महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-71, verse-17

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नाहं मनांस्याददेयं मार्गे स्त्रीणामिति प्रभो ।
पांसूपचितसर्वाङ्गो नकुलस्तेन गच्छति ॥१७॥

17. nāhaṁ manāṁsyādadeyaṁ mārge strīṇāmiti prabho ,
pāṁsūpacitasarvāṅgo nakulastena gacchati.

17. na aham manāṃsi ādadeyam mārge strīṇām iti prabho
pāṃsūpacitasarvāṅgaḥ nakulaḥ tena gacchati

17. "I would not win the hearts of women on the path, O Lord!"—with his entire body covered in dust, Nakula goes (forth) in that (manner).

Words meanings summery:

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न (na) - not, no

अहम् (aham) - I

मनांसि (manāṁsi) - the affections or attention of women (minds, hearts, thoughts)

आददेयम् (ādadeyam) - I would win the hearts of women (I would take, I would win over, I would seize)

मार्गे (mārge) - on the path, on the way, in the street

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct speech (thus, so, this (quotative particle))

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

पांसूपचितसर्वाङ्गः (pāṁsūpacitasarvāṅgaḥ) - describing Nakula's appearance as part of his disguise (whose entire body is covered with dust, having all limbs covered with dust)

नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula (name of a Pāṇḍava)

तेन (tena) - in that dusty condition or disguise (by that, in that manner, with that)

गच्छति (gacchati) - he goes, he walks

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Nominative singular of the 1st person pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'ādadeyam'.

मनांसि (manāṁsi) - the affections or attention of women (minds, hearts, thoughts)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, thought, disposition

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'ādadeyam'.

आददेयम् (ādadeyam) - I would win the hearts of women (I would take, I would win over, I would seize)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dā

Optative mood, 1st person singular.

Optative 1st person singular of √dā with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Middle voice.

मार्गे (mārge) - on the path, on the way, in the street

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way, street

From root √mṛj (to clean), path is 'cleaned'.

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Indicates location.

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Possessive, 'minds of women'.

इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct speech (thus, so, this (quotative particle))

(indeclinable)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, powerful

Formed from pra- + √bhū.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Addressed to a superior.

पांसूपचितसर्वाङ्गः (pāṁsūpacitasarvāṅgaḥ) - describing Nakula's appearance as part of his disguise (whose entire body is covered with dust, having all limbs covered with dust)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṃsūpacitasarvāṅga

pāṁsūpacitasarvāṅga - covered with dust over the entire body

Compound adjective qualifying Nakula.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāṃsu+upacita+sarvāṅga)

pāṃsu – dust, sand, grit
noun (masculine)
upacita – covered, accumulated, filled
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of √ci (to collect) with prefix 'upa'.
Prefix: upa
Root: ci (class 5)
sarvāṅga – entire body, all limbs
noun (neuter)
Compound 'sarva' (all) + 'aṅga' (limb/body part).

Note: Qualifies Nakula.

नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula (name of a Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula (proper name, fourth of the Pāṇḍavas), mongoose

Note: Subject of 'gacchati'.

तेन (tena) - in that dusty condition or disguise (by that, in that manner, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here, refers to his dusty condition/disguise, acting adverbially.

गच्छति (gacchati) - he goes, he walks