महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-1, verse-26

भीष्म उवाच ।
असकृत्प्रोच्यमानापि गौतमी भुजगं प्रति ।
लुब्धकेन महाभागा पापे नैवाकरोन्मतिम् ॥२६॥

26. bhīṣma uvāca ,
asakṛtprocyamānāpi gautamī bhujagaṁ prati ,
lubdhakena mahābhāgā pāpe naivākaronmatim.

26. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca | asakṛt procyamānā api gautamī bhujagam
prati | lubdhakena mahābhāgā pāpe na eva akarot matim

26. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca lubdhakena bhujagam prati asakṛt procyamānā
api mahābhāgā gautamī pāpe matim na eva akarot

26. Bhishma said: "Even though she was repeatedly addressed by the hunter regarding the serpent, the noble Gautami did not set her mind on committing a sinful act."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often

• प्रोच्यमाना (procyamānā) - being told, being addressed

• अपि (api) - even though, also, even

• गौतमी (gautamī) - The brahmin woman in the narrative (Gautami)

• भुजगम् (bhujagam) - the serpent that caught the deer (snake, serpent)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

• लुब्धकेन (lubdhakena) - by the hunter

• महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - The noble Gautami (highly fortunate, noble, illustrious)

• पापे (pāpe) - in sin, towards sin, in evil

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - indeed, even, at all

• अकरोत् (akarot) - did, made

• मतिम् (matim) - mind, thought, intention

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a prominent character in the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often

(indeclinable)

प्रोच्यमाना (procyamānā) - being told, being addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pra-vac

vac - to speak, say, tell

Present Passive Participle

Root vac, with prefix pra, passive, feminine nominative singular

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

अपि (api) - even though, also, even

(indeclinable)

गौतमी (gautamī) - The brahmin woman in the narrative (Gautami)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gautamī

gautamī - Gautami (female descendant of Gotama, a specific Brahmin woman)

भुजगम् (bhujagam) - the serpent that caught the deer (snake, serpent)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhujaga

bhujaga - snake, serpent ('moving on its arm/shoulder')

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (bhuja+ga)

• bhuja – arm, hand; shoulder
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  Root: gam (class 1)

प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

(indeclinable)

लुब्धकेन (lubdhakena) - by the hunter

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lubdhaka

lubdhaka - hunter, fowler

महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - The noble Gautami (highly fortunate, noble, illustrious)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble, exalted

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – fortune, good luck, share
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Gautami

पापे (pāpe) - in sin, towards sin, in evil

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wickedness, vice

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, even, at all

(indeclinable)

अकरोत् (akarot) - did, made

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मतिम् (matim) - mind, thought, intention

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, intention