महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-12, verse-42

स्त्र्युवाच ।
स्त्रियास्त्वभ्यधिकः स्नेहो न तथा पुरुषस्य वै ।
तस्मात्ते शक्र जीवन्तु ये जाताः स्त्रीकृतस्य वै ॥४२॥

42. stryuvāca ,
striyāstvabhyadhikaḥ sneho na tathā puruṣasya vai ,
tasmātte śakra jīvantu ye jātāḥ strīkṛtasya vai.

42. strī uvāca striyāḥ tu abhyadhikaḥ snehaḥ na tathā puruṣasya
vai tasmāt te śakra jīvantu ye jātāḥ strīkṛtasya vai

42. strī uvāca tu striyāḥ abhyadhikaḥ snehaḥ tathā puruṣasya
na vai tasmāt śakra ye strīkṛtasya jātāḥ te vai jīvantu

42. The woman replied: 'Indeed, a woman's affection is far greater than a man's. Therefore, O Śakra, may those children live who were born when I was a woman.'

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्री (strī) - the woman (Ilā) (woman, female)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, replied (spoke, said)

• स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - of a woman (generally, referring to female nature) (of a woman)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed (emphasizing the statement) (but, indeed, yet)

• अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - far greater (very great, much more, superior)

• स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection (of a woman) (affection, love, tenderness)

• न (na) - not (so, for a man) (not, no)

• तथा (tathā) - in the same way (as for a woman) (thus, so, in that manner)

• पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a man (in contrast to a woman) (of a man, of a male)

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly (indeed, surely, verily)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (due to this reason of stronger female affection) (therefore, from that)

• ते (te) - those (children) (those, they)

• शक्र (śakra) - O Indra, the king of gods (O Śakra (Indra))

• जीवन्तु (jīvantu) - may they (the children) live (may they live)

• ये (ye) - those who (the children) (who, which (plural nominative))

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - were born (born, produced)

• स्त्रीकृतस्य (strīkṛtasya) - of me, who was transformed into a woman (of one made into a woman, of one who became a woman)

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly (indeed, surely, verily)

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्री (strī) - the woman (Ilā) (woman, female)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

Feminine noun.

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, replied (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Perfect active

Irregular perfect form of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - of a woman (generally, referring to female nature) (of a woman)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

Feminine noun.

Note: Possessive, 'a woman's'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed (emphasizing the statement) (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

Particle

Note: Emphatic particle.

अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - far greater (very great, much more, superior)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyadhika

abhyadhika - very great, much more, abundant, superior

Compound of `abhi` + `adhika`.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (abhi+adhika)

• abhi – towards, against, over, very, much
  indeclinable
  Prefix/Adverb
• adhika – more, additional, excessive, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  From adhi-√i
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `snehaḥ`.

स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection (of a woman) (affection, love, tenderness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oil, unctuousness

From √snih (to be sticky, to love).

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Subject of the clause.

न (na) - not (so, for a man) (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the following `tathā`.

तथा (tathā) - in the same way (as for a woman) (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a man (in contrast to a woman) (of a man, of a male)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, spirit

Note: Possessive, 'a man's'.

वै (vai) - indeed, truly (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Emphatic particle.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (due to this reason of stronger female affection) (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of `tad`.

Note: Used as an adverb for 'therefore'.

ते (te) - those (children) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the children.

शक्र (śakra) - O Indra, the king of gods (O Śakra (Indra))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Śakra (an epithet of Indra), powerful, capable

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Vocative address to Indra.

जीवन्तु (jīvantu) - may they (the children) live (may they live)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (lot) of jīv

Imperative

Present stem `jīva-`.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Expresses a wish or command.

ये (ye) - those who (the children) (who, which (plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Correlative to `te`.

जाताः (jātāḥ) - were born (born, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

From √jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `ye` (children).

स्त्रीकृतस्य (strīkṛtasya) - of me, who was transformed into a woman (of one made into a woman, of one who became a woman)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of strīkṛta

strīkṛta - made a woman, transformed into a woman

Compound: `strī` (woman) + `kṛta` (made, done).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+kṛta)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• kṛta – made, done, created
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Genitive of agency or possession, 'of one who was made a woman'.

वै (vai) - indeed, truly (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Emphatic particle.