महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-28, verse-24

एवमग्निर्वरं प्रादात्स्त्रीणामप्रतिवारणे ।
स्वैरिण्यस्तत्र नार्यो हि यथेष्टं प्रचरन्त्युत ॥२४॥

24. evamagnirvaraṁ prādātstrīṇāmaprativāraṇe ,
svairiṇyastatra nāryo hi yatheṣṭaṁ pracarantyuta.

24. evam agniḥ varam prādāt strīṇām aprativāraṇe
svairiṇyaḥ tatra nāryaḥ hi yatheṣṭam pracaranti uta

24. Thus, Agni granted a boon to women regarding their unhindered movement. Indeed, there, women, being independent, move about as they please.

24. כך העניק אַגְנִי ברכה, שלא יעצרו בעד הנשים. ולכן הנשים שם חופשיות ופועלות כרצונן.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni, fire

• वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - he gave, granted

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - to/of women

• अप्रतिवारणे (aprativāraṇe) - in unhindered movement, without hindrance

• स्वैरिण्यः (svairiṇyaḥ) - free-willed, independent women

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) - as desired, freely

• प्रचरन्ति (pracaranti) - they move about, they roam

• उत (uta) - moreover, and

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni, fire

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire (Agni)

वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, best, chosen

प्रादात् (prādāt) - he gave, granted

(verb)

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

Aorist Active

3rd person singular Aorist Active (luṅ) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - to/of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Can be genitive of possession or dative of purpose/recipient.

अप्रतिवारणे (aprativāraṇe) - in unhindered movement, without hindrance

(compound)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+prativāraṇa)

• a – not
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• prativāraṇa – hindering, checking, preventing
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  from prati-vṛ
  Prefix: prati
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Refers to the freedom of movement.

स्वैरिण्यः (svairiṇyaḥ) - free-willed, independent women

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+īraṇī)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun (neuter)
• īraṇī – moving, going
  noun (feminine)
  from root īr (to move)
  Root: īr (class 6)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, female

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) - as desired, freely

(compound)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+iṣṭa)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• iṣṭa – desired, wished
  past passive participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root iṣ (to wish, desire)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Adverbial usage.

प्रचरन्ति (pracaranti) - they move about, they roam

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of car

Present Active

3rd person plural Present Active (laṭ) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: car (class 1)

उत (uta) - moreover, and

(indeclinable)

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