महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-213, verse-16

कन्योवाच ।
अहं प्रजापतेः कन्या देवसेनेति विश्रुता ।
भगिनी दैत्यसेना मे सा पूर्वं केशिना हृता ॥१६॥

16. kanyovāca ,
ahaṁ prajāpateḥ kanyā devaseneti viśrutā ,
bhaginī daityasenā me sā pūrvaṁ keśinā hṛtā.

16. kanyā uvāca | aham prajāpateḥ kanyā devasenā iti
viśrutā | bhaginī daityasenā me sā pūrvam keśinā hṛtā

16. The maiden said: "I am the daughter of Prajāpati, renowned as Devasenā. My sister, Daityasenā, was previously abducted by Keśin."

16. הנערה אמרה, אני בתו של פְּרַג׳ָאפַּטִי ושמי דֵוַסֵנָה. אחותי דַיטְיַסֵנָה נחטפה בידי קֵשִׁין כבר קודם לכן.

Words meanings summery:

• कन्या (kanyā) - the maiden (Devasenā) (maiden, daughter, girl)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Devasenā) (I)

• प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (Brahmā) (of Prajāpati, of the lord of creatures)

• कन्या (kanyā) - daughter (of Prajāpati) (maiden, daughter, girl)

• देवसेना (devasenā) - Devasenā (the name of the maiden) (Devasenā (name of a goddess))

• इति (iti) - thus (named) (thus, so, indicating direct speech or designation)

• विश्रुता (viśrutā) - renowned (as Devasenā) (famous, renowned, known)

• भगिनी (bhaginī) - sister

• दैत्यसेना (daityasenā) - Daityasenā (the name of her sister) (Daityasenā (name of a demoness))

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• सा (sā) - she (Daityasenā) (she, that (feminine))

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (previously, formerly, before)

• केशिना (keśinā) - by Keśin (the demon) (by Keśin)

• हृता (hṛtā) - abducted (abducted, carried away, stolen)

Words meanings and morphology

कन्या (kanyā) - the maiden (Devasenā) (maiden, daughter, girl)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, daughter, girl

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I (Devasenā) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (Brahmā) (of Prajāpati, of the lord of creatures)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creation, father of creatures

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, creatures
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

कन्या (kanyā) - daughter (of Prajāpati) (maiden, daughter, girl)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, daughter, girl

देवसेना (devasenā) - Devasenā (the name of the maiden) (Devasenā (name of a goddess))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devasenā

devasenā - Devasenā (lit. 'army of gods')

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+senā)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

इति (iti) - thus (named) (thus, so, indicating direct speech or designation)

(indeclinable)

विश्रुता (viśrutā) - renowned (as Devasenā) (famous, renowned, known)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - famous, renowned, known

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √śru with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'kanyā' and 'aham' (Devasenā)

भगिनी (bhaginī) - sister

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhaginī

bhaginī - sister

दैत्यसेना (daityasenā) - Daityasenā (the name of her sister) (Daityasenā (name of a demoness))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of daityasenā

daityasenā - Daityasenā (lit. 'army of demons')

Compound type : tatpurusha (daitya+senā)

• daitya – demon, son of Diti
  noun (masculine)
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of the 1st person pronoun.

सा (sā) - she (Daityasenā) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (previously, formerly, before)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage

केशिना (keśinā) - by Keśin (the demon) (by Keśin)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of keśin

keśin - Keśin (name of a demon), lit. 'hairy one'

हृता (hṛtā) - abducted (abducted, carried away, stolen)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - abducted, carried away, stolen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √hṛ

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'sā' (Daityasenā)

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