महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-44, verse-35

नानिष्टाय प्रदातव्या कन्या इत्यृषिचोदितम् ।
तन्मूलं काममूलस्य प्रजनस्येति मे मतिः ॥३५॥

35. nāniṣṭāya pradātavyā kanyā ityṛṣicoditam ,
tanmūlaṁ kāmamūlasya prajanasyeti me matiḥ.

35. na aniṣṭāya pradātavyā kanyā iti ṛṣicoditam
tat mūlam kāmamūlasya prajanasya iti me matiḥ

35. kanyā aniṣṭāya na pradātavyā iti ṛṣicoditam.
me matiḥ iti tat kāmamūlasya prajanasya mūlam.

35. A maiden should not be given to an undesirable person; this has been enjoined by the sages. In my view, this is the very root of procreation (prajanana), which has desire (kāma) as its foundation.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• अनिष्टाय (aniṣṭāya) - to an undesirable (person)

• प्रदातव्या (pradātavyā) - should be given, ought to be given

• कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl

• इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, that

• ऋषिचोदितम् (ṛṣicoditam) - enjoined by a sage, instructed by a sage

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, foundation

• काममूलस्य (kāmamūlasya) - of that which has desire (kāma) as its root/foundation

• प्रजनस्य (prajanasya) - of procreation, of offspring

• इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, that

• मे (me) - my, of me

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, mind

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अनिष्टाय (aniṣṭāya) - to an undesirable (person)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of aniṣṭa

aniṣṭa - undesirable, disliked, bad, evil

Negative prefix 'a' + Past Passive Participle 'iṣṭa' (from iṣ - to wish)

Compound of 'an-' (negative prefix) and 'iṣṭa' (desired, wished, liked).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+iṣṭa)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• iṣṭa – desired, wished, liked
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire).
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

प्रदातव्या (pradātavyā) - should be given, ought to be given

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pradātavya

pradātavya - to be given, due to be given, bestowable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'dā' (to give) with prefix 'pra-' and suffix '-tavya'.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, that

(indeclinable)

ऋषिचोदितम् (ṛṣicoditam) - enjoined by a sage, instructed by a sage

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ṛṣicodita

ṛṣicodita - enjoined by a sage, instructed by a sage

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed from 'ṛṣi' (sage) and 'codita' (enjoined/instructed, PPP of cud-).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+codita)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• codita – enjoined, instructed, urged
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'cud' (to impel, urge, enjoin).
  Root: cud (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, foundation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, origin, basis, foundation

काममूलस्य (kāmamūlasya) - of that which has desire (kāma) as its root/foundation

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kāmamūla

kāmamūla - rooted in desire, having desire as its origin

Compound of 'kāma' (desire) and 'mūla' (root).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+mūla)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• mūla – root, origin, basis
  noun (neuter)

प्रजनस्य (prajanasya) - of procreation, of offspring

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of prajana

prajana - procreation, begetting, birth, offspring

Derived from the root 'jan' (to be born) with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, that

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, opinion, intelligence

Derived from the root 'man' (to think).

Root: man (class 4)