महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-252, verse-13

द्रौपद्युवाच ।
महाबला किं त्विह दुर्बलेव सौवीरराजस्य मताहमस्मि ।
याहं प्रमाथादिह संप्रतीता सौवीरराजं कृपणं वदेयम् ॥१३॥

13. draupadyuvāca ,
mahābalā kiṁ tviha durbaleva; sauvīrarājasya matāhamasmi ,
yāhaṁ pramāthādiha saṁpratītā; sauvīrarājaṁ kṛpaṇaṁ vadeyam.

13. draupadī uvāca mahābalā kim tu iha
durbalā iva sauvīrarājasya matā
aham asmi yā aham pramāthāt iha
sampratītā sauvīrarājaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ vadeyam

13. Draupadi said: "O mighty one, why here am I considered by the king of Sauvīra as if I were weak? I, who am well-known for my rescue from a great assault, would call the king of Sauvīra wretched."

Words meanings summery:

• द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi, wife of the Pandavas (Draupadi)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• महाबला (mahābalā) - Addressed to a powerful person, likely Krishna (O mighty one, O greatly strong one)

• किम् (kim) - why (interrogative particle) (what, why)

• तु (tu) - indeed, rather (but, indeed, however)

• इह (iha) - here (in this situation) (here, in this world)

• दुर्बला (durbalā) - weak, powerless

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सौवीरराजस्य (sauvīrarājasya) - of the king of Sauvīra

• मता (matā) - considered, thought, opined

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• या (yā) - I, who (referring to Draupadi) (who, which (feminine))

• प्रमाथात् (pramāthāt) - from the great assault/humiliation (referring to the dice game episode) (from destruction, from harassment, from assault)

• इह (iha) - here (in this situation) (here, in this world)

• सम्प्रतीता (sampratītā) - well-known for being protected/vindicated (well-known, famous, protected, vindicated)

• सौवीरराजं (sauvīrarājaṁ) - the king of Sauvīra

• कृपणं (kṛpaṇaṁ) - wretched, contemptible (wretched, miserable, poor, stingy)

• वदेयम् (vadeyam) - I would say, I would call

Words meanings and morphology

द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi, wife of the Pandavas (Draupadi)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of draupadī

draupadī - Draupadi (daughter of Drupada)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

महाबला (mahābalā) - Addressed to a powerful person, likely Krishna (O mighty one, O greatly strong one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - greatly strong, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

किम् (kim) - why (interrogative particle) (what, why)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed, rather (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here (in this situation) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

दुर्बला (durbalā) - weak, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, powerless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+bala)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सौवीरराजस्य (sauvīrarājasya) - of the king of Sauvīra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sauvīrarāja

sauvīrarāja - king of Sauvīra (a region/people)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sauvīra+rāja)

• sauvīra – Sauvīra (name of a country/people)
  proper noun (neuter)
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)

मता (matā) - considered, thought, opined

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mata

mata - considered, thought, esteemed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root man (to think) + kta suffix

Root: man (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present tense, 1st person singular

Root: as (class 2)

या (yā) - I, who (referring to Draupadi) (who, which (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

प्रमाथात् (pramāthāt) - from the great assault/humiliation (referring to the dice game episode) (from destruction, from harassment, from assault)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pramātha

pramātha - destruction, harassment, molestation, assault

From pra + math (to churn, disturb)

Prefix: pra

Root: math (class 9)

इह (iha) - here (in this situation) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

सम्प्रतीता (sampratītā) - well-known for being protected/vindicated (well-known, famous, protected, vindicated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sampratīta

sampratīta - understood, perceived, ascertained, well-known, protected, vindicated

Past Passive Participle

From sam + prati + i (to go) + kta suffix

Prefixes: sam+prati

Root: i (class 2)

सौवीरराजं (sauvīrarājaṁ) - the king of Sauvīra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sauvīrarāja

sauvīrarāja - king of Sauvīra (a region/people)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sauvīra+rāja)

• sauvīra – Sauvīra (name of a country/people)
  proper noun (neuter)
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)

कृपणं (kṛpaṇaṁ) - wretched, contemptible (wretched, miserable, poor, stingy)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛpaṇa

kṛpaṇa - wretched, miserable, poor, stingy, mean

वदेयम् (vadeyam) - I would say, I would call

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vad

Optative mood, 1st person singular

Root: vad (class 1)

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