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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-58, verse-15

न बाल एव म्रियते तदा कश्चिन्नराधिप ।
न च स्त्रियं प्रजानाति कश्चिदप्राप्तयौवनः ॥१५॥
15. na bāla eva mriyate tadā kaścinnarādhipa ,
na ca striyaṁ prajānāti kaścidaprāptayauvanaḥ.
15. na bālaḥ eva mriyate tadā kaścit narādhipa na
ca striyam prajānāti kaścit aprāptayauvanaḥ
15. O king, at that time no child died prematurely, nor did anyone who had not yet attained youth know a woman.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not, no
  • बालः (bālaḥ) - a child (implying premature death) (child, young one)
  • एव (eva) - (emphasizing the age of 'child') (only, just, indeed)
  • म्रियते (mriyate) - dies, is dying
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
  • कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (in a negative statement, 'no one') (someone, anyone, a certain one)
  • नराधिप (narādhipa) - king, lord of men
  • (na) - not, no
  • (ca) - nor (and)
  • स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, wife
  • प्रजानाति (prajānāti) - knows (carnally), has sexual relations with (knows, recognizes)
  • कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (in a negative statement, 'no one') (someone, anyone)
  • अप्राप्तयौवनः (aprāptayauvanaḥ) - one who has not attained youth

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
बालः (bālaḥ) - a child (implying premature death) (child, young one)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla
bāla - child, infant, young, ignorant
एव (eva) - (emphasizing the age of 'child') (only, just, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes that it is 'only' a child who dies, implying premature death is prevented.
म्रियते (mriyate) - dies, is dying
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of mṛ
Root: mṛ (class 6)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (in a negative statement, 'no one') (someone, anyone, a certain one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit
kaścit - someone, anyone, a certain one
Note: Used with 'na' to form 'no one'.
नराधिप (narādhipa) - king, lord of men
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa
narādhipa - lord of men, king
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)
  • nara – man, human being
    noun (masculine)
  • adhipa – ruler, lord, master
    noun (masculine)
Note: Addressed to the king.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
(ca) - nor (and)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used with 'na' to mean 'nor'.
स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, wife
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, female, wife
Note: Object of prajānāti.
प्रजानाति (prajānāti) - knows (carnally), has sexual relations with (knows, recognizes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prajñā
Root jñā with prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: In this context, 'to know a woman' means to have sexual relations.
कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (in a negative statement, 'no one') (someone, anyone)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit
kaścit - someone, anyone, a certain one
Note: Subject of prajānāti. Used with 'na' to form 'no one'.
अप्राप्तयौवनः (aprāptayauvanaḥ) - one who has not attained youth
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aprāptayauvana
aprāptayauvana - not having attained youth, underage
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+prāpta+yauvana)
  • a – not, un-
    prefix
  • prāpta – attained, reached, obtained
    adjective (masculine)
    past passive participle
    Past passive participle from root āp with prefix pra.
    Prefix: pra
    Root: āp (class 5)
  • yauvana – youth, adolescence
    noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with kaścit.