महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-43, verse-31

बाष्पगद्गदया वाचा मुखेन परिशुष्यता ।
कृताञ्जलिर्वरारोहा पर्यश्रुनयना ततः ।
धैर्यमालम्ब्य वामोरूर्हृदयेन प्रवेपता ॥३१॥

31. bāṣpagadgadayā vācā mukhena pariśuṣyatā ,
kṛtāñjalirvarārohā paryaśrunayanā tataḥ ,
dhairyamālambya vāmorūrhṛdayena pravepatā.

31. bāṣpagadgadayā vācā mukhena
pariśuṣyatā | kṛtāñjaliḥ varārohā
paryyaśrunayanā tataḥ | dhairyam
ālambya vāmorūḥ hṛdayena pravepatā

31. Then, the beautiful-hipped woman, with a voice choked with tears and a parched face, with folded hands and tear-filled eyes, mustered courage, though her heart was trembling.

31. בקול חנוק מדמעות ובפה יבש, כפות ידיה צמודות בהתחננות ועיניה מלאות דמעות. היא אזרה עוז, ולבה רועד, והיפה ההיא אמרה,

Words meanings summery:

• बाष्पगद्गदया (bāṣpagadgadayā) - with a voice choked with tears

• वाचा (vācā) - with her voice (with speech, with words, by voice)

• मुखेन (mukhena) - with her face (with face, by mouth)

• परिशुष्यता (pariśuṣyatā) - with a parched, drying face (drying up, withered)

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (having made the anjali gesture (folded hands))

• वरारोहा (varārohā) - the beautiful-hipped woman (Jaratkāru's wife) (having beautiful hips, excellent thighs)

• पर्य्यश्रुनयना (paryyaśrunayanā) - with tear-filled eyes (with tearful eyes, eyes filled with tears)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thence, afterwards)

• धैर्यम् (dhairyam) - courage, fortitude (firmness, courage, fortitude)

• आलम्ब्य (ālambya) - having mustered, having adopted (having taken hold of, having resorted to)

• वामोरूः (vāmorūḥ) - the beautiful-thighed woman (Jaratkāru's wife) (beautiful-thighed woman)

• हृदयेन (hṛdayena) - with a heart (with heart)

• प्रवेपता (pravepatā) - with a trembling heart (trembling, quivering)

Words meanings and morphology

बाष्पगद्गदया (bāṣpagadgadayā) - with a voice choked with tears

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bāṣpagadgadā

bāṣpagadgadā - choked with tears, tearful and faltering (voice)

Feminine of bāṣpagadgada.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṣpa+gadgadā)

• bāṣpa – tears, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• gadgadā – faltering, inarticulate (voice)
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine of gadgada

वाचा (vācā) - with her voice (with speech, with words, by voice)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

Root: vac (class 2)

मुखेन (mukhena) - with her face (with face, by mouth)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front, opening

परिशुष्यता (pariśuṣyatā) - with a parched, drying face (drying up, withered)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pariśuṣyat

pariśuṣyat - drying up, withering away, parched

present active participle

from root śuṣ with pari

Prefix: pari

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (having made the anjali gesture (folded hands))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - one who has made the anjali gesture (folded hands)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – the hollow of the two hands placed together, respectful salutation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Feminine nominative singular for Jaratkāru (the wife).

वरारोहा (varārohā) - the beautiful-hipped woman (Jaratkāru's wife) (having beautiful hips, excellent thighs)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of varārohā

varārohā - a woman with beautiful or excellent hips/thighs

Feminine form of varāroha.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+āroha)

• vara – excellent, best, beautiful, boon
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• āroha – rising, ascent, elevation (especially of hips)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruh (class 1)

पर्य्यश्रुनयना (paryyaśrunayanā) - with tear-filled eyes (with tearful eyes, eyes filled with tears)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paryyaśrunayanā

paryyaśrunayanā - having eyes full of tears

Feminine of paryyaśrunayana.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (paryyaśru+nayana)

• paryyaśru – full of tears, tearful
  adjective (neuter)
  pari (around) + aśru (tear)
  Prefix: pari
• nayana – eye, leading
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nī (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

धैर्यम् (dhairyam) - courage, fortitude (firmness, courage, fortitude)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhairya

dhairya - firmness, steadiness, courage, patience, fortitude

abstract noun from dhīra (firm, steady)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

आलम्ब्य (ālambya) - having mustered, having adopted (having taken hold of, having resorted to)

(indeclinable)

gerund

from root labh with ā

Prefix: ā

Root: labh (class 1)

वामोरूः (vāmorūḥ) - the beautiful-thighed woman (Jaratkāru's wife) (beautiful-thighed woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāmorū

vāmorū - a woman with beautiful thighs

Feminine of vāmorū.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāma+ūru)

• vāma – beautiful, pleasant, lovely, left
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vaṇ (class 1)
• ūru – thigh
  noun (masculine)

हृदयेन (hṛdayena) - with a heart (with heart)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, breast

Root: hṛ (class 1)

प्रवेपता (pravepatā) - with a trembling heart (trembling, quivering)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pravepat

pravepat - trembling, shaking, quivering

present active participle

from root vep with pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vep (class 1)

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