महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-13, verse-51

स्त्रियोऽपि यस्यां युध्येयुः किं पुनर्वृष्णिपुंगवाः ।
तस्यां वयममित्रघ्न निवसामोऽकुतोभयाः ॥५१॥

51. striyo'pi yasyāṁ yudhyeyuḥ kiṁ punarvṛṣṇipuṁgavāḥ ,
tasyāṁ vayamamitraghna nivasāmo'kutobhayāḥ.

51. striyaḥ api yasyām yudhyeyuḥ kim punaḥ vṛṣṇipuṃgavāḥ
tasyām vayam amitr-aghna nivasāmaḥ akutobhayāḥ

51. In that city, even women would be capable of fighting, let alone the foremost warriors among the Vṛṣṇis! O slayer of enemies, we dwell there, fearless from all directions.

51. בעיר שבה אפילו נשים היו נלחמות, קל וחומר גיבורי וִרְשְׁנִי הדגולים. הו מכלה אויבים, בה אנו יושבים ללא כל פחד.

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• अपि (api) - even, also

• यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which city (Kuśasthalī) (in which (city))

• युध्येयुः (yudhyeyuḥ) - they would fight

• किम् (kim) - what, how much

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, then, moreover

• वृष्णिपुंगवाः (vṛṣṇipuṁgavāḥ) - the foremost of the Vṛṣṇis, bulls among the Vṛṣṇis

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that city (Kuśasthalī) (in that (city))

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• अमित्र्-अघ्न (amitr-aghna) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra, slayer of enemies (O slayer of enemies)

• निवसामः (nivasāmaḥ) - we dwell, we reside

• अकुतोभयाः (akutobhayāḥ) - fearless from all quarters, having no fear from anywhere

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Subject of yudhyeyuḥ.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'even women'.

यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which city (Kuśasthalī) (in which (city))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to the city (Kuśasthalī).

युध्येयुः (yudhyeyuḥ) - they would fight

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, Optative (vidhi liṅ) of yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Expresses potential or capability.

किम् (kim) - what, how much

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms the rhetorical question "kim punaḥ" (how much more, what then).

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: In the phrase "kim punaḥ".

वृष्णिपुंगवाः (vṛṣṇipuṁgavāḥ) - the foremost of the Vṛṣṇis, bulls among the Vṛṣṇis

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛṣṇipuṃgava

vṛṣṇipuṁgava - a chief among the Vṛṣṇis, a bull among the Vṛṣṇis

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛṣṇi+puṃgava)

• vṛṣṇi – name of a Yadava clan
  proper noun (masculine)
• puṃgava – a bull; a chief, an excellent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the implied second clause.

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that city (Kuśasthalī) (in that (city))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to Kuśasthalī.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of nivasāmaḥ.

अमित्र्-अघ्न (amitr-aghna) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra, slayer of enemies (O slayer of enemies)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of amitra-aghna

amitra-aghna - slayer of enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amitra+aghna)

• amitra – enemy, not a friend
  noun (masculine)
  From 'a-' (not) and 'mitra' (friend).
• aghna – slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) with suffix '-a'.
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

निवसामः (nivasāmaḥ) - we dwell, we reside

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, Present (laṭ) of nivas

From root 'vas' (to dwell) with prefix 'ni-'.

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker and his people.

अकुतोभयाः (akutobhayāḥ) - fearless from all quarters, having no fear from anywhere

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of akutobhaya

akutobhaya - fearless from any quarter, having no fear from anywhere

Compound of 'a-' (not), 'kutaḥ' (whence, from where), and 'bhaya' (fear).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kutaḥ+bhaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kutaḥ – whence, from where
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'bhī' (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies vayam.

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