महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-43, verse-20
असाध्व्यश्चापि दुर्वृत्ताः कुलघ्न्यः पापनिश्चयाः ।
विज्ञेया लक्षणैर्दुष्टैः स्वगात्रसहजैर्नृप ॥२०॥
विज्ञेया लक्षणैर्दुष्टैः स्वगात्रसहजैर्नृप ॥२०॥
20. asādhvyaścāpi durvṛttāḥ kulaghnyaḥ pāpaniścayāḥ ,
vijñeyā lakṣaṇairduṣṭaiḥ svagātrasahajairnṛpa.
vijñeyā lakṣaṇairduṣṭaiḥ svagātrasahajairnṛpa.
20.
asādhvyaḥ ca api durvṛttāḥ kulaghnyaḥ pāpaniścayāḥ
vijñeyāḥ lakṣaṇaiḥ duṣṭaiḥ svagātrasahajaiḥ nṛpa
vijñeyāḥ lakṣaṇaiḥ duṣṭaiḥ svagātrasahajaiḥ nṛpa
20.
nṛpa asādhvyaḥ ca api durvṛttāḥ kulaghnyaḥ pāpaniścayāḥ
duṣṭaiḥ svagātrasahajaiḥ lakṣaṇaiḥ vijñeyāḥ
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
- च (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
च (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)