महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-11, chapter-18, verse-13
प्रत्यग्रवयसः पश्य दर्शनीयकुचोदराः ।
कुलेषु जाता ह्रीमत्यः कृष्णपक्षाक्षिमूर्धजाः ॥१३॥
कुलेषु जाता ह्रीमत्यः कृष्णपक्षाक्षिमूर्धजाः ॥१३॥
13. pratyagravayasaḥ paśya darśanīyakucodarāḥ ,
kuleṣu jātā hrīmatyaḥ kṛṣṇapakṣākṣimūrdhajāḥ.
kuleṣu jātā hrīmatyaḥ kṛṣṇapakṣākṣimūrdhajāḥ.
13.
pratyagravayasaḥ paśya darśanīyakucodarāḥ
kuleṣu jātāḥ hrīmatyaḥ kṛṣṇapakṣākṣimūrdhajāḥ
kuleṣu jātāḥ hrīmatyaḥ kṛṣṇapakṣākṣimūrdhajāḥ
13.
paśya pratyagravayasaḥ darśanīyakucodarāḥ
kuleṣu jātāḥ hrīmatyaḥ kṛṣṇapakṣākṣimūrdhajāḥ
kuleṣu jātāḥ hrīmatyaḥ kṛṣṇapakṣākṣimūrdhajāḥ
13.
Behold these women, who are in the prime of their youth, with captivating breasts and bellies, born into noble families, bashful, and possessing dark-lashed eyes and black hair.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रत्यग्रवयसः (pratyagravayasaḥ) - of fresh youth, young
- पश्य (paśya) - See!, Behold!
- दर्शनीयकुचोदराः (darśanīyakucodarāḥ) - having beautiful breasts and bellies
- कुलेषु (kuleṣu) - in families, in noble lineages
- जाताः (jātāḥ) - born
- ह्रीमत्यः (hrīmatyaḥ) - bashful, modest
- कृष्णपक्षाक्षिमूर्धजाः (kṛṣṇapakṣākṣimūrdhajāḥ) - having dark-lashed eyes and black hair
Words meanings and morphology
प्रत्यग्रवयसः (pratyagravayasaḥ) - of fresh youth, young
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of pratyagravayas
pratyagravayas - fresh youth, in the prime of youth
Compound type : karmadhāraya (pratyagra+vayas)
- pratyagra – fresh, new, recent
adjective - vayas – age, youth
noun (neuter)
Note: Appears as nominative plural feminine, agreeing with implied 'women'.
पश्य (paśya) - See!, Behold!
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś
Imperative
2nd conjugation root (dṛś > paśya in present/imperative)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
दर्शनीयकुचोदराः (darśanīyakucodarāḥ) - having beautiful breasts and bellies
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of darśanīyakucodara
darśanīyakucodara - whose breasts and bellies are beautiful to behold
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (darśanīya+kuca+udara)
- darśanīya – visible, lovely, fit to be seen
adjective
Gerundive (kṛtya)
From root dṛś with suffix -anīya
Root: dṛś (class 1) - kuca – breast
noun (masculine) - udara – belly, abdomen
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with implied 'women'.
कुलेषु (kuleṣu) - in families, in noble lineages
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of kula
kula - family, lineage, clan, noble house
जाताः (jātāḥ) - born
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of jāta
jāta - born, produced, occurred
Past Passive Participle
From root jan (to be born) with suffix -kta
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Agrees with implied 'women'.
ह्रीमत्यः (hrīmatyaḥ) - bashful, modest
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of hrīmat
hrīmat - modest, bashful, shy, endowed with shame
From hrī (shame) + -mat (possessive suffix)
Note: Agrees with implied 'women'.
कृष्णपक्षाक्षिमूर्धजाः (kṛṣṇapakṣākṣimūrdhajāḥ) - having dark-lashed eyes and black hair
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kṛṣṇapakṣākṣimūrdhaja
kṛṣṇapakṣākṣimūrdhaja - having black (eye)lashes/sides of eyes and black hair
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛṣṇapakṣa+akṣi+mūrdhaja)
- kṛṣṇapakṣa – black side, dark fortnight (of the moon), black wing. In context, likely referring to dark eyelashes or dark corners of the eyes.
noun (masculine) - akṣi – eye
noun (neuter) - mūrdhaja – hair (literally 'born from the head')
noun (masculine)
From mūrdhan (head) + ja (born)
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Agrees with implied 'women'.