā) - having been spoken to (by Uttanka) (spoken, said, addressed)

• उपाध्यायिनी (upādhyāyinī) - the teacher's wife (teacher's wife, female teacher)

• उत्तङ्कम् (uttaṅkam) - Uttanka (Uttanka (proper noun))

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied (replied, answered, spoke back)

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go (go!)

• पौष्यम् (pauṣyam) - King Paushya (King Paushya, related to Paushya)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - king

• भिक्षस्व (bhikṣasva) - beg (beg, ask for, solicit)

• तस्य (tasya) - from him (King Paushya) (of him, his)

• क्षत्रियया (kṣatriyayā) - by his Kshatriya wife (by the Kshatriya woman, by the warrior wife)

• पिनद्धे (pinaddhe) - worn (by her) (worn, put on, fastened)

• कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - the two earrings (two earrings)

• ते (te) - those (earrings) (those two (feminine/neuter))

• आनयस्व (ānayasva) - bring (them) (bring, lead hither)

• इतः (itaḥ) - from now (from here, hence, from this (time))

• चतुर्थे (caturthe) - on the fourth

• अहनि (ahani) - on the day (day)

• पुण्यकम् (puṇyakam) - a meritorious ceremony (meritorious act, virtuous deed, sacred occasion)

• भविता (bhavitā) - there will be (will be, is to be)

• ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - with those two (earrings) (by/with those two)

• आबद्धाभ्याम् (ābaddhābhyām) - having been adorned with (the earrings) (having been tied, fastened, adorned with)

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

• परिवेष्टुम् (pariveṣṭum) - to serve food (to serve (food), to surround)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

• शोभमाना (śobhamānā) - (I) being adorned beautifully (with them) (shining, being beautiful, adorned)

• यथा (yathā) - so that (they are adorned) (just as, in order that, so that)

• ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - with those two (earrings) (by/with those two)

• कुण्डलाभ्याम् (kuṇḍalābhyām) - with the two earrings (by/with two earrings)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (day) (in that, on that)

• अहनि (ahani) - on the day (day)

• संपादयस्व (saṁpādayasva) - arrange for (them to be presented) (accomplish, bring about, arrange, provide)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - auspiciousness, good fortune (welfare, good, prosperity, auspiciousness)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• ते (te) - for you (to you, for you, your)

• स्यात् (syāt) - it will be (may be, let it be, would be)

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - promptly, without delay (adverbial use) (moment, instant, leisure)

• कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - if you do (it) (doing, performing (genitive singular))

• इति (iti) - (marks end of quote) (thus, so, (marks end of quote))

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she (the teacher's wife) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - having been spoken to (by Uttanka) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, declared

past passive participle

Derived from verb root `vac` (to speak) with suffix `kta`.

Root: vac (class 2)

उपाध्यायिनी (upādhyāyinī) - the teacher's wife (teacher's wife, female teacher)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upādhyāyinī

upādhyāyinī - teacher's wife, female teacher

उत्तङ्कम् (uttaṅkam) - Uttanka (Uttanka (proper noun))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttaṅka

uttaṅka - Uttanka (name of a sage)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied (replied, answered, spoke back)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pratyuvāca

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

गच्छ (gaccha) - go (go!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

पौष्यम् (pauṣyam) - King Paushya (King Paushya, related to Paushya)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pauṣya

pauṣya - descendant of Puṣya, King Paushya (proper noun)

राजानम् (rājānam) - king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

भिक्षस्व (bhikṣasva) - beg (beg, ask for, solicit)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of bhikṣ

Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - from him (King Paushya) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

क्षत्रियया (kṣatriyayā) - by his Kshatriya wife (by the Kshatriya woman, by the warrior wife)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṣatriyā

kṣatriyā - a woman of the Kshatriya caste, a warrior's wife

पिनद्धे (pinaddhe) - worn (by her) (worn, put on, fastened)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, dual of pinaddha

pinaddha - tied, bound, fastened, worn, put on

past passive participle

Derived from verb root `nah` (to tie, bind) with prefix `pi` and suffix `kta`.

Prefix: pi

Root: nah (class 1)

कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - the two earrings (two earrings)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, bracelet, ring, coil

ते (te) - those (earrings) (those two (feminine/neuter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आनयस्व (ānayasva) - bring (them) (bring, lead hither)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of ānī

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

इतः (itaḥ) - from now (from here, hence, from this (time))

(indeclinable)

चतुर्थे (caturthe) - on the fourth

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of caturtha

caturtha - fourth (ordinal numeral)

अहनि (ahani) - on the day (day)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

पुण्यकम् (puṇyakam) - a meritorious ceremony (meritorious act, virtuous deed, sacred occasion)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇyaka

puṇyaka - meritorious, virtuous (as adj); meritorious act, sacred occasion (as noun)

भविता (bhavitā) - there will be (will be, is to be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, periphrastic future (luṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - with those two (earrings) (by/with those two)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आबद्धाभ्याम् (ābaddhābhyām) - having been adorned with (the earrings) (having been tied, fastened, adorned with)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of ābaddha

ābaddha - bound, tied, fastened, worn, adorned

past passive participle

Derived from verb root `bandh` (to bind, tie) with prefix `ā` and suffix `kta`.

Prefix: ā

Root: bandh (class 9)

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

परिवेष्टुम् (pariveṣṭum) - to serve food (to serve (food), to surround)

(verb)

infinitive of pariveṣṭum

infinitive

Infinitive form of verb root `viṣ` with prefix `pari`.

Prefix: pari

Root: viṣ (class 6)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

शोभमाना (śobhamānā) - (I) being adorned beautifully (with them) (shining, being beautiful, adorned)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śobhamāna

śobhamāna - shining, splendid, beautiful, adorned

present participle (middle)

Derived from verb root `śubh` (to shine, be beautiful) with suffix `śānac`.

Root: śubh (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - so that (they are adorned) (just as, in order that, so that)

(indeclinable)

ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - with those two (earrings) (by/with those two)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कुण्डलाभ्याम् (kuṇḍalābhyām) - with the two earrings (by/with two earrings)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, bracelet, ring, coil

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (day) (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहनि (ahani) - on the day (day)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

संपादयस्व (saṁpādayasva) - arrange for (them to be presented) (accomplish, bring about, arrange, provide)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of sampād

causative

Causative form of verb root `pad` with prefix `sam`.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - auspiciousness, good fortune (welfare, good, prosperity, auspiciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - excellence, good fortune, welfare, happiness, ultimate bliss

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - for you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can also be genitive.

स्यात् (syāt) - it will be (may be, let it be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - promptly, without delay (adverbial use) (moment, instant, leisure)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially in accusative singular.

कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - if you do (it) (doing, performing (genitive singular))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

present participle (active)

Derived from verb root `kṛ` (to do, make) with suffix `śatṛ`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implied subject Uttanka, in genitive with optative.

इति (iti) - (marks end of quote) (thus, so, (marks end of quote))

(indeclinable)