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2,28

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.

Words meanings summery:

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  • 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)