महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-76, verse-6

उपविष्टां च ददृशे देवयानीं शुचिस्मिताम् ।
रूपेणाप्रतिमां तासां स्त्रीणां मध्ये वराङ्गनाम् ।
शर्मिष्ठया सेव्यमानां पादसंवाहनादिभिः ॥६॥

6. upaviṣṭāṁ ca dadṛśe devayānīṁ śucismitām ,
rūpeṇāpratimāṁ tāsāṁ strīṇāṁ madhye varāṅganām ,
śarmiṣṭhayā sevyamānāṁ pādasaṁvāhanādibhiḥ.

6. upaviṣṭām ca dadṛśe devayānīm
śucismitām rūpeṇa apratimām tāsām
strīṇām madhye varāṅganām śarmiṣṭhayā
sevyamānām pādasaṃvāhanādibhiḥ

6. He also saw Devayānī seated, with a sweet smile, unequalled in beauty among those women, a most excellent lady. She was being served by Śarmiṣṭhā with foot massages and similar services.

6. וראה את דֵוַיָאנִי יושבת, בעלת החיוך הטהור, אישה נפלאה שאין דומה לה ביופיה בין כל הנשים ההן, ושַׁרְמִישְׁתְהָא משרתת אותה ומעסה את רגליה ועוד.

Words meanings summery:

• उपविष्टाम् (upaviṣṭām) - seated

• च (ca) - and, also

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - he saw, beheld

• देवयानीम् (devayānīm) - Devayānī

• शुचिस्मिताम् (śucismitām) - with a pure smile, sweetly smiling

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by form, in beauty

• अप्रतिमाम् (apratimām) - unequalled, peerless, incomparable

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of those

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle of, among

• वराङ्गनाम् (varāṅganām) - an excellent woman, a beautiful woman

• शर्मिष्ठया (śarmiṣṭhayā) - by Śarmiṣṭhā

• सेव्यमानाम् (sevyamānām) - being served

• पादसंवाहनादिभिः (pādasaṁvāhanādibhiḥ) - by foot massages and similar services

Words meanings and morphology

उपविष्टाम् (upaviṣṭām) - seated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sat down, reposed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √viś (6th conjugation, parasmaipada) with upasarga upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: √viś (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - he saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of √dṛś

Perfect tense

Reduplicated perfect form of √dṛś (1st conjugation, parasmaipada/ātmanepada). dṛś becomes dadṛś and then middle ending e.

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

देवयानीम् (devayānīm) - Devayānī

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devayānī

devayānī - Devayānī (daughter of Śukra, proper name)

शुचिस्मिताम् (śucismitām) - with a pure smile, sweetly smiling

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śucismita

śucismita - having a pure smile, sweetly smiling

Bahuvrihi compound: "one whose smile is pure".

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śuci+smita)

• śuci – pure, clean, white
  adjective (masculine)
• smita – smile, smiling
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √smi (1st conjugation, ātmanepada)
  Root: √smi (class 1)

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by form, in beauty

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance

अप्रतिमाम् (apratimām) - unequalled, peerless, incomparable

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apratimā

apratima - unequalled, peerless, incomparable

Negative compound (Nañ-tatpuruṣa) of pratima (equal).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratima)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pratima – equal, matching, image, likeness
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: √mā (class 2)

तासाम् (tāsām) - of those

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle of, among

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of madhya used adverbially.

Note: Used as a preposition/postposition with genitive.

वराङ्गनाम् (varāṅganām) - an excellent woman, a beautiful woman

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of varāṅganā

varāṅganā - a beautiful woman, an excellent woman

Compound of vara (excellent) and aṅganā (woman).

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (vara+aṅganā)

• vara – best, excellent, choice
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: √vṛ (class 9)
• aṅganā – woman, female
  noun (feminine)

शर्मिष्ठया (śarmiṣṭhayā) - by Śarmiṣṭhā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śarmiṣṭhā

śarmiṣṭhā - Śarmiṣṭhā (daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, proper name)

सेव्यमानाम् (sevyamānām) - being served

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sevyamāna

sevyamāna - being served, being attended to, being cultivated

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root √sev (1st conjugation, ātmanepada).

Root: √sev (class 1)

पादसंवाहनादिभिः (pādasaṁvāhanādibhiḥ) - by foot massages and similar services

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pādasaṃvāhanādi

pādasaṁvāhanādi - foot massage and so on; services like massaging feet

Tatpurusha compound: pādasaṃvāhana + ādi. pādasaṃvāhana is "foot massage", ādi means "beginning with, and so on".

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāda+saṃvāhana+ādi)

• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)
• saṃvāhana – massaging, rubbing, carrying
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  Derived from root √vah (1st conjugation, parasmaipada) with upasarga sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √vah (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

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