महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-222, verse-26

अतिरस्कृतसंभाषा दुःस्त्रियो नानुसेवती ।
अनुकूलवती नित्यं भवाम्यनलसा सदा ॥२६॥

26. atiraskṛtasaṁbhāṣā duḥstriyo nānusevatī ,
anukūlavatī nityaṁ bhavāmyanalasā sadā.

26. atiraskṛtasaṃbhāṣā duḥstriyaḥ na anusevatī
anukūlavatī nityaṃ bhavāmi analasā sadā

26. I speak respectfully, do not associate with bad women, and always remain agreeable and diligent.

26. אני נמנעת מדיבור מזלזל, ואיני מתרועעת עם נשים בעלות התנהגות רעה. אני תמיד נוהגת בהתאם לרצונם וגם חרוצה תמיד.

Words meanings summery:

• अतिरस्कृतसंभाषा (atiraskṛtasaṁbhāṣā) - One whose speech is not disrespectful, speaking respectfully

• दुःस्त्रियः (duḥstriyaḥ) - Wicked women, bad women

• न (na) - Not, no

• अनुसेवती (anusevatī) - (One who) does not frequent or serve, not associating

• अनुकूलवती (anukūlavatī) - Agreeable, favorable, compliant

• नित्यं (nityaṁ) - Always, constantly, perpetually

• भवामि (bhavāmi) - I am, I become, I exist

• अनलसा (analasā) - Not lazy, diligent, active

• सदा (sadā) - Always, ever, perpetually

Words meanings and morphology

अतिरस्कृतसंभाषा (atiraskṛtasaṁbhāṣā) - One whose speech is not disrespectful, speaking respectfully

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atiraskṛtasaṃbhāṣā

atiraskṛtasaṁbhāṣa - one whose conversation is not despised/disrespected; speaking respectfully

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+tiraskṛtasaṃbhāṣa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• tiraskṛtasaṃbhāṣa – one whose speech is scorned/disrespected
  adjective (masculine)
• tiraskṛta – scorned, despised, disrespected, put aside
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ with prefix tiras-
  Prefix: tiras
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• saṃbhāṣā – speech, conversation, discourse
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

दुःस्त्रियः (duḥstriyaḥ) - Wicked women, bad women

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of duḥstrī

duḥstrī - a bad woman, an unchaste woman, wicked woman

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (dus+strī)

• dus – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  prefix
• strī – woman, wife, female
  noun (feminine)

न (na) - Not, no

(indeclinable)

अनुसेवती (anusevatī) - (One who) does not frequent or serve, not associating

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anusevatī

anusevin - following, serving, attending, associating with

Agent Noun / Active Participle

From root sev with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: sev (class 1)

अनुकूलवती (anukūlavatī) - Agreeable, favorable, compliant

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anukūlavatī

anukūlavat - having what is agreeable; agreeable, compliant, favorable

Possessive suffix -vat

From anukūla with suffix vat

नित्यं (nityaṁ) - Always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

भवामि (bhavāmi) - I am, I become, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Active Indicative

1st Person Singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

अनलसा (analasā) - Not lazy, diligent, active

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of analasā

analasa - not lazy, diligent, active, energetic

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (not) and 'alasa' (lazy)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+alasa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• alasa – lazy, idle, inactive, languid
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: las (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - Always, ever, perpetually

(indeclinable)

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