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13,44

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-44, verse-14

यस्यास्तु न भवेद्भ्राता पिता वा भरतर्षभ ।
नोपयच्छेत तां जातु पुत्रिकाधर्मिणी हि सा ॥१४॥
14. yasyāstu na bhavedbhrātā pitā vā bharatarṣabha ,
nopayaccheta tāṁ jātu putrikādharmiṇī hi sā.
14. yasyāḥ tu na bhavet bhrātā pitā vā bharatarṣabha
na upayaccheta tām jātu putrikādharmiṇī hi sā
14. bharatarṣabha yasyāḥ bhrātā vā pitā na bhavet
tām jātu na upayaccheta hi sā putrikādharmiṇī
14. O best among the Bhāratas, one should never marry a girl who has no brother or father, for she would certainly be considered an appointed daughter (putrikādharmiṇī).

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of whom, whose
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
  • (na) - not
  • भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be
  • भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother
  • पिता (pitā) - father
  • वा (vā) - or
  • भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas
  • (na) - not
  • उपयच्छेत (upayaccheta) - should marry, should take (as wife)
  • ताम् (tām) - her
  • जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time
  • पुत्रिकाधर्मिणी (putrikādharmiṇī) - having the nature/status of an appointed daughter
  • हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
  • सा (sā) - she

Words meanings and morphology

यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of whom, whose
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Root bhū, 1st class.
Root: bhū (class 1)
भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ
bhrātṛ - brother
पिता (pitā) - father
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - bull among Bharatas, best of Bharatas (a royal lineage)
Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)
  • bharata – a descendant of Bharata, name of a king
    proper noun (masculine)
  • ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
    noun (masculine)
Note: An epithet for the addressee.
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
उपयच्छेत (upayaccheta) - should marry, should take (as wife)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of yam
Root yam, 1st class, often atmanepada with upa.
Prefix: upa
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Atmanepada form of optative.
ताम् (tām) - her
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time
(indeclinable)
Note: Used with a negative (na jātu) to emphasize prohibition ('never').
पुत्रिकाधर्मिणी (putrikādharmiṇī) - having the nature/status of an appointed daughter
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of putrikādharmiṇī
putrikādharmiṇī - one having the status or qualities of an appointed daughter (putrikā)
Derived from putrikā-dharma (status of an appointed daughter) with suffix -inī.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (putrikā+dharma)
  • putrikā – an appointed daughter (whose son inherits her father's property)
    noun (feminine)
  • dharma – law, duty, (intrinsic nature), custom
    noun (masculine)
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
सा (sā) - she
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)