महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-33, verse-10

वत्सलत्वाद्द्विजश्रेष्ठ तत्र मे नास्ति संशयः ।
व्यक्तं सौक्ष्म्याच्च धर्मस्य प्राप्स्यामः स्त्रीवधं वयम् ॥१०॥

10. vatsalatvāddvijaśreṣṭha tatra me nāsti saṁśayaḥ ,
vyaktaṁ saukṣmyācca dharmasya prāpsyāmaḥ strīvadhaṁ vayam.

10. vatsalatvāt dvijaśreṣṭha tatra me na asti saṃśayaḥ vyaktam
sauukṣmyāt ca dharmasya prāpsyāmaḥ strīvadham vayam

10. dvijaśreṣṭha tatra me vatsalatvāt saṃśayaḥ na asti vyaktam
ca dharmasya sauukṣmyāt vayam strīvadham prāpsyāmaḥ

10. O best of twice-born ones, there is no doubt in my mind about that because of (his) affection, and surely, due to the subtle nature of dharma, we shall incur the killing of women.

Words meanings summery:

• वत्सलत्वात् (vatsalatvāt) - because of his affectionate nature toward us (from affection, because of tenderness, on account of fondness)

• द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best of the twice-born (addressing the listener) (O best of twice-born ones, O best of brahmins)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that matter (there, in that matter, regarding that)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, of me)

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, hesitation)

• व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - surely, evidently (clearly, evidently, manifestly)

• सौउक्ष्म्यात् (sauukṣmyāt) - due to the subtle and intricate nature (from subtlety, due to subtle nature, because of intricacy)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma (moral law) (of dharma, of moral law, of righteousness, of duty)

• प्राप्स्यामः (prāpsyāmaḥ) - we shall incur (we will obtain, we shall reach, we shall incur, we shall attain)

• स्त्रीवधम् (strīvadham) - the killing of women (killing of women, slaughter of women, female murder)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

वत्सलत्वात् (vatsalatvāt) - because of his affectionate nature toward us (from affection, because of tenderness, on account of fondness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vatsalatva

vatsalatva - affection, tenderness, fondness

formed by adding tva to vatsala

द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best of the twice-born (addressing the listener) (O best of twice-born ones, O best of brahmins)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijaśreṣṭha

dvijaśreṣṭha - best of the twice-born, best of brahmins

tatpurusha compound of dvija and śreṣṭha

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+śreṣṭha)

• dvija – twice-born, brahmin, bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

तत्र (tatra) - in that matter (there, in that matter, regarding that)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (my, to me, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

root as, class 2 adādi

Root: as (class 2)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, hesitation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - surely, evidently (clearly, evidently, manifestly)

(adverb)

सौउक्ष्म्यात् (sauukṣmyāt) - due to the subtle and intricate nature (from subtlety, due to subtle nature, because of intricacy)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sauukṣmya

sauukṣmya - subtlety, subtleness, minute nature

derived from sūkṣma

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma (moral law) (of dharma, of moral law, of righteousness, of duty)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - dharma, moral law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्राप्स्यामः (prāpsyāmaḥ) - we shall incur (we will obtain, we shall reach, we shall incur, we shall attain)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of prāp

pra + āp, class 5 tudādi

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

स्त्रीवधम् (strīvadham) - the killing of women (killing of women, slaughter of women, female murder)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of strīvadha

strīvadha - killing of women, slaughter of women

tatpurusha compound of strī and vadha

Compound type : tatpurusha (strī+vadha)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• vadha – slaughter, killing, death
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vadh (class 1)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of aham

aham - I

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