महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-107, verse-100
न दिवा मैथुनं गच्छेन्न कन्यां न च बन्धकीम् ।
न चास्नातां स्त्रियं गच्छेत्तथायुर्विन्दते महत् ॥१००॥
न चास्नातां स्त्रियं गच्छेत्तथायुर्विन्दते महत् ॥१००॥
100. na divā maithunaṁ gacchenna kanyāṁ na ca bandhakīm ,
na cāsnātāṁ striyaṁ gacchettathāyurvindate mahat.
na cāsnātāṁ striyaṁ gacchettathāyurvindate mahat.
100.
na divā maithunam gacchet na kanyām na ca bandhakīm na
ca asnātām striyam gacchet tathā āyuḥ vindate mahat
ca asnātām striyam gacchet tathā āyuḥ vindate mahat
100.
divā na maithunam gacchet na kanyām na ca bandhakīm ca
na asnātām striyam gacchet tathā mahat āyuḥ vindate
na asnātām striyam gacchet tathā mahat āyuḥ vindate
100.
One should not engage in sexual intercourse during the day, nor with a maiden, nor with an unchaste woman. One should also not engage with an unbathed woman; by observing these rules, one obtains a long life.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- दिवा (divā) - by day, during the day
- मैथुनम् (maithunam) - sexual intercourse, union
- गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go, engage in
- न (na) - not, no
- कन्याम् (kanyām) - a maiden, girl, virgin
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and
- बन्धकीम् (bandhakīm) - a harlot, an unchaste woman
- न (na) - not, no
- च (ca) - and
- अस्नाताम् (asnātām) - unbathed, who has not bathed
- स्त्रियम् (striyam) - a woman
- गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go, engage in
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
- आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifetime
- विन्दते (vindate) - one obtains, finds
- महत् (mahat) - long (great, large, long)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
दिवा (divā) - by day, during the day
(indeclinable)
मैथुनम् (maithunam) - sexual intercourse, union
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of maithuna
maithuna - sexual union, copulation, pair
गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go, engage in
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of gam
Optative mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular
Root: gam (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कन्याम् (kanyām) - a maiden, girl, virgin
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - maiden, girl, virgin, daughter
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
बन्धकीम् (bandhakīm) - a harlot, an unchaste woman
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bandhakī
bandhakī - a harlot, a wanton woman, an unchaste woman
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अस्नाताम् (asnātām) - unbathed, who has not bathed
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of asnāta
asnāta - unbathed, not having bathed
past passive participle (negative)
From root snā 'to bathe' with prefix a (negation)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+snāta)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - snāta – bathed, purified
adjective (feminine)
past passive participle
From root snā 'to bathe'
Root: snā (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'striyam'.
स्त्रियम् (striyam) - a woman
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, female
गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go, engage in
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of gam
Optative mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular
Root: gam (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
(indeclinable)
आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifetime
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āyus
āyus - life, vitality, duration of life
विन्दते (vindate) - one obtains, finds
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
Present tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular
Root: vid (class 6)
महत् (mahat) - long (great, large, long)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, vast, noble
Note: Agrees with 'āyuḥ'.