महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-20, verse-64

स्त्र्युवाच ।
नानिलोऽग्निर्न वरुणो न चान्ये त्रिदशा द्विज ।
प्रियाः स्त्रीणां यथा कामो रतिशीला हि योषितः ॥६४॥

64. stryuvāca ,
nānilo'gnirna varuṇo na cānye tridaśā dvija ,
priyāḥ strīṇāṁ yathā kāmo ratiśīlā hi yoṣitaḥ.

64. strī uvāca na anilaḥ na agniḥ na varuṇaḥ na ca anye tridaśā
dvija priyāḥ strīṇām yathā kāmaḥ ratiśīlāḥ hi yoṣitaḥ

64. strī uvāca dvija strīṇām priyāḥ yathā kāmaḥ na anilaḥ na
agniḥ na varuṇaḥ ca na anye tridaśāḥ hi yoṣitaḥ ratiśīlāḥ

64. The woman said, "Neither the wind, nor fire, nor Varuna, nor any other deities, O twice-born, are as dear to women as desire (kāma); for women are indeed by nature fond of sensual pleasure."

Words meanings summery:

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

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• न (na) - not (not, nor)

• अनिलः (anilaḥ) - the god of wind (wind, air, god of wind)

• न (na) - nor (not, nor)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - the god of fire (fire, god of fire)

• न (na) - nor (not, nor)

• वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - the deity Varuna (Varuna (Vedic deity, god of cosmic order, waters))

• न (na) - nor (not, nor)

• च (ca) - nor (and, also)

• अन्ये (anye) - other (deities) (others, other)

• त्रिदशाः (tridaśāḥ) - the deities (gods, deities (literally 'three times ten', i.e., thirty))

• द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (referring to a Brahmin) (twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth)

• प्रियाः (priyāḥ) - dear (dear, beloved, pleasing)

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - to women (dative sense) (of women, for women)

• यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, according to)

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, sensual pleasure (desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure, god of love)

• रतिशीलाः (ratiśīlāḥ) - fond of sensual pleasure (fond of pleasure, desirous of sexual intercourse)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, for, because)

• योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women (women, females)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female, wife

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active

root vac, perfect 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, nor)

(indeclinable)

अनिलः (anilaḥ) - the god of wind (wind, air, god of wind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air, god of wind

न (na) - nor (not, nor)

(indeclinable)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - the god of fire (fire, god of fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

न (na) - nor (not, nor)

(indeclinable)

वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - the deity Varuna (Varuna (Vedic deity, god of cosmic order, waters))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuna (Vedic deity, god of cosmic order, waters)

न (na) - nor (not, nor)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - other (deities) (others, other)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agreement with 'tridaśāḥ' (implied)

त्रिदशाः (tridaśāḥ) - the deities (gods, deities (literally 'three times ten', i.e., thirty))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - a god, a deity (lit. 'three times ten' or 'thirty')

Note: Reconstructed from sandhi form 'tridaśā dvija'

द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (referring to a Brahmin) (twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• jan – to be born, to produce
  verb
  Root: jan (class 4)

प्रियाः (priyāḥ) - dear (dear, beloved, pleasing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, favorite

Note: Agreement with implied subject (Anila, Agni, Varuna, Tridaśāḥ)

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - to women (dative sense) (of women, for women)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female, wife

Note: Often used in a dative sense with 'priya'

यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, sensual pleasure (desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure, god of love)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure, god of love

From root 'kam' (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

रतिशीलाः (ratiśīlāḥ) - fond of sensual pleasure (fond of pleasure, desirous of sexual intercourse)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ratiśīla

ratiśīla - fond of pleasure, desirous of sexual intercourse, voluptuous

Compound type : tatpurusha (rati+śīla)

• rati – pleasure, enjoyment, sexual intercourse, love
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• śīla – nature, character, habit, disposition
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śīl (class 1)

Note: Agreement with 'yoṣitaḥ'

हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women (women, females)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman, female