महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-66, verse-11

नेमां हिंस्युर्वने बालां क्रव्यादा मांसगृद्धिनः ।
पर्यरक्षन्त तां तत्र शकुन्ता मेनकात्मजाम् ॥११॥

11. nemāṁ hiṁsyurvane bālāṁ kravyādā māṁsagṛddhinaḥ ,
paryarakṣanta tāṁ tatra śakuntā menakātmajām.

11. na imām hiṃsyuḥ vane bālām kravyādāḥ māṃsagṛddhinaḥ
paryarakṣanta tām tatra śakuntāḥ menakātmajām

11. Lest the carnivorous, flesh-greedy animals in the forest harm this child, the birds there protected Menaka's daughter.

11. (כדי) שהטורפים, השואפים לבשר, לא יפגעו ביער בנערה הזאת. שם שמרו הציפורים על בתה של מֵנַקָה.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (indicating negation of potential harm) (not, no)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (child) (this (feminine))

• हिंस्युः (hiṁsyuḥ) - they might harm (they might harm, they should harm)

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• बालाम् (bālām) - child (girl, young woman, child)

• क्रव्यादाः (kravyādāḥ) - carnivorous animals (carnivorous, flesh-eaters)

• मांसगृद्धिनः (māṁsagṛddhinaḥ) - greedy for flesh

• पर्यरक्षन्त (paryarakṣanta) - they protected

• ताम् (tām) - her (her, that (feminine))

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• शकुन्ताः (śakuntāḥ) - birds

• मेनकात्मजाम् (menakātmajām) - Menaka's daughter

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (indicating negation of potential harm) (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

इमाम् (imām) - this (child) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

हिंस्युः (hiṁsyuḥ) - they might harm (they might harm, they should harm)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of hiṃs

Optative mood, active voice, 3rd person plural.

Root √hiṃs.

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

बालाम् (bālām) - child (girl, young woman, child)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bālā

bālā - girl, young woman, child, immature

Feminine form of 'bāla'.

क्रव्यादाः (kravyādāḥ) - carnivorous animals (carnivorous, flesh-eaters)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kravyāda

kravyāda - flesh-eater, carnivorous, scavenger

Compound: 'kravya' (raw flesh) + 'ada' (eater).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (kravya+ada)

• kravya – raw flesh, carrion
  noun (neuter)
  From √kru (to kill, hurt).
  Root: kru
• ada – eater, consuming
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root √ad (to eat).
  Root: ad (class 2)

मांसगृद्धिनः (māṁsagṛddhinaḥ) - greedy for flesh

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māṃsagṛddhin

māṁsagṛddhin - greedy for flesh, carnivorous

Compound: 'māṃsa' (flesh) + 'gṛddhin' (greedy, covetous).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+gṛddhin)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• gṛddhin – greedy, covetous, eager
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √gṛdh (to be greedy).
  Root: gṛdh (class 4)

पर्यरक्षन्त (paryarakṣanta) - they protected

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of rakṣ

Imperfect tense, active voice, 3rd person plural.

From prefix 'pari-' and root '√rakṣ'. Augment 'a-' for imperfect. Sandhi 'i + a' to 'y'.

Prefix: pari

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - her (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) + suffix '-tra'.

शकुन्ताः (śakuntāḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakunta

śakunta - bird, omen-bird

Synonym of 'śakuna'.

मेनकात्मजाम् (menakātmajām) - Menaka's daughter

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of menakātmajā

menakātmajā - Menaka's daughter

Compound: 'menakā' (Menaka) + 'ātmajā' (daughter).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (menakā+ātmajā)

• menakā – Menaka (name of an Apsara)
  proper noun (feminine)
• ātmajā – daughter, born from oneself
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ātman' (self) + 'jā' (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

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