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13,43

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-43, verse-20

असाध्व्यश्चापि दुर्वृत्ताः कुलघ्न्यः पापनिश्चयाः ।
विज्ञेया लक्षणैर्दुष्टैः स्वगात्रसहजैर्नृप ॥२०॥
20. asādhvyaścāpi durvṛttāḥ kulaghnyaḥ pāpaniścayāḥ ,
vijñeyā lakṣaṇairduṣṭaiḥ svagātrasahajairnṛpa.
20. asādhvyaḥ ca api durvṛttāḥ kulaghnyaḥ pāpaniścayāḥ
vijñeyāḥ lakṣaṇaiḥ duṣṭaiḥ svagātrasahajaiḥ nṛpa
20. nṛpa asādhvyaḥ ca api durvṛttāḥ kulaghnyaḥ pāpaniścayāḥ
duṣṭaiḥ svagātrasahajaiḥ lakṣaṇaiḥ vijñeyāḥ
20. And also, O king, ill-behaved women who are not virtuous (asādhvyaḥ), destroyers of families, and have sinful intentions, should be recognized by the evil characteristics inherent in their own bodies.

Words meanings summery:

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  • असाध्व्यः (asādhvyaḥ) - unvirtuous women, wicked women
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • दुर्वृत्ताः (durvṛttāḥ) - ill-behaved, wicked, of bad conduct
  • कुलघ्न्यः (kulaghnyaḥ) - destroyers of families
  • पापनिश्चयाः (pāpaniścayāḥ) - having sinful resolves/intentions
  • विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ) - should be known, recognizable, discernible
  • लक्षणैः (lakṣaṇaiḥ) - by marks, by signs, by characteristics
  • दुष्टैः (duṣṭaiḥ) - by bad, by evil, by corrupt
  • स्वगात्रसहजैः (svagātrasahajaiḥ) - by those innate to one's own body, by inherent bodily signs
  • नृप (nṛpa) - O king

Words meanings and morphology

असाध्व्यः (asādhvyaḥ) - unvirtuous women, wicked women
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of asādhvī
asādhvī - unvirtuous woman, unchaste woman, bad woman
Feminine form of asādhu
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sādhvī)
  • a – not, un-, non-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • sādhvī – virtuous woman, chaste woman
    adjective (feminine)
    Feminine form of sādhu
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
दुर्वृत्ताः (durvṛttāḥ) - ill-behaved, wicked, of bad conduct
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of durvṛttā
durvṛtta - ill-behaved, wicked, of bad conduct, immoral
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+vṛtta)
  • dur – bad, ill, difficult
    indeclinable
    Prefix
  • vṛtta – conduct, behaviour, course
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle (originally)
    Derived from root vṛt (to be, to exist, to proceed)
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
कुलघ्न्यः (kulaghnyaḥ) - destroyers of families
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kulaghnyā
kulaghna - destroyer of a family, killer of a family
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kula+ghna)
  • kula – family, lineage, race
    noun (neuter)
  • ghna – killer, destroyer, slayer
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun/adjective
    Derived from root han (to strike, kill)
    Root: han (class 2)
पापनिश्चयाः (pāpaniścayāḥ) - having sinful resolves/intentions
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of pāpaniścayā
pāpaniścaya - one whose resolve is sinful, having sinful determination
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa+niścaya)
  • pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
    noun (neuter)
  • niścaya – resolve, determination, certainty, decision
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ni
विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ) - should be known, recognizable, discernible
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vijñeyā
vijñeya - to be known, recognizable, discernible
Gerundive
Derived from root jñā (class 9, U) with upasarga vi- and gerundive suffix -eya.
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
लक्षणैः (lakṣaṇaiḥ) - by marks, by signs, by characteristics
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of lakṣaṇa
lakṣaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, attribute
दुष्टैः (duṣṭaiḥ) - by bad, by evil, by corrupt
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of duṣṭa
duṣṭa - bad, evil, corrupt, wicked, spoiled
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root duṣ (class 4, P) 'to be bad, to spoil'
Root: duṣ (class 4)
स्वगात्रसहजैः (svagātrasahajaiḥ) - by those innate to one's own body, by inherent bodily signs
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of svagātrasahaja
svagātrasahaja - innate to one's own body, inherent in one's own physical form
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+gātra+sahaja)
  • sva – own, one's own
    adjective (masculine)
  • gātra – body, limb
    noun (neuter)
  • sahaja – innate, inherent, natural, born with
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from root jan (to be born) with prefix sa- and suffix -ja
    Prefix: sa
    Root: jan (class 4)
नृप (nṛpa) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, ruler
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)
  • nṛ – man, human being
    noun (masculine)
  • pa – protector, ruler, guardian
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root pā (to protect)
    Root: pā (class 2)