महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-12, verse-47

एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच स्त्रीभूतो राजसत्तमः ।
स्त्रियाः पुरुषसंयोगे प्रीतिरभ्यधिका सदा ।
एतस्मात्कारणाच्छक्र स्त्रीत्वमेव वृणोम्यहम् ॥४७॥

47. evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca strībhūto rājasattamaḥ ,
striyāḥ puruṣasaṁyoge prītirabhyadhikā sadā ,
etasmātkāraṇācchakra strītvameva vṛṇomyaham.

47. evam uktaḥ prati uvāca strībhūtaḥ
rājasattamaḥ striyāḥ puruṣasaṃyoge
prītiḥ abhyadhikā sadā etasmāt
kāraṇāt śakra strītvam eva vṛṇomi aham

47. evam uktaḥ prati uvāca strībhūtaḥ
rājasattamaḥ striyāḥ puruṣasaṃyoge
prītiḥ abhyadhikā sadā etasmāt
kāraṇāt śakra strītvam eva vṛṇomi aham

47. Thus addressed, the one who had transformed into a woman, the foremost of kings, replied: 'The delight a woman experiences in union with a man (puruṣa) is always exceedingly great. For this very reason, O Śakra, I choose only the state of womanhood.'

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, in this way)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

• प्रति (prati) - in return (as part of 'prati-uvāca') (towards, against, in return)

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

• स्त्रीभूतः (strībhūtaḥ) - the one who had transformed into a woman (become a woman, transformed into a woman)

• राजसत्तमः (rājasattamaḥ) - the foremost of kings (best of kings, foremost among kings)

• स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - for a woman (of a woman, for a woman)

• पुरुषसंयोगे (puruṣasaṁyoge) - in union with a man (in union with a man, in connection with a man)

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - delight (pleasure, delight, affection, love)

• अभ्यधिका (abhyadhikā) - exceedingly great (excessive, superior, greater, abundant)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, perpetually)

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - for this (from this, for this)

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - reason (from cause, for reason)

• शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra (O Śakra (Indra))

• स्त्रीत्वम् (strītvam) - the state of womanhood (womanhood, female state)

• एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed, verily)

• वृणोमि (vṛṇomi) - I choose (I choose, I select)

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, in this way)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac- (to speak) + kta (suffix for PPP)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Ila/Ilaa, who was addressed.

प्रति (prati) - in return (as part of 'prati-uvāca') (towards, against, in return)

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - replied (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

From root vac- (to speak), perfect tense form

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Combines with 'prati' to form 'pratyuvāca' (replied).

स्त्रीभूतः (strībhūtaḥ) - the one who had transformed into a woman (become a woman, transformed into a woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of strībhūta

strībhūta - become a woman, transformed into a woman

Compound of strī (woman) and bhūta (become, PPP of bhū-)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+bhūta)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• bhūta – become, happened, past
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū- (to be, become) + kta
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the former king Ila.

राजसत्तमः (rājasattamaḥ) - the foremost of kings (best of kings, foremost among kings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājasattama

rājasattama - best of kings, foremost among kings

Compound of rāja (king) and sattama (superlative suffix, best of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+sattama)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

Note: Refers to the former king Ila.

स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - for a woman (of a woman, for a woman)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Can also be dative singular.

पुरुषसंयोगे (puruṣasaṁyoge) - in union with a man (in union with a man, in connection with a man)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of puruṣasaṃyoga

puruṣasaṁyoga - union with a man (puruṣa), connection with a male

Compound of puruṣa (man) and saṃyoga (union)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+saṃyoga)

• puruṣa – man, male, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• saṃyoga – union, connection, conjunction
  noun (masculine)
  From root yuj- (to join) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - delight (pleasure, delight, affection, love)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - pleasure, delight, affection, love

From root prī- (to please, gladden)

Root: prī (class 9)

अभ्यधिका (abhyadhikā) - exceedingly great (excessive, superior, greater, abundant)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhyadhika

abhyadhika - excessive, superior, greater, abundant

Prefix abhi- (towards, over) + adhika (more, excessive)

Compound type : prādi (abhi+adhika)

• abhi – towards, over, in front of
  indeclinable
• adhika – more, excessive, superior
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'prītiḥ'.

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - for this (from this, for this)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Agrees with 'kāraṇāt'.

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - reason (from cause, for reason)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root kṛ- (to do) + ana

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with 'etasmāt' to mean 'for this reason'.

शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra (O Śakra (Indra))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Śakra, a name of Indra

From root śak- (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

स्त्रीत्वम् (strītvam) - the state of womanhood (womanhood, female state)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of strītva

strītva - womanhood, female state

Derived from strī (woman) with suffix -tva (abstract noun)

Note: Object of the verb 'vṛṇomi'.

एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed, verily)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

वृणोमि (vṛṇomi) - I choose (I choose, I select)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of vṛṇ

Present Active

From root vṛ- (to choose), 5th class, present tense, 1st person singular

Root: vṛ (class 5)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, my

1st person singular pronoun