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15,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-16, verse-20

न कुन्ती न च पाञ्चाली न चोलूपी न सात्वती ।
अस्मिञ्जने करिष्यन्ति प्रतिकूलानि कर्हिचित् ॥२०॥
20. na kuntī na ca pāñcālī na colūpī na sātvatī ,
asmiñjane kariṣyanti pratikūlāni karhicit.
20. na kuntī na ca pāñcālī na ca ulūpī na sātvatī
asmin jane kariṣyanti pratikūlāni karhicit
20. na kuntī ca na pāñcālī ca na ulūpī na sātvatī
asmin jane karhicit pratikūlāni kariṣyanti
20. Neither Kunti, nor Draupadi (Pāñcālī), nor Ulupi, nor Subhadra (Sātvatī) will ever act unfavorably towards these people.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - neither (not, no)
  • कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti (Kunti (mother of the Pandavas))
  • (na) - nor (not, no)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • पाञ्चाली (pāñcālī) - Draupadi (Pāñcālī) (Draupadi (princess of Panchala))
  • (na) - nor (not, no)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • उलूपी (ulūpī) - Ulupi (Ulupi (Naga princess, wife of Arjuna))
  • (na) - nor (not, no)
  • सात्वती (sātvatī) - Subhadra (Sātvatī) (Subhadra (a Yadava princess, wife of Arjuna))
  • अस्मिन् (asmin) - towards these (in this, on this)
  • जने (jane) - towards these people (in a person, towards people, among the people)
  • करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - will act (they will do, they will make, they will cause)
  • प्रतिकूलानि (pratikūlāni) - unfavorably, adverse things (adverse things, hostile acts, contrary things)
  • कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time (ever, at any time, never (when with 'na'))

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - neither (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used repeatedly for negation.
कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti (Kunti (mother of the Pandavas))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kuntī
kuntī - Kunti (name of a queen, mother of the Pandavas)
Note: Subject of 'kariṣyanti'.
(na) - nor (not, no)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Often used with 'na' to mean 'neither... nor'.
पाञ्चाली (pāñcālī) - Draupadi (Pāñcālī) (Draupadi (princess of Panchala))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pāñcālī
pāñcālī - Princess of Pañcāla, Draupadī
Feminine patronymic from Pañcāla.
Note: Subject of 'kariṣyanti'.
(na) - nor (not, no)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
उलूपी (ulūpī) - Ulupi (Ulupi (Naga princess, wife of Arjuna))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ulūpī
ulūpī - Ulupi (name of a Nāga princess, one of Arjuna's wives)
Note: Subject of 'kariṣyanti'.
(na) - nor (not, no)
(indeclinable)
सात्वती (sātvatī) - Subhadra (Sātvatī) (Subhadra (a Yadava princess, wife of Arjuna))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sātvatī
sātvatī - a woman of the Satvata clan; Subhadra (name of Krishna's sister and Arjuna's wife)
Feminine patronymic from Sātvata.
Note: Subject of 'kariṣyanti'.
अस्मिन् (asmin) - towards these (in this, on this)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
Note: Agrees with 'jane'.
जने (jane) - towards these people (in a person, towards people, among the people)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of jana
jana - person, people, man, creature
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: The object towards whom the action of 'kariṣyanti' is directed, in a locative sense.
करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - will act (they will do, they will make, they will cause)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ
Future Active
3rd person plural future active from root √kṛ.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: The collective action of the mentioned women.
प्रतिकूलानि (pratikūlāni) - unfavorably, adverse things (adverse things, hostile acts, contrary things)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of pratikūla
pratikūla - adverse, contrary, hostile, disagreeable
Compound type : tatpurusha (prati+kūla)
  • prati – against, towards, in return
    indeclinable
  • kūla – bank, shore, side; favorable
    noun (neuter)
Note: Direct object of 'kariṣyanti'.
कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time (ever, at any time, never (when with 'na'))
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes the never-doing aspect.