महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-23, verse-13

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केशपक्षे परामृष्टा पापेन हतबुद्धिना ।
यदा दुःशासनेनैषा तदा मुह्याम्यहं नृप ॥१३॥

13. keśapakṣe parāmṛṣṭā pāpena hatabuddhinā ,
yadā duḥśāsanenaiṣā tadā muhyāmyahaṁ nṛpa.

13. keśapakṣe parāmṛṣṭā pāpena hatabuddhinā
yadā duḥśāsanena eṣā tadā muhyāmi aham nṛpa

13. O King, when this woman was roughly handled by her hair by that wicked, foolish Duḥśāsana, then I become utterly bewildered.

Words meanings summery:

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केशपक्षे (keśapakṣe) - by her lock of hair (by the lock of hair, in the region of the hair)

परामृष्टा (parāmṛṣṭā) - seized, roughly handled, violated

पापेन (pāpena) - by that wicked (Duḥśāsana) (by the wicked one, by the sinner)

हतबुद्धिना (hatabuddhinā) - by that foolish (Duḥśāsana) (by the one with destroyed intellect, by the foolish one)

यदा (yadā) - when

दुःशासनेन (duḥśāsanena) - by Duḥśāsana

एषा (eṣā) - this woman (referring to Draupadi) (this (feminine))

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

मुह्यामि (muhyāmi) - I become utterly bewildered / I lose my senses (due to recollection) (I am bewildered, I faint, I am confused)

अहम् (aham) - I

नृप (nṛpa) - O King

Words meanings and morphology

केशपक्षे (keśapakṣe) - by her lock of hair (by the lock of hair, in the region of the hair)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of keśapakṣa

keśapakṣa - lock of hair, mass of hair, side of the hair

Compound of `keśa` (hair) + `pakṣa` (side, part, lock).

Compound type : tatpurusha (keśa+pakṣa)

keśa – hair
noun (masculine)
pakṣa – side, wing, party, mass, lock (of hair)
noun (masculine)

परामृष्टा (parāmṛṣṭā) - seized, roughly handled, violated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parāmṛṣṭa

parāmṛṣṭa - seized, roughly handled, touched, violated

Past Passive Participle

From `parā` + root `mṛś` (to touch, seize) + `kta` suffix.

Prefix: parā

Root: mṛś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `eṣā`.

पापेन (pāpena) - by that wicked (Duḥśāsana) (by the wicked one, by the sinner)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - wicked, evil, sinner, evil deed

Note: Agrees with `hatabuddhinā` and `duḥśāsanena`.

हतबुद्धिना (hatabuddhinā) - by that foolish (Duḥśāsana) (by the one with destroyed intellect, by the foolish one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hatabuddhi

hatabuddhi - one whose intellect is destroyed, foolish, senseless

From `hata` (destroyed) + `buddhi` (intellect).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hata+buddhi)

hata – killed, destroyed, smitten
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `han` (to strike, kill) + `kta` suffix.
Root: han (class 2)
buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
noun (feminine)
From root `budh` (to know, perceive).
Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `duḥśāsanena`.

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

From `yad` (which) + `dā` suffix.

Note: Introduces a temporal clause.

दुःशासनेन (duḥśāsanena) - by Duḥśāsana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of duḥśāsana

duḥśāsana - Duḥśāsana (name of a Kaurava prince)

Literally, 'difficult to rule/govern'. From `dus` (bad, difficult) + `śāsana` (ruling, discipline).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+śāsana)

dus – bad, difficult, ill
indeclinable
Prefix.
śāsana – rule, command, discipline, governance
noun (neuter)
From root `śās` (to rule, instruct).
Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Agent of the passive `parāmṛṣṭā`.

एषा (eṣā) - this woman (referring to Draupadi) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the passive `parāmṛṣṭā`.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From `tad` (that) + `dā` suffix.

Note: Temporal adverb.

मुह्यामि (muhyāmi) - I become utterly bewildered / I lose my senses (due to recollection) (I am bewildered, I faint, I am confused)