महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-40, verse-4

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न हि स्त्रीभ्य परं पुत्र पापीयः किंचिदस्ति वै ।
अग्निर्हि प्रमदा दीप्तो मायाश्च मयजा विभो ।
क्षुरधारा विषं सर्पो मृत्युरित्येकतः स्त्रियः ॥४॥

4. na hi strībhya paraṁ putra pāpīyaḥ kiṁcidasti vai ,
agnirhi pramadā dīpto māyāśca mayajā vibho ,
kṣuradhārā viṣaṁ sarpo mṛtyurityekataḥ striyaḥ.

4. na hi strībhyas param putra pāpīyaḥ
kiñcit asti vai | agniḥ hi pramadāḥ dīptaḥ
māyāḥ ca mayajāḥ vibho | kṣuradhārā
viṣam sarpaḥ mṛtyuḥ iti ekataḥ striyaḥ

4. putra vibho hi vai strībhyas param
kiñcit pāpīyaḥ na asti hi pramadāḥ agniḥ
dīptaḥ ca mayajāḥ māyāḥ kṣuradhārā
viṣam sarpaḥ mṛtyuḥ iti ekataḥ striyaḥ

4. Indeed, O son, there is certainly nothing more sinful than women. For alluring women (pramadā) are like blazing fire, and also illusions (māyā) created by Maya, O lord. A razor's edge, poison, a snake, and death—women are all of these combined on one side.

Words meanings summery:

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न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

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

स्त्रीभ्यस् (strībhyas) - than women (than women, for women)

परम् (param) - greater (than) (greater, superior, supreme, after)

पुत्र (putra) - O son (O son, boy)

पापीयः (pāpīyaḥ) - more sinful (more sinful, worse, more wicked)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (anything, something, a little)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

वै (vai) - certainly (emphatic) (indeed, truly, certainly)

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

प्रमदाः (pramadāḥ) - alluring women (women, beautiful women, alluring women)

दीप्तः (dīptaḥ) - blazing (fire) (blazing, glowing, radiant)

मायाः (māyāḥ) - illusions (māyā) (illusions, supernatural powers, deceptions)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

मयजाः (mayajāḥ) - created by Maya (born of Maya (the demon), produced by illusion)

विभो (vibho) - O lord (vocative) (O powerful one, O lord, O pervasive one)

क्षुरधारा (kṣuradhārā) - a razor's edge (razor's edge, sharp edge)

विषम् (viṣam) - poison (poison, venom)

सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - a snake (snake, serpent)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death (death, Yama (god of death))

इति (iti) - thus, (signifying conclusion) (thus, so, this)

एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, combined (on one side, together, from one place)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women (women, females)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle or causal conjunction.

स्त्रीभ्यस् (strībhyas) - than women (than women, for women)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

`strī` (feminine i-ending noun).

Note: Used for comparison with `param` and `pāpīyaḥ`.

परम् (param) - greater (than) (greater, superior, supreme, after)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, supreme, higher, subsequent

Neuter nominative/accusative singular.

पुत्र (putra) - O son (O son, boy)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Vocative singular.

पापीयः (pāpīyaḥ) - more sinful (more sinful, worse, more wicked)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpīyas

pāpīyas - more sinful, more wicked (comparative of `pāpa`)

Comparative degree of `pāpa` (sinful). Neuter nominative singular.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (anything, something, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - anything, something, a little

Indefinite pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative singular.

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active, 3rd person singular

From root `as` (2nd class `asti`).

Root: as (class 2)

वै (vai) - certainly (emphatic) (indeed, truly, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, sacrificial fire, the deity Agni

Masculine i-stem.

प्रमदाः (pramadāḥ) - alluring women (women, beautiful women, alluring women)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pramadā

pramadā - a beautiful woman, a fascinating woman, an intoxicating woman

From `pra-mad` (to be delighted, to revel).

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Subject.

दीप्तः (dīptaḥ) - blazing (fire) (blazing, glowing, radiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, inflamed, bright

Past Passive Participle

From root `dīp` (to shine, blaze).

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for `agniḥ`.

मायाः (māyāḥ) - illusions (māyā) (illusions, supernatural powers, deceptions)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, deception, unreality

Feminine a-stem.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

मयजाः (mayajāḥ) - created by Maya (born of Maya (the demon), produced by illusion)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mayaja

mayaja - born from Maya, produced by Maya (demon architect)

Compound of `maya` (proper noun) + `ja` (born, produced). Feminine nominative plural.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maya+ja)

maya – Maya (the demon architect), illusion
proper noun (masculine)
ja – born, produced, arisen from
adjective
From root `jan` (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)

विभो (vibho) - O lord (vocative) (O powerful one, O lord, O pervasive one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - powerful, pervading, lord, master

Masculine u-stem, vocative singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्षुरधारा (kṣuradhārā) - a razor's edge (razor's edge, sharp edge)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣuradhārā

kṣuradhārā - razor's edge, sharp edge

Tatpurusha compound: `kṣura` (razor) + `dhārā` (edge).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣura+dhārā)