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13,40

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-40, verse-11

न च स्त्रीणां क्रिया काचिदिति धर्मो व्यवस्थितः ।
निरिन्द्रिया अमन्त्राश्च स्त्रियोऽनृतमिति श्रुतिः ॥११॥
11. na ca strīṇāṁ kriyā kāciditi dharmo vyavasthitaḥ ,
nirindriyā amantrāśca striyo'nṛtamiti śrutiḥ.
11. na ca strīṇām kriyā kācit iti dharmaḥ vyavasthitaḥ
nirindriyā amantrāḥ ca striyaḥ anṛtam iti śrutiḥ
11. ca strīṇām kācit kriyā na (asti) iti dharmaḥ vyavasthitaḥ
striyaḥ nirindriyāḥ amantrāḥ ca anṛtam iti śrutiḥ (āha)
11. And there is no ritual (kriyā) for women; thus is the established natural law (dharma). Women are devoid of sensory control, without mantras, and are falsehood – so declares the sacred tradition (śruti).

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not, no
  • (ca) - and, also
  • स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women
  • क्रिया (kriyā) - action, ritual, performance
  • काचित् (kācit) - any, some
  • इति (iti) - thus, so
  • धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, duty (dharma)
  • व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - established, settled, ordained
  • निरिन्द्रिया (nirindriyā) - devoid of sensory control or spiritual faculties (devoid of senses, powerless, without faculties)
  • अमन्त्राः (amantrāḥ) - without mantras, lacking sacred texts
  • (ca) - and, also
  • स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women
  • अनृतम् (anṛtam) - falsehood, untruth
  • इति (iti) - thus, so
  • श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - sacred tradition, Veda, hearing

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, female
क्रिया (kriyā) - action, ritual, performance
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kriyā
kriyā - action, deed, ritual, performance
काचित् (kācit) - any, some
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kaścid
kaścid - any, some, a certain
इति (iti) - thus, so
(indeclinable)
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, duty (dharma)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, righteousness (dharma)
व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - established, settled, ordained
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavasthita
vyavasthita - established, settled, ordained
Past Passive Participle
From verb sthā (to stand) with prefixes vi and ava
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
निरिन्द्रिया (nirindriyā) - devoid of sensory control or spiritual faculties (devoid of senses, powerless, without faculties)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of nirindriya
nirindriya - without senses or organs of sense; powerless, impotent
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+indriya)
  • nis – without, out, devoid of
    indeclinable
  • indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
    noun (neuter)
अमन्त्राः (amantrāḥ) - without mantras, lacking sacred texts
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of amantra
amantra - without mantras, not accompanied by sacred texts
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+mantra)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • mantra – sacred utterance, hymn, incantation
    noun (masculine)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, female
अनृतम् (anṛtam) - falsehood, untruth
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anṛta
anṛta - untruth, falsehood
इति (iti) - thus, so
(indeclinable)
श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - sacred tradition, Veda, hearing
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti
śruti - hearing, what is heard, sacred tradition, Veda