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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-222, verse-19

प्रणयं प्रतिसंगृह्य निधायात्मानमात्मनि ।
शुश्रूषुर्निरभीमाना पतीनां चित्तरक्षिणी ॥१९॥
19. praṇayaṁ pratisaṁgṛhya nidhāyātmānamātmani ,
śuśrūṣurnirabhīmānā patīnāṁ cittarakṣiṇī.
19. praṇayam pratisaṅgṛhya nidhāya ātmānam ātmani
śuśrūṣuḥ nirabhīmānā patīnām cittarakṣiṇī
19. Withdrawing my (external) affection and fixing my mind within my own (ātman) self, I am eager to serve, free from pride, and a protector of my husbands' hearts.

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रणयम् (praṇayam) - affection (affection, love, confidence, respect)
  • प्रतिसङ्गृह्य (pratisaṅgṛhya) - withdrawing (having withdrawn, having restrained, having collected)
  • निधाय (nidhāya) - fixing (having placed, having fixed, having deposited)
  • आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - my mind (the self, one's soul, one's mind)
  • आत्मनि (ātmani) - within my own self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the mind)
  • शुश्रूषुः (śuśrūṣuḥ) - eager to serve (desirous to serve, obedient, attentive)
  • निरभीमाना (nirabhīmānā) - free from pride (free from pride, humble, modest)
  • पतीनाम् (patīnām) - of my husbands (of the lords, of the husbands)
  • चित्तरक्षिणी (cittarakṣiṇī) - protector of (their) hearts (protector of the mind/heart)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रणयम् (praṇayam) - affection (affection, love, confidence, respect)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of praṇaya
praṇaya - affection, love, confidence, respect, request
From root nī with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: nī (class 1)
Note: Object of pratisaṅgṛhya
प्रतिसङ्गृह्य (pratisaṅgṛhya) - withdrawing (having withdrawn, having restrained, having collected)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
From root grah with prefixes prati and sam (saṅ)
Prefixes: prati+sam
Root: grah (class 9)
निधाय (nidhāya) - fixing (having placed, having fixed, having deposited)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
From root dhā with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - my mind (the self, one's soul, one's mind)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
Root at
Root: at (class 1)
Note: Object of nidhāya
आत्मनि (ātmani) - within my own self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the mind)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
Root at
Root: at (class 1)
शुश्रूषुः (śuśrūṣuḥ) - eager to serve (desirous to serve, obedient, attentive)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śuśrūṣu
śuśrūṣu - desirous to hear, desirous to serve, obedient
Desiderative participle
From desiderative stem of root śru + u suffix
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Refers to the speaker (Draupadi)
निरभीमाना (nirabhīmānā) - free from pride (free from pride, humble, modest)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nirabhīmāna
nirabhīmāna - free from pride, humble, modest, devoid of ego
Bahuvrihi compound of nis (without) + abhimāna (pride/ego)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+abhimāna)
  • nis – out, forth, without, negation
    indeclinable
  • abhimāna – pride, ego, self-conceit, sense of honour
    noun (masculine)
    From root man with prefix abhi
    Prefix: abhi
    Root: man (class 4)
Note: Refers to the speaker (Draupadi)
पतीनाम् (patīnām) - of my husbands (of the lords, of the husbands)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pati
pati - lord, master, husband, owner
i-stem noun
Note: Governs cittarakṣiṇī (protector of their hearts)
चित्तरक्षिणी (cittarakṣiṇī) - protector of (their) hearts (protector of the mind/heart)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cittarakṣin
cittarakṣin - protector of the mind/heart
Agent noun / Adjective
Compound citta (mind/heart) + rakṣin (protector)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+rakṣin)
  • citta – mind, thought, heart, consciousness
    noun (neuter)
    Root: cit (class 1)
  • rakṣin – protector, guard
    noun (masculine)
    Agent noun
    From root rakṣ with suffix in
    Root: rakṣ (class 1)
Note: Refers to the speaker (Draupadi)