महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-13, verse-104

एवं क्लेशैः सुबहुभिः क्लिश्यमानाः सुदुःखिताः ।
निवसामार्यया हीनाः कृष्ण धौम्यपुरःसराः ॥१०४॥

104. evaṁ kleśaiḥ subahubhiḥ kliśyamānāḥ suduḥkhitāḥ ,
nivasāmāryayā hīnāḥ kṛṣṇa dhaumyapuraḥsarāḥ.

104. evam kleśaiḥ subahubhiḥ kliśyamānāḥ suduḥkhitāḥ
nivasāma āryayā hīnāḥ kṛṣṇa dhaumyapuraḥsarāḥ

104. O Kṛṣṇa, being tormented by so many afflictions and greatly distressed, we dwell here, deprived of the venerable lady (Kuntī), with Dhaumya as our leader.

104. כך אנו, מתייסרים בצרות רבות מאוד ונמצאים בצער עמוק, חיים בלי האם האצילה (קוּנְטִי), הו קְרְשְׁנַה, כשדְהַאוּמְיַה הולך לפנינו.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• क्लेशैः (kleśaiḥ) - by afflictions, by troubles

• सुबहुभिः (subahubhiḥ) - by very many, by a great number of

• क्लिश्यमानाः (kliśyamānāḥ) - we (feminine plural) being tormented (being tormented, suffering)

• सुदुह्खिताः (suduhkhitāḥ) - we (feminine plural) who are very distressed (very distressed, greatly miserable)

• निवसाम (nivasāma) - we dwell, we reside

• आर्यया (āryayā) - by the venerable lady (Kuntī) (by the venerable lady, by the noble lady)

• हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - we (feminine plural) deprived of (deprived of, devoid of, abandoned)

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa

• धौम्यपुरःसराः (dhaumyapuraḥsarāḥ) - with Dhaumya as leader, having Dhaumya in front

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

क्लेशैः (kleśaiḥ) - by afflictions, by troubles

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kleśa

kleśa - affliction, distress, trouble, pain

From root 'kliś' (to suffer).

Root: kliś (class 4)

सुबहुभिः (subahubhiḥ) - by very many, by a great number of

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of subahu

subahu - very many, numerous, abundant

Compound of 'su' (very, greatly) and 'bahu' (many).

Compound type : avyayibhāva (su+bahu)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  An upasarga (prefix) meaning 'good', 'well', 'easy', or intensifying 'very'.
• bahu – many, much, numerous
  adjective (masculine)

क्लिश्यमानाः (kliśyamānāḥ) - we (feminine plural) being tormented (being tormented, suffering)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kliśyamāna

kliśyamāna - being tormented, afflicted, suffering

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root kliś (4th class) 'to suffer, be afflicted', with the middle voice suffix -māna.

Root: kliś (class 4)

सुदुह्खिताः (suduhkhitāḥ) - we (feminine plural) who are very distressed (very distressed, greatly miserable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of suduhkhita

suduhkhita - very distressed, greatly unhappy, deeply sorrowful

Compound of 'su' (very, greatly) and 'duḥkhita' (distressed). 'Duḥkhita' is a past passive participle of 'duhkh'.

Compound type : avyayibhāva (su+duḥkhita)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  An upasarga (prefix) meaning 'good', 'well', 'easy', or intensifying 'very'.
• duḥkhita – distressed, sad, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'duhkh' (to suffer).
  Root: duhkh (class 10)

निवसाम (nivasāma) - we dwell, we reside

(verb)

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

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

आर्यया (āryayā) - by the venerable lady (Kuntī) (by the venerable lady, by the noble lady)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of āryā

āryā - venerable lady, noble lady, respectable woman

Feminine form of ārya (noble).

हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - we (feminine plural) deprived of (deprived of, devoid of, abandoned)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of hīna

hīna - deprived of, devoid of, abandoned, inferior

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root hā (3rd class) 'to abandon, quit'.

Root: hā (class 3)

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (proper name, also 'dark', 'black')

धौम्यपुरःसराः (dhaumyapuraḥsarāḥ) - with Dhaumya as leader, having Dhaumya in front

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhaumyapuraḥsara

dhaumyapuraḥsara - having Dhaumya in front, led by Dhaumya

Compound of 'Dhaumya' (proper noun) and 'puraḥsara' (going before, leader).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhaumya+puraḥsara)

• dhaumya – Dhaumya (proper name of the Pāṇḍavas' priest)
  proper noun (masculine)
• puraḥsara – going before, leading, leader
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of 'puras' (before, in front) and 'sara' (going, moving).
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'we' (Draupadī and her co-wives/sisters-in-law).

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