महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-18, verse-16

ईर्षूणां मम पुत्राणां वासुदेवावरोधनम् ।
मत्तमातङ्गदर्पाणां पश्यन्त्यद्य पृथग्जनाः ॥१६॥

16. īrṣūṇāṁ mama putrāṇāṁ vāsudevāvarodhanam ,
mattamātaṅgadarpāṇāṁ paśyantyadya pṛthagjanāḥ.

16. īrṣūṇām mama putrāṇām vāsudevāvarodhanam
mattamātaṅgadarpaṇām paśyanti adya pṛthagjanāḥ

16. adya pṛthagjanāḥ paśyanti vāsudevāvarodhanam
īrṣūṇām mama putrāṇām mattamātaṅgadarpaṇām

16. Today, ordinary people are witnessing the abduction of Vāsudeva's women, as well as the women of my sons, who are envious and possess the pride of rutting elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• ईर्षूणाम् (īrṣūṇām) - of the envious, of the jealous ones

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of Arjuna's (or his family's) male descendants/kinsmen (of the sons)

• वासुदेवावरोधनम् (vāsudevāvarodhanam) - the women of Vāsudeva (Krishna) being abducted (the capture/abduction of Vāsudeva's women (harem))

• मत्तमातङ्गदर्पणाम् (mattamātaṅgadarpaṇām) - of those having the pride of rutting elephants

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they are witnessing

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• पृथग्जनाः (pṛthagjanāḥ) - ordinary people, common folk

Words meanings and morphology

ईर्षूणाम् (īrṣūṇām) - of the envious, of the jealous ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of īrṣyu

īrṣyu - envious, jealous

From root īrṣy (to envy)

Root: īrṣy (class 1)

Note: Modifies `putrāṇām`.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Modifies `putrāṇām`.

पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of Arjuna's (or his family's) male descendants/kinsmen (of the sons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

Note: Refers to Arjuna's (or his family's) male descendants/kinsmen, whose women are also being abducted.

वासुदेवावरोधनम् (vāsudevāvarodhanam) - the women of Vāsudeva (Krishna) being abducted (the capture/abduction of Vāsudeva's women (harem))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāsudevāvarodhana

vāsudevāvarodhana - the women of Vāsudeva's inner apartments/harem, or the act of confining/capturing them

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsudeva+avarodhana)

• vāsudeva – son of Vasudeva; a name of Krishna
  proper noun (masculine)
• avarodhana – confining, hindering, siege, a harem, women of the inner apartments
  noun (neuter)
  From root rudh (to obstruct) with upasarga ava- and suffix -ana
  Prefix: ava
  Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Object of `paśyanti`.

मत्तमातङ्गदर्पणाम् (mattamātaṅgadarpaṇām) - of those having the pride of rutting elephants

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mattamātaṅgadarpa

mattamātaṅgadarpa - having the pride or arrogance of an intoxicated elephant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (matta+mātaṅga+darpa)

• matta – intoxicated, rutting, proud, furious
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mad (to be intoxicated/furious)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• mātaṅga – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• darpa – pride, arrogance, haughtiness
  noun (masculine)
  From root dṛp (to be proud)
  Root: dṛp (class 4)

Note: Modifies `putrāṇām`.

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they are witnessing

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Active Indicative

1st conjugation, parasmaipada (dṛś > paśya in present tense)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is `pṛthagjanāḥ`.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time

पृथग्जनाः (pṛthagjanāḥ) - ordinary people, common folk

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛthagjana

pṛthagjana - ordinary person, common individual, separated person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pṛthak+jana)

• pṛthak – separate, distinct, apart
  indeclinable
• jana – person, man, creature, people
  noun (masculine)
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of `paśyanti`.

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