महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-39, verse-5

शम्बरस्य च या माया या माया नमुचेरपि ।
बलेः कुम्भीनसेश्चैव सर्वास्ता योषितो विदुः ॥५॥

5. śambarasya ca yā māyā yā māyā namucerapi ,
baleḥ kumbhīnaseścaiva sarvāstā yoṣito viduḥ.

5. śambarasya ca yā māyā yā māyā namuceḥ api baleḥ
kumbhīnaseḥ ca eva sarvāḥ tāḥ yoṣitaḥ viduḥ

5. ca yā śambarasya māyā ca yā namuceḥ api māyā ca
eva baleḥ kumbhīnaseḥ tāḥ sarvāḥ yoṣitaḥ viduḥ

5. Whatever (māyā) Shambara possessed, and whatever (māyā) Namuchi also had, and likewise those of Bali and Kumbhīnasi—all these (powers), women indeed know (and possess).

Words meanings summery:

• शम्बरस्य (śambarasya) - of Shambara

• च (ca) - and

• या (yā) - which, whatever (feminine singular)

• माया (māyā) - Refers to the magical or deceptive powers of the demons and, by extension, women. ((māyā), illusion, deceptive power)

• या (yā) - which, whatever (feminine singular)

• माया (māyā) - Refers to the magical or deceptive powers of the demons and, by extension, women. ((māyā), illusion, deceptive power)

• नमुचेः (namuceḥ) - of Namuchi

• अपि (api) - also, even

• बलेः (baleḥ) - of Bali

• कुम्भीनसेः (kumbhīnaseḥ) - of Kumbhīnasi

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, also

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (feminine plural)

• ताः (tāḥ) - Referring to all the illusory powers (māyā) mentioned. (those (feminine plural))

• योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women

• विदुः (viduḥ) - Implies women possess or are adept in these māyās. (they know, they possess (knowledge of))

Words meanings and morphology

शम्बरस्य (śambarasya) - of Shambara

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śambara

śambara - name of a powerful Asura (demon), opponent of Indra

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

या (yā) - which, whatever (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

माया (māyā) - Refers to the magical or deceptive powers of the demons and, by extension, women. ((māyā), illusion, deceptive power)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, deceptive power, artifice (māyā)

या (yā) - which, whatever (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

माया (māyā) - Refers to the magical or deceptive powers of the demons and, by extension, women. ((māyā), illusion, deceptive power)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, deceptive power, artifice (māyā)

नमुचेः (namuceḥ) - of Namuchi

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of namuci

namuci - name of an Asura (demon) killed by Indra

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

बलेः (baleḥ) - of Bali

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bali

bali - name of a powerful Daitya (demon) king, grandson of Prahlāda

कुम्भीनसेः (kumbhīnaseḥ) - of Kumbhīnasi

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kumbhīnasi

kumbhīnasi - name of a female demoness, sister of Rāvaṇa (more commonly Kumbhīnasī)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

ताः (tāḥ) - Referring to all the illusory powers (māyā) mentioned. (those (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman, female

विदुः (viduḥ) - Implies women possess or are adept in these māyās. (they know, they possess (knowledge of))

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

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