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13,121

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-121, verse-3

कृष्णद्वैपायनो राजन्नज्ञातचरितं चरन् ।
वाराणस्यामुपातिष्ठन्मैत्रेयं स्वैरिणीकुले ॥३॥
3. kṛṣṇadvaipāyano rājannajñātacaritaṁ caran ,
vārāṇasyāmupātiṣṭhanmaitreyaṁ svairiṇīkule.
3. kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ rājan ajñātacaritam caran |
vārāṇasyām upātiṣṭhat maitreyam svairiṇīkule
3. rājan,
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ ajñātacaritam caran,
vārāṇasyām svairiṇīkule maitreyam upātiṣṭhat
3. O King, Krishna Dvaipayana (Vyasa), moving about with an unknown character, came to Varanasi and stayed with Maitreya in a household of independent women.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कृष्णद्वैपायनः (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ) - Krishna Dvaipayana (Vyasa)
  • राजन् (rājan) - O King
  • अज्ञातचरितम् (ajñātacaritam) - with an unknown character/conduct
  • चरन् (caran) - moving, roaming, behaving
  • वाराणस्याम् (vārāṇasyām) - in Varanasi
  • उपातिष्ठत् (upātiṣṭhat) - he approached, he attended, he stayed
  • मैत्रेयम् (maitreyam) - Maitreya (accusative singular)
  • स्वैरिणीकुले (svairiṇīkule) - in a household of independent women

Words meanings and morphology

कृष्णद्वैपायनः (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ) - Krishna Dvaipayana (Vyasa)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇadvaipāyana
kṛṣṇadvaipāyana - Name of Vyasa, born on an island (dvīpa) and dark-complexioned (kṛṣṇa).
Compound.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+dvaipāyana)
  • kṛṣṇa – dark, black; Krishna
    adjective (masculine)
  • dvaipāyana – island-born, a patronymic
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from `dvīpa` (island).
राजन् (rājan) - O King
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Root: rāj (class 1)
अज्ञातचरितम् (ajñātacaritam) - with an unknown character/conduct
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ajñātacarita
ajñātacarita - of unknown conduct, having an unknown character
Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jñāta+carita)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix.
  • jñāta – known, understood
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    PPP of √jñā 'to know'.
    Root: jñā (class 9)
  • carita – conduct, character, deed
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    PPP of √car 'to move, behave'.
    Root: car (class 1)
Note: Adverbial usage 'with unknown conduct'.
चरन् (caran) - moving, roaming, behaving
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of car
car - to move, wander, behave
present active participle
Present active participle of √car 'to move'.
Root: car (class 1)
वाराणस्याम् (vārāṇasyām) - in Varanasi
(proper noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of vārāṇasī
vārāṇasī - Varanasi (a city)
उपातिष्ठत् (upātiṣṭhat) - he approached, he attended, he stayed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of upasthā
imperfect active indicative
From √sthā 'to stand' with prefix `upa-`.
Prefix: upa
Root: sthā (class 1)
मैत्रेयम् (maitreyam) - Maitreya (accusative singular)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of maitreya
maitreya - Name of a sage, a follower of Maitrī.
स्वैरिणीकुले (svairiṇīkule) - in a household of independent women
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of svairiṇīkula
svairiṇīkula - family/household of independent women (or unchaste women)
Tatpurusha compound.
Compound type : tatpurusha (svairiṇī+kula)
  • svairiṇī – independent woman, self-willed woman
    noun (feminine)
    From `sva` (self) and `īraṇa` (moving).
  • kula – family, household, lineage
    noun (neuter)