महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-72, verse-13
अयोनिजां रूपवतीं कुले जातां विभावरीम् ।
को नु तां सर्वधर्मज्ञां परिभूय यशस्विनीम् ॥१३॥
को नु तां सर्वधर्मज्ञां परिभूय यशस्विनीम् ॥१३॥
13. ayonijāṁ rūpavatīṁ kule jātāṁ vibhāvarīm ,
ko nu tāṁ sarvadharmajñāṁ paribhūya yaśasvinīm.
ko nu tāṁ sarvadharmajñāṁ paribhūya yaśasvinīm.
13.
ayonijām rūpavatīm kule jātām vibhāvarīm kaḥ
nu tām sarvadharmajñām paribhūya yaśasvinīm
nu tām sarvadharmajñām paribhūya yaśasvinīm
13.
Who, indeed, would humiliate her – the one not born from a womb, beautiful, born into a noble family, radiant, knowing all aspects of natural law (dharma), and glorious?
Words meanings summery:
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- अयोनिजाम् (ayonijām) - not born from a womb (referring to Draupadi's miraculous birth from the sacrificial fire) (not born from a womb, miraculously born)
- रूपवतीम् (rūpavatīm) - beautiful (beautiful, handsome, endowed with form)
- कुले (kule) - in a noble family (in the family, in a noble family, in a lineage)
- जाताम् (jātām) - born (born, produced)
- विभावरीम् (vibhāvarīm) - radiant (radiant, brilliant, luminous)
- कः (kaḥ) - who
- नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, certainly, then, now)
- ताम् (tām) - her (Draupadi) (her, that (feminine))
- सर्वधर्मज्ञाम् (sarvadharmajñām) - knowing all aspects of natural law (dharma) (knowing all (dharma), omniscient regarding law)
- परिभूय (paribhūya) - having humiliated (having humiliated, having overcome, having insulted)
- यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - glorious (glorious, famous, illustrious)
Words meanings and morphology
अयोनिजाम् (ayonijām) - not born from a womb (referring to Draupadi's miraculous birth from the sacrificial fire) (not born from a womb, miraculously born)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ayonijā
ayonijā - not born from a womb, spontaneously born, miraculously born
Derived from a (negation) + yoni (womb) + ja (born).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+yoni+ja)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Prefix indicating negation. - yoni – womb, source, origin
noun (feminine) - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
From root jan (to be born) with suffix -a.
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'tām'.
रूपवतीम् (rūpavatīm) - beautiful (beautiful, handsome, endowed with form)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of rūpavatī
rūpavatī - beautiful woman, endowed with form, handsome
Feminine of rūpavat (possessive adjective from rūpa).
Note: Agrees with 'tām'.
कुले (kule) - in a noble family (in the family, in a noble family, in a lineage)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kula
kula - family, lineage, race, house
Note: Place where she was born.
जाताम् (jātām) - born (born, produced)
(participle)
Accusative, feminine, singular of jātā
jātā - born, produced, grown
Past Passive Participle
Feminine of jāta, from root jan (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'tām'.
विभावरीम् (vibhāvarīm) - radiant (radiant, brilliant, luminous)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vibhāvarī
vibhāvarī - radiant, brilliant, luminous, splendid; night (as 'light-possessing')
From vi-bhā (to shine brightly).
Root: bhā (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'tām'.
कः (kaḥ) - who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
Masculine nominative singular.
Note: Interrogative pronoun, subject of the implied verb (e.g., 'would dare').
नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, certainly, then, now)
(indeclinable)
Particle used for emphasis or interrogation.
ताम् (tām) - her (Draupadi) (her, that (feminine))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Feminine accusative singular.
Note: Object of 'paribhūya'.
सर्वधर्मज्ञाम् (sarvadharmajñām) - knowing all aspects of natural law (dharma) (knowing all (dharma), omniscient regarding law)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sarvadharmajñā
sarvadharmajñā - knowing all laws or (dharma)
Feminine form of sarvadharmajña. A tatpuruṣa compound meaning 'one who knows all dharma'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dharma+jñā)
- sarva – all, every
adjective (masculine) - dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - jñā – knowing, wise, knower
adjective (feminine)
From root jñā (to know).
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Agrees with 'tām'.
परिभूय (paribhūya) - having humiliated (having humiliated, having overcome, having insulted)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive / Gerund
Derived from root bhū (to be) with prefix pari- (around, fully).
Prefix: pari
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Specifies an action completed before the main verb (implied, e.g., 'would dare').
यशस्विनीम् (yaśasvinīm) - glorious (glorious, famous, illustrious)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of yaśasvinī
yaśasvinī - glorious, famous, illustrious woman
Feminine form of yaśasvin (possessive adjective from yaśas, meaning fame, glory).
Note: Agrees with 'tām'.