महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-11, chapter-17, verse-23
प्रकीर्णकेशां सुश्रोणीं दुर्योधनभुजाङ्कगाम् ।
रुक्मवेदीनिभां पश्य कृष्ण लक्ष्मणमातरम् ॥२३॥
रुक्मवेदीनिभां पश्य कृष्ण लक्ष्मणमातरम् ॥२३॥
23. prakīrṇakeśāṁ suśroṇīṁ duryodhanabhujāṅkagām ,
rukmavedīnibhāṁ paśya kṛṣṇa lakṣmaṇamātaram.
rukmavedīnibhāṁ paśya kṛṣṇa lakṣmaṇamātaram.
23.
prakīrṇakeśām suśroṇīm duryodhanabhujāṅkagām
rukmavedinibhām paśya kṛṣṇa lakṣmaṇamātaram
rukmavedinibhām paśya kṛṣṇa lakṣmaṇamātaram
23.
kṛṣṇa paśya lakṣmaṇamātaram prakīrṇakeśām
suśroṇīm duryodhanabhujāṅkagām rukmavedinibhām
suśroṇīm duryodhanabhujāṅkagām rukmavedinibhām
23.
O Kṛṣṇa, behold Lakṣmaṇa's mother (Bhanumati), with her hair disheveled and beautiful hips, now lying on Duryodhana's arm, she who once resembled a golden altar.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रकीर्णकेशाम् (prakīrṇakeśām) - with disheveled hair (due to mourning) (having disheveled hair)
- सुश्रोणीम् (suśroṇīm) - with beautiful hips
- दुर्योधनभुजाङ्कगाम् (duryodhanabhujāṅkagām) - resting on Duryodhana's arm (as she mourns over his dead body) (resting on Duryodhana's arm or lap)
- रुक्मवेदिनिभाम् (rukmavedinibhām) - resembling a golden altar (referring to her former beauty and purity) (resembling a golden altar)
- पश्य (paśya) - behold! (see, behold)
- कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa (Kṛṣṇa)
- लक्ष्मणमातरम् (lakṣmaṇamātaram) - Lakṣmaṇa's mother (Bhanumati, Duryodhana's wife) (mother of Lakṣmaṇa)
Words meanings and morphology
प्रकीर्णकेशाम् (prakīrṇakeśām) - with disheveled hair (due to mourning) (having disheveled hair)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of prakīrṇakeśa
prakīrṇakeśa - having disheveled hair
Bahuvrīhi compound: prakīrṇa (scattered) + keśa (hair)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prakīrṇa+keśa)
- prakīrṇa – scattered, disheveled
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root kṛ (to scatter) with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 6) - keśa – hair
noun (masculine)
सुश्रोणीम् (suśroṇīm) - with beautiful hips
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of suśroṇī
suśroṇī - having beautiful hips
Bahuvrīhi compound: su (good/beautiful) + śroṇī (hips)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+śroṇī)
- su – good, beautiful, well
indeclinable - śroṇī – hips, buttocks
noun (feminine)
दुर्योधनभुजाङ्कगाम् (duryodhanabhujāṅkagām) - resting on Duryodhana's arm (as she mourns over his dead body) (resting on Duryodhana's arm or lap)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of duryodhanabhujāṅkaga
duryodhanabhujāṅkaga - resting on Duryodhana's arm or lap
Tatpuruṣa compound ending with 'ga' (one who goes/rests)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duryodhana+bhuja+aṅka+ga)
- duryodhana – Duryodhana (name of a Kuru prince)
proper noun (masculine) - bhuja – arm
noun (masculine) - aṅka – lap, mark, side, embrace
noun (masculine) - ga – going, moving, resting on
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
रुक्मवेदिनिभाम् (rukmavedinibhām) - resembling a golden altar (referring to her former beauty and purity) (resembling a golden altar)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of rukmavedinibhā
rukmavedinibhā - resembling a golden altar
Tatpuruṣa compound: rukma (gold) + vedi (altar) + nibhā (resemblance)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rukma+vedi+nibhā)
- rukma – gold, golden
noun (neuter) - vedi – altar, sacrificial ground
noun (feminine) - nibhā – resemblance, likeness
noun (feminine)
From root bhā (to shine) with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: bhā (class 2)
पश्य (paśya) - behold! (see, behold)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of paś
Root of present stem 'paśya'
Root: dṛś (class 1)
कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa (Kṛṣṇa)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (name of a deity/person), black, dark
लक्ष्मणमातरम् (lakṣmaṇamātaram) - Lakṣmaṇa's mother (Bhanumati, Duryodhana's wife) (mother of Lakṣmaṇa)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of lakṣmaṇamātṛ
lakṣmaṇamātṛ - mother of Lakṣmaṇa
Tatpuruṣa compound: Lakṣmaṇa (proper name) + mātṛ (mother)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lakṣmaṇa+mātṛ)
- lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (proper name)
proper noun (masculine) - mātṛ – mother
noun (feminine)