महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-111, verse-11

वेश्योवाच ।
ममाश्रमः काश्यपपुत्र रम्यस्त्रियोजनं शैलमिमं परेण ।
तत्र स्वधर्मोऽनभिवादनं नो न चोदकं पाद्यमुपस्पृशामः ॥११॥

11. veśyovāca ,
mamāśramaḥ kāśyapaputra ramya;striyojanaṁ śailamimaṁ pareṇa ,
tatra svadharmo'nabhivādanaṁ no; na codakaṁ pādyamupaspṛśāmaḥ.

11. veśyā uvāca mama āśramaḥ kāśyapaputra
ramyaḥ triyojanam śailam imam
pareṇa tatra svadharmaḥ anabhivādanam
naḥ na ca udakam pādyam upaspṛśāmaḥ

11. The courtesan said: "My beautiful hermitage (āśrama), O son of Kaśyapa, is three yojanas beyond this mountain. There, our intrinsic nature (dharma) dictates that we do not offer salutations, nor do we partake in the ritual of offering water for the feet."

Words meanings summery:

• वेश्या (veśyā) - courtesan, prostitute

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मम (mama) - my

• आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage (āśrama), abode

• काश्यपपुत्र (kāśyapaputra) - O son of Kaśyapa

• रम्यः (ramyaḥ) - delightful, beautiful

• त्रियोजनम् (triyojanam) - three yojanas (a measure of distance)

• शैलम् (śailam) - mountain

• इमम् (imam) - this

• परेण (pareṇa) - beyond, across, on the other side

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• स्वधर्मः (svadharmaḥ) - one's own intrinsic nature (dharma), duty

• अनभिवादनम् (anabhivādanam) - non-salutation, not bowing

• नः (naḥ) - our

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and, also

• उदकम् (udakam) - water

• पाद्यम् (pādyam) - water for the feet, foot-bath

• उपस्पृशामः (upaspṛśāmaḥ) - we touch, we partake in (ritual)

Words meanings and morphology

वेश्या (veśyā) - courtesan, prostitute

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of veśyā

veśyā - courtesan, prostitute

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect (Liṭ)

derived from root vac, reduplicated perfect

Root: vac (class 2)

मम (mama) - my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage (āśrama), abode

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, abode, stage of life

काश्यपपुत्र (kāśyapaputra) - O son of Kaśyapa

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kāśyapaputra

kāśyapaputra - son of Kaśyapa

compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāśyapa+putra)

• kāśyapa – Kaśyapa (proper name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

रम्यः (ramyaḥ) - delightful, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ramya

ramya - delightful, pleasing, beautiful

Gerundive (Kṛtya)

derived from root ram with suffix ya

Root: ram (class 1)

त्रियोजनम् (triyojanam) - three yojanas (a measure of distance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of triyojana

triyojana - three yojanas

dvigu compound

Compound type : dvigu (tri+yojana)

• tri – three
  numeral
• yojana – a measure of distance (approx 8-10 miles)
  noun (neuter)

शैलम् (śailam) - mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

परेण (pareṇa) - beyond, across, on the other side

(indeclinable)

instrumental of para, used adverbially

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

स्वधर्मः (svadharmaḥ) - one's own intrinsic nature (dharma), duty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own dharma/duty/intrinsic nature

compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)

अनभिवादनम् (anabhivādanam) - non-salutation, not bowing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anabhivādana

anabhivādana - non-salutation, not bowing down

negative compound

Compound type : nan-tatpuruṣa (an+abhivādana)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• abhivādana – salutation, bowing
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root vand with upasarga abhi
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: vand (class 1)

नः (naḥ) - our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उदकम् (udakam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udaka

udaka - water

पाद्यम् (pādyam) - water for the feet, foot-bath

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pādya

pādya - water for the feet, foot-bath

derived from pād (foot)

उपस्पृशामः (upaspṛśāmaḥ) - we touch, we partake in (ritual)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of upaspṛś

Present

derived from root spṛś with upasarga upa

Prefix: upa

Root: spṛś (class 6)