महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-253, verse-11

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किं रोदिषि त्वं पतिता धरण्यां किं ते मुखं शुष्यति दीनवर्णम् ।
कच्चिन्न पापैः सुनृशंसकृद्भिः प्रमाथिता द्रौपदी राजपुत्री ।
अनिन्द्यरूपा सुविशालनेत्रा शरीरतुल्या कुरुपुंगवानाम् ॥११॥

11. kiṁ rodiṣi tvaṁ patitā dharaṇyāṁ; kiṁ te mukhaṁ śuṣyati dīnavarṇam ,
kaccinna pāpaiḥ sunṛśaṁsakṛdbhiḥ; pramāthitā draupadī rājaputrī ,
anindyarūpā suviśālanetrā; śarīratulyā kurupuṁgavānām.

11. kim rodiṣi tvam patitā dharaṇyām kim te mukham
śuṣyati dīnavarṇam kaccit na pāpaiḥ
sunṛśaṃsakṛdbhiḥ pramāthitā draupadī rājaputrī
anindyarūpā suviśālanetrā śarīratulyā kurupuṃgavānām

11. "Why do you weep, fallen upon the ground? Why is your face withered and pale? Surely, the princess Draupadi, whose form is flawless, whose eyes are very large, and who is like the very body of the foremost among the Kurus, has not been tormented by wicked, extremely cruel people?"

Words meanings summery:

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किम् (kim) - why? (what, why)

रोदिषि (rodiṣi) - you weep, you cry

त्वम् (tvam) - you

पतिता (patitā) - fallen

धरण्याम् (dharaṇyām) - on the earth, on the ground

किम् (kim) - why? (what, why)

ते (te) - your

मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth

शुष्यति (śuṣyati) - dries up, withers

दीनवर्णम् (dīnavarṇam) - withered and pale (pale-colored, of wretched appearance)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - surely not? is it possible that?

न (na) - not, no

पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - by wicked (people) (by wicked ones, by evil persons)

सुनृशंसकृद्भिः (sunṛśaṁsakṛdbhiḥ) - by extremely cruel doers

प्रमाथिता (pramāthitā) - tormented, afflicted, crushed

द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi

राजपुत्री (rājaputrī) - princess, king's daughter

अनिन्द्यरूपा (anindyarūpā) - of flawless form, of faultless beauty

सुविशालनेत्रा (suviśālanetrā) - with very large eyes

शरीरतुल्या (śarīratulyā) - like the very body (equal to the body, like the body)

कुरुपुंगवानाम् (kurupuṁgavānām) - of the best of the Kurus, of the foremost among the Kurus

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - why? (what, why)

(indeclinable)

रोदिषि (rodiṣi) - you weep, you cry

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of rud

Present

Second person singular present active of the root 'rud'.

Root: rud (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yṣmad

yṣmad - you

पतिता (patitā) - fallen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, outcast

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'pat' (to fall) with the suffix 'kta' (past passive participle).

Root: pat (class 1)

धरण्याम् (dharaṇyām) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dharaṇī

dharaṇī - earth, ground, soil

किम् (kim) - why? (what, why)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yṣmad

yṣmad - you

मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front

शुष्यति (śuṣyati) - dries up, withers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of śuṣ

Present

Third person singular present active of the root 'śuṣ'.

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

दीनवर्णम् (dīnavarṇam) - withered and pale (pale-colored, of wretched appearance)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dīnavarṇa

dīnavarṇa - of wretched or sad color/appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīna+varṇa)

dīna – wretched, miserable, sad, afflicted
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'dī' (to perish) or 'day' (to pity) with 'kta' suffix. Meaning 'wretched' or 'pitiable'.
Root: dī (class 4)
varṇa – color, appearance, caste, sound
noun (masculine)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - surely not? is it possible that?

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - by wicked (people) (by wicked ones, by evil persons)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sinful; sin, evil deed

Note: Used here as a substantive (noun) referring to wicked people.

सुनृशंसकृद्भिः (sunṛśaṁsakṛdbhiḥ) - by extremely cruel doers

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sunṛśaṃsakṛt

sunṛśaṁsakṛt - doer of extremely cruel deeds, very cruel person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+nṛśaṃsa+kṛt)

su – good, well, very, excellent
indeclinable
nṛśaṃsa – cruel, wicked, atrocious
adjective (masculine)
kṛt – doer, maker, one who does
noun (masculine)
Agent noun from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used here as a substantive (noun) referring to cruel people.

प्रमाथिता (pramāthitā) - tormented, afflicted, crushed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pramāthita

pramāthita - tormented, crushed, afflicted, harassed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'math' (to churn, to agitate, to torment) with prefix 'pra' and suffix 'kta' (past passive participle).

Prefix: pra

Root: math (class 1)

द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of draupadī

draupadī - Draupadi (daughter of Drupada)

राजपुत्री (rājaputrī) - princess, king's daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājaputrī

rājaputrī - princess, king's daughter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putrī)

rājan – king, ruler
noun (masculine)
putrī – daughter
noun (feminine)

अनिन्द्यरूपा (anindyarūpā) - of flawless form, of faultless beauty

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anindyarūpa

anindyarūpa - of faultless form, having an irreproachable appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+indya+rūpa)

an – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
indya – blameworthy, censurable
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
Derived from the root 'nind' (to blame, censure) with suffix 'ya' (gerundive).
Root: nind (class 1)
rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
noun (neuter)

सुविशालनेत्रा (suviśālanetrā) - with very large eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suviśālanetra

suviśālanetra - having very wide or large eyes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+viśāla+netra)