महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-71, verse-18
एकवस्त्रा तु रुदती मुक्तकेशी रजस्वला ।
शोणिताक्तार्द्रवसना द्रौपदी वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥१८॥
शोणिताक्तार्द्रवसना द्रौपदी वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥१८॥
18. ekavastrā tu rudatī muktakeśī rajasvalā ,
śoṇitāktārdravasanā draupadī vākyamabravīt.
śoṇitāktārdravasanā draupadī vākyamabravīt.
18.
ekavastrā tu rudatī muktakeśī rajasvalā
śoṇitāktārdravasanā draupadī vākyam abravīt
śoṇitāktārdravasanā draupadī vākyam abravīt
18.
But Draupadi, clad in a single garment, weeping, with disheveled hair, menstruating, and with her clothes wet and stained with blood, spoke these words.
Words meanings summery:
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- एकवस्त्रा (ekavastrā) - dressed in a single garment, having one cloth
- तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
- रुदती (rudatī) - weeping, crying
- मुक्तकेशी (muktakeśī) - with disheveled hair, having loose hair
- रजस्वला (rajasvalā) - menstruating, in menses
- शोणिताक्तार्द्रवसना (śoṇitāktārdravasanā) - having garments wet and stained with blood
- द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi (wife of the Pāṇḍavas)
- वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement
- अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said
Words meanings and morphology
एकवस्त्रा (ekavastrā) - dressed in a single garment, having one cloth
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ekavastrā
ekavastra - having a single garment
Compound adjective.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+vastra)
- eka – one, single, sole
numeral (masculine) - vastra – garment, cloth, dress
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies Draupadi.
तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
(indeclinable)
रुदती (rudatī) - weeping, crying
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rudat
rudat - weeping, crying
Present Active Participle
Present active participle of √rud (to weep).
Root: rud (class 2)
Note: Qualifies Draupadi, indicating her state while speaking.
मुक्तकेशी (muktakeśī) - with disheveled hair, having loose hair
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of muktakeśī
muktakeśa - having unbound hair, disheveled hair
Compound adjective.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mukta+keśa)
- mukta – released, loose, free
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of √muc (to release).
Root: muc (class 6) - keśa – hair (of the head)
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies Draupadi.
रजस्वला (rajasvalā) - menstruating, in menses
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rajasvalā
rajasvalā - menstruating, a menstruating woman
Formed from 'rajas' (menstrual flow) + 'vala' suffix.
Note: Qualifies Draupadi, indicating her ritual state.
शोणिताक्तार्द्रवसना (śoṇitāktārdravasanā) - having garments wet and stained with blood
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śoṇitāktārdravasanā
śoṇitāktārdravasana - whose garments are wet and stained with blood
Long bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śoṇita+ākta+ārdra+vasana)
- śoṇita – blood, bloody, red
noun (neuter) - ākta – smeared, stained, anointed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of √añj (to anoint) with prefix 'ā'.
Prefix: ā
Root: añj (class 7) - ārdra – wet, moist, damp
adjective (masculine) - vasana – garment, clothing, dress
noun (neuter)
From √vas (to wear).
Root: vas (class 2)
Note: Qualifies Draupadi.
द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi (wife of the Pāṇḍavas)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of draupadī
draupadī - Draupadi (daughter of Drupada), a proper name
Feminine patronymic from Drupada.
Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.
वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya
vākya - speech, sentence, statement, word
From √vac (to speak) + ya suffix.
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Object of 'abravīt'.
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Imperfect past tense.
Imperfect 3rd person singular of √brū. Augmented with 'a-'.
Root: brū (class 2)