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13,4

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-4, verse-7

कन्या जज्ञे सुता तस्य वने निवसतः सतः ।
नाम्ना सत्यवती नाम रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि ॥७॥
7. kanyā jajñe sutā tasya vane nivasataḥ sataḥ ,
nāmnā satyavatī nāma rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi.
7. kanyā jajñe sutā tasya vane nivasataḥ sataḥ
nāmnā satyavatī nāma rūpeṇa apratimā bhuvi
7. tasya sataḥ nivasataḥ vane kanyā sutā nāmnā
satyavatī nāma rūpeṇa bhuvi apratimā jajñe
7. While he was living in the forest, a daughter was born to him. Named Satyavatī, she was unequalled in beauty on earth.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कन्या (kanyā) - daughter (girl, maiden, daughter)
  • जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born (was born, originated, appeared)
  • सुता (sutā) - daughter
  • तस्य (tasya) - to him (referring to the father) (his, of him, that)
  • वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the woods)
  • निवसतः (nivasataḥ) - while living (genitive singular, agreeing with sataḥ) (dwelling, residing, living)
  • सतः (sataḥ) - while being (genitive singular, agreeing with tasya implied from context, or nivasataḥ explicitly) (of the existing one, of the good person, while being)
  • नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name (by name, by means of a name)
  • सत्यवती (satyavatī) - Satyavatī (proper name of the daughter) (Satyavatī (proper name), truthful, endowed with truth)
  • नाम (nāma) - by name (emphasizing the name) (name, indeed, by name)
  • रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in beauty (by form, by appearance, in beauty)
  • अप्रतिमा (apratimā) - unequalled (unequalled, unparalleled, matchless)
  • भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

Words meanings and morphology

कन्या (kanyā) - daughter (girl, maiden, daughter)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - girl, maiden, daughter, virgin
जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born (was born, originated, appeared)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of jan
Root: jan (class 4)
सुता (sutā) - daughter
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sutā
sutā - daughter
तस्य (tasya) - to him (referring to the father) (his, of him, that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Refers to the father, the specific person living in the forest.
वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in the woods)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vana
vana - forest, wood, grove
निवसतः (nivasataḥ) - while living (genitive singular, agreeing with sataḥ) (dwelling, residing, living)
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, singular of nivasat
nivasat - dwelling, residing, living
present active participle
From ni + vas (to dwell), present participle.
Prefix: ni
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Agrees with sataḥ (which also stands for tasya implicitly).
सतः (sataḥ) - while being (genitive singular, agreeing with tasya implied from context, or nivasataḥ explicitly) (of the existing one, of the good person, while being)
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, singular of sat
sat - being, existing, good, virtuous
present active participle
From as (to be), present participle.
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Refers to the father mentioned by 'tasya'.
नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name (by name, by means of a name)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of nāman
nāman - name
सत्यवती (satyavatī) - Satyavatī (proper name of the daughter) (Satyavatī (proper name), truthful, endowed with truth)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of satyavatī
satyavatī - Satyavatī (name), truthful (feminine)
Feminine form of satyavat.
नाम (nāma) - by name (emphasizing the name) (name, indeed, by name)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to emphasize the name given.
रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in beauty (by form, by appearance, in beauty)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance
Note: Used adverbially to describe 'how' she was unequalled.
अप्रतिमा (apratimā) - unequalled (unequalled, unparalleled, matchless)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of apratimā
apratimā - unequalled, unparalleled, matchless
Negation 'a' + pratima (measure, equal).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pratimā)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix.
  • pratimā – measure, image, equal
    noun (feminine)
भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on earth, in the world)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, land, world