महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-94, verse-5

सर्वेषामथ तेषां तु गण्डाभूत्कर्मकारिका ।
शूद्रः पशुसखश्चैव भर्ता चास्या बभूव ह ॥५॥

5. sarveṣāmatha teṣāṁ tu gaṇḍābhūtkarmakārikā ,
śūdraḥ paśusakhaścaiva bhartā cāsyā babhūva ha.

5. sarveṣām atha teṣām tu gaṇḍā abhūt karmakārikā
śūdraḥ paśusakhaḥ ca eva bhartā ca asyā babhūva ha

5. atha tu sarveṣām teṣām karmakārikā gaṇḍā abhūt.
ca eva asyā bhartā paśusakhaḥ śūdraḥ ha babhūva.

5. Then, for all of them, there was Gaṇḍā, a female servant. Her husband was a śūdra, a companion of animals.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - for all of them (the sages mentioned) (of all, for all)

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (sages) (of them, for them)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• गण्डा (gaṇḍā) - The name of the female servant (Gaṇḍā (proper name))

• अभूत् (abhūt) - there was, she became (was, became)

• कर्मकारिका (karmakārikā) - female worker, servant

• शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra (member of the lowest social class)

• पशुसखः (paśusakhaḥ) - friend of animals, companion of animals

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, even, only

• भर्ता (bhartā) - her husband (husband, maintainer, supporter)

• च (ca) - and

• अस्या (asyā) - of Gaṇḍā (of her, her)

• बभूव (babhūva) - was, became

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - for all of them (the sages mentioned) (of all, for all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Masculine or neuter plural genitive

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (sages) (of them, for them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Masculine or neuter plural genitive

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

गण्डा (gaṇḍā) - The name of the female servant (Gaṇḍā (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṇḍā

gaṇḍā - a proper name

अभूत् (abhūt) - there was, she became (was, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist

3rd person singular aorist

Root: bhū (class 1)

कर्मकारिका (karmakārikā) - female worker, servant

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karmakārikā

karmakārikā - a female worker, a maidservant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karman+kārikā)

• karman – work, action, deed
  noun (neuter)
• kārikā – a female worker, maker, doer
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do), with suffix ṇvul and feminine ā-suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra (member of the lowest social class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra

śūdra - a member of the fourth or lowest social class

पशुसखः (paśusakhaḥ) - friend of animals, companion of animals

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśusakha

paśusakha - a companion of animals, one whose friends are animals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (paśu+sakha)

• paśu – animal, cattle
  noun (masculine)
• sakha – friend, companion
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, even, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

भर्ता (bhartā) - her husband (husband, maintainer, supporter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, master, supporter, maintainer

Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्या (asyā) - of Gaṇḍā (of her, her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Feminine singular genitive or ablative of idam

बभूव (babhūva) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect

3rd person singular perfect

Root: bhū (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

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