महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-20, verse-24

नूनमप्सरसां स्वर्गे मनांसि प्रमथिष्यसि ।
परमेण च रूपेण गिरा च स्मितपूर्वया ॥२४॥

24. nūnamapsarasāṁ svarge manāṁsi pramathiṣyasi ,
parameṇa ca rūpeṇa girā ca smitapūrvayā.

24. nūnam apsarasām svarge manāṃsi pramathiṣyasi
parameṇa ca rūpeṇa girā ca smitapūrvayā

24. nūnam apsarasām manāṃsi svarge parameṇa
rūpeṇa ca smitapūrvayā girā ca pramathiṣyasi

24. Certainly, you will agitate the minds of the Apsaras (celestial nymphs) in heaven with your supreme beauty and your speech, which is preceded by a smile.

Words meanings summery:

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

• अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the Apsaras, of the celestial nymphs

• स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven, in the celestial abode

• मनांसि (manāṁsi) - minds, hearts

• प्रमथिष्यसि (pramathiṣyasi) - you will agitate, you will churn, you will disturb

• परमेण (parameṇa) - with supreme, with excellent

• च (ca) - and, also

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - with form, with beauty, with appearance

• गिरा (girā) - with speech, with voice

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्मितपूर्वया (smitapūrvayā) - with a smiling (speech), preceded by a smile

Words meanings and morphology

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the Apsaras, of the celestial nymphs

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of apsaras

apsaras - Apsara, celestial nymph

स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven, in the celestial abode

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial abode

मनांसि (manāṁsi) - minds, hearts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of manas

manas - mind, heart, intellect

प्रमथिष्यसि (pramathiṣyasi) - you will agitate, you will churn, you will disturb

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pramath

future tense

derived from root math with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: math (class 1)

परमेण (parameṇa) - with supreme, with excellent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, excellent

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - with form, with beauty, with appearance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, beauty, appearance

गिरा (girā) - with speech, with voice

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - speech, voice

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्मितपूर्वया (smitapūrvayā) - with a smiling (speech), preceded by a smile

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of smitapūrvā

smitapūrvā - preceded by a smile, smiling

Compound type : karmadhāraya (smita+pūrvā)

• smita – smiled, smiling, a smile
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root smi (to smile) + kta suffix
  Root: smi (class 1)
• pūrvā – former, prior, preceded by
  adjective (feminine)

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