महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-60, verse-25

सा कृष्यमाणा नमिताङ्गयष्टिः शनैरुवाचाद्य रजस्वलास्मि ।
एकं च वासो मम मन्दबुद्धे सभां नेतुं नार्हसि मामनार्य ॥२५॥

25. sā kṛṣyamāṇā namitāṅgayaṣṭiḥ; śanairuvācādya rajasvalāsmi ,
ekaṁ ca vāso mama mandabuddhe; sabhāṁ netuṁ nārhasi māmanārya.

25. sā kṛṣyamāṇā namitāṅgayaṣṭiḥ śanaiḥ
uvāca adya rajasvalā asmi |
ekam ca vāsaḥ mama mandabuddhe
sabhām netum na arhasi mām anārya

25. As she was being dragged, her slender frame bowed, she slowly said, "Today I am menstruating. And, O dull-witted one, with only one garment, you, ignoble one, ought not to lead me to the assembly."

25. כשהיא נגררת, גופה כפוף, אמרה לאט, היום אני בימי הווסת ויש עלי בגד אחד, הו קשה הבנה, הו בלתי אציל, אל לך לקחת אותי לאולם.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine singular)

• कृष्यमाणा (kṛṣyamāṇā) - being dragged, being pulled

• नमिताङ्गयष्टिः (namitāṅgayaṣṭiḥ) - having a bowed slender body, having a bent body-like staff

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• रजस्वला (rajasvalā) - menstruating woman

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• च (ca) - and, also

• वासः (vāsaḥ) - garment, clothing

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• मन्दबुद्धे (mandabuddhe) - Referring to Duryodhana/Duḥśāsana (O dull-witted one, O foolish one)

• सभाम् (sabhām) - to the assembly, to the hall

• नेतुम् (netum) - to lead, to bring

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are fit, you deserve

• माम् (mām) - me

• अनार्य (anārya) - ignoble, uncivilized, not noble

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कृष्यमाणा (kṛṣyamāṇā) - being dragged, being pulled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛṣyamāṇa

kṛṣyamāṇa - being dragged, being pulled

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛṣ (to drag, pull) + ŚyA (passive marker) + śānac (present participle affix)

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

नमिताङ्गयष्टिः (namitāṅgayaṣṭiḥ) - having a bowed slender body, having a bent body-like staff

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of namitāṅgayaṣṭi

namitāṅgayaṣṭi - one whose body-staff is bent/bowed

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (namita+aṅga+yaṣṭi)

• namita – bent, bowed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nam (to bend, bow)
  Root: nam (class 1)
• aṅga – body, limb
  noun (neuter)
• yaṣṭi – staff, stick, slender body
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to Draupadi.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

रजस्वला (rajasvalā) - menstruating woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rajasvalā

rajasvalā - menstruating woman

From rajas (menses) + vala (having)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, sole

Note: Agrees with vāsaḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वासः (vāsaḥ) - garment, clothing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāsas

vāsas - garment, clothing, cloth

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

मन्दबुद्धे (mandabuddhe) - Referring to Duryodhana/Duḥśāsana (O dull-witted one, O foolish one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mandabuddhi

mandabuddhi - dull-witted, foolish, slow of intellect

Bahuvrihi compound: manda (dull) + buddhi (intellect)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manda+buddhi)

• manda – dull, slow, faint
  adjective (masculine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)

सभाम् (sabhām) - to the assembly, to the hall

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, council, hall

नेतुम् (netum) - to lead, to bring

(indeclinable)

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Formed with the infinitive suffix -tum.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are fit, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

अनार्य (anārya) - ignoble, uncivilized, not noble

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anārya

anārya - ignoble, non-Aryan, unworthy, wicked

Negation of ārya (noble) with 'an-' prefix

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ārya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ārya – noble, honorable, respectable
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Addressing Duḥśāsana or Duryodhana.

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