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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-252, verse-11

वयं पुनः सप्तदशेषु कृष्णे कुलेषु सर्वेऽनवमेषु जाताः ।
षड्भ्यो गुणेभ्योऽभ्यधिका विहीनान्मन्यामहे द्रौपदि पाण्डुपुत्रान् ॥११॥
11. vayaṁ punaḥ saptadaśeṣu kṛṣṇe; kuleṣu sarve'navameṣu jātāḥ ,
ṣaḍbhyo guṇebhyo'bhyadhikā vihīnā;nmanyāmahe draupadi pāṇḍuputrān.
11. vayam punaḥ saptadaśeṣu kṛṣṇe
kuleṣu sarve anavameṣu jātāḥ ṣaḍbhyaḥ
guṇebhyaḥ abhyadhikā vihīnān
manyāmahe draupadi pāṇḍu putrān
11. O Draupadi, we were all born in seventeen noble families, none of which are inferior. We are superior in the six qualities, and we consider the sons of Pāṇḍu to be devoid of them.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वयम् (vayam) - we (Jayadratha and his men) (we)
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - but, moreover (again, but, moreover)
  • सप्तदशेषु (saptadaśeṣu) - in seventeen (families) (in seventeen)
  • कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - O Draupadi (O Kṛṣṇā, O Draupadi)
  • कुलेषु (kuleṣu) - in families (in families, in lineages)
  • सर्वे (sarve) - all (of us) (all, everyone)
  • अनवमेषु (anavameṣu) - excellent, none of which are inferior (not inferior, not the lowest, excellent)
  • जाताः (jātāḥ) - born (born, originated)
  • षड्भ्यः (ṣaḍbhyaḥ) - from (the) six (from six, to six, for six)
  • गुणेभ्यः (guṇebhyaḥ) - from (the) qualities (from qualities, to qualities, for qualities)
  • अभ्यधिका (abhyadhikā) - superior (in qualities) (superior, abundant, more)
  • विहीनान् (vihīnān) - devoid of (qualities) (devoid of, deprived of, lacking)
  • मन्यामहे (manyāmahe) - we consider (we consider, we think)
  • द्रौपदि (draupadi) - O Draupadi
  • पाण्डु (pāṇḍu) - Pāṇḍu (Pāṇḍu (name of a king))
  • पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons (of Pāṇḍu, i.e., the Pāṇḍavas) (sons)

Words meanings and morphology

वयम् (vayam) - we (Jayadratha and his men) (we)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of asmad
asmad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)
Note: Refers to Jayadratha and his companions.
पुनः (punaḥ) - but, moreover (again, but, moreover)
(indeclinable)
सप्तदशेषु (saptadaśeṣu) - in seventeen (families) (in seventeen)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of saptadaśa
saptadaśa - seventeen
Note: Agrees with `kuleṣu`.
कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - O Draupadi (O Kṛṣṇā, O Draupadi)
(proper noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇā
kṛṣṇā - Draupadi, a dark-skinned woman
Note: Refers to Draupadi.
कुलेषु (kuleṣu) - in families (in families, in lineages)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of kula
kula - family, lineage, race, community
सर्वे (sarve) - all (of us) (all, everyone)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Agrees with `vayam` (masculine plural, implied by context).
अनवमेषु (anavameṣu) - excellent, none of which are inferior (not inferior, not the lowest, excellent)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, plural of anavama
anavama - not inferior, not the lowest, excellent, supreme
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+avama)
  • a – not, non
    indeclinable
  • avama – lowest, inferior, worst
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with `kuleṣu`.
जाताः (jātāḥ) - born (born, originated)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta
jāta - born, produced, arisen
Past Passive Participle
From root jan + kta suffix (irregular)
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Agrees with `vayam` and `sarve`.
षड्भ्यः (ṣaḍbhyaḥ) - from (the) six (from six, to six, for six)
(numeral)
Note: Refers to `guṇebhyaḥ`.
गुणेभ्यः (guṇebhyaḥ) - from (the) qualities (from qualities, to qualities, for qualities)
(noun)
masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent (of prakṛti)
Note: Here used with `abhya-adhikā` in a comparative or possessive sense.
अभ्यधिका (abhyadhikā) - superior (in qualities) (superior, abundant, more)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of abhyadhika
abhyadhika - superior, excellent, abundant, more, additional
From abhi + adhika
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhi+adhika)
  • abhi – towards, over, superior
    indeclinable
  • adhika – excessive, more, additional
    adjective (masculine)
Note: While syntactically referring to the implied masculine plural 'vayam', the form 'abhyadhikā' is grammatically feminine singular (nominative). This type of gender/number mismatch is sometimes found in epic Sanskrit.
विहीनान् (vihīnān) - devoid of (qualities) (devoid of, deprived of, lacking)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vihīna
vihīna - devoid of, deprived of, lacking, inferior
Past Passive Participle
From vi + hā + kta suffix
Prefix: vi
Root: hā (class 3)
Note: Agrees with `pāṇḍuputrān`.
मन्यामहे (manyāmahe) - we consider (we consider, we think)
(verb)
1st person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man
Present middle indicative, 1st plural (4th class verb, however 'many' is often 8th)
Root: man (class 4)
द्रौपदि (draupadi) - O Draupadi
(proper noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of draupadi
draupadi - Draupadi (daughter of Drupada)
Note: Repetition of vocative addressing Draupadi.
पाण्डु (pāṇḍu) - Pāṇḍu (Pāṇḍu (name of a king))
(proper noun)
masculine, singular of pāṇḍu
pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (name of a king, father of the Pāṇḍavas)
Note: Forms a compound with `putrān`.
पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons (of Pāṇḍu, i.e., the Pāṇḍavas) (sons)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
Note: "Pāṇḍuputrān" means "the sons of Pāṇḍu".