महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-265, verse-19

असकृद्वदतो वाक्यमीदृशं राक्षसेश्वर ।
विषादयुक्तमेतत्ते मया श्रुतमभाग्यया ॥१९॥

19. asakṛdvadato vākyamīdṛśaṁ rākṣaseśvara ,
viṣādayuktametatte mayā śrutamabhāgyayā.

19. asakṛt vadataḥ vākyam īdṛśam rākṣaseśvara
viṣādayuktam etat te mayā śrutam abhāgyayā

19. O lord of demons, I, an unfortunate woman, have repeatedly heard such lamentable words spoken by you.

19. הו אדון הדמונים, שמעתי אותך אומר שוב ושוב דברים כאלה, מלאי עצב, ואני חסרת המזל.

Words meanings summery:

• असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly (repeatedly, often, not once)

• वदतः (vadataḥ) - spoken (by you, implied with 'te') (speaking, telling (genitive/ablative singular))

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (such words) (word, speech, sentence)

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such (words) (such, of this kind)

• राक्षसेश्वर (rākṣaseśvara) - O lord of demons (Rāvaṇa) (lord of demons)

• विषादयुक्तम् (viṣādayuktam) - lamentable (filled with despair, lamentable)

• एतत् (etat) - this (speech) (this, this one)

• ते (te) - by you (Rāvaṇa) (by you (genitive/dative), of you)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - has been heard (by me) (heard)

• अभाग्यया (abhāgyayā) - by me, the unfortunate (Sītā) (by the unfortunate one)

Words meanings and morphology

असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly (repeatedly, often, not once)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sakṛt)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• sakṛt – once, at once
  indeclinable

Note: Adverbial.

वदतः (vadataḥ) - spoken (by you, implied with 'te') (speaking, telling (genitive/ablative singular))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vad (to speak).

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Genitive singular, implying 'of you speaking'. The following 'te' is also genitive or dative and reinforces the agent.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (such words) (word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Note: Object of 'śrutam' (heard).

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such (words) (such, of this kind)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

राक्षसेश्वर (rākṣaseśvara) - O lord of demons (Rāvaṇa) (lord of demons)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rākṣaseśvara

rākṣaseśvara - lord of demons, king of rākṣasas

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+īśvara)

• rākṣasa – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Rāvaṇa.

विषादयुक्तम् (viṣādayuktam) - lamentable (filled with despair, lamentable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viṣādayukta

viṣādayukta - filled with despair, sorrowful, lamentable

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (viṣāda+yukta)

• viṣāda – despair, dejection, sorrow
  noun (masculine)
• yukta – joined, endowed with, filled with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj (to join).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

एतत् (etat) - this (speech) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the 'vākyam' (speech).

ते (te) - by you (Rāvaṇa) (by you (genitive/dative), of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Genitive singular of 'yuṣmad', referring to Rāvaṇa, implying agency of the speaker.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent of the passive 'śrutam'.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - has been heard (by me) (heard)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, famous

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Functions as the main verb (predicate) in a passive construction with 'mayā'.

अभाग्यया (abhāgyayā) - by me, the unfortunate (Sītā) (by the unfortunate one)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of abhāgyā

abhāgyā - unfortunate, unlucky (feminine noun/adjective)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāgya)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• bhāgya – fortune, destiny, fortunate
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'mayā'.

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