महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-265, verse-20

तद्भद्रसुख भद्रं ते मानसं विनिवर्त्यताम् ।
परदारास्म्यलभ्या च सततं च पतिव्रता ॥२०॥

20. tadbhadrasukha bhadraṁ te mānasaṁ vinivartyatām ,
paradārāsmyalabhyā ca satataṁ ca pativratā.

20. tat bhadrasukha bhadram te mānasam vinivartyatām
paradārā asmi alabhyā ca satatam ca pativratā

20. Therefore, O good sir, may good fortune be with you; let your mind and intention be turned back (from this desire). I am another's wife and unattainable, for I am always devoted to my husband.

20. לכן, הו בעל ברכה ואושר, שלום לך, הסב את רוחך מזה. אני אשת אחר ולא ניתן להשיג אותי, ואני תמיד נאמנה לבעלי.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, so, that)

• भद्रसुख (bhadrasukha) - O good sir (polite address to Rāvaṇa, possibly sarcastic) (O good and happy one, O good sir)

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (may it be well for you) (good, well-being, auspiciousness)

• ते (te) - for you (Rāvaṇa) (to you, for you)

• मानसम् (mānasam) - your intention (mind, mental faculty, intention)

• विनिवर्त्यताम् (vinivartyatām) - let it (your mind) be turned back (from this improper desire) (let it be turned back, let it be averted)

• परदारा (paradārā) - (I am) another's wife (another's wife)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• अलभ्या (alabhyā) - (I am) unattainable (unattainable, unobtainable)

• च (ca) - and

• सततम् (satatam) - always (always, constantly)

• च (ca) - and

• पतिव्रता (pativratā) - (I am) always devoted to my husband (devoted to one's husband)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, so, that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the previous statement.

भद्रसुख (bhadrasukha) - O good sir (polite address to Rāvaṇa, possibly sarcastic) (O good and happy one, O good sir)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhadrasukha

bhadrasukha - one whose happiness is good, fortunate and happy person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhadra+sukha)

• bhadra – good, auspicious, fortunate
  adjective (masculine)
• sukha – happiness, comfort, easy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa, used as a polite or formal address.

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (may it be well for you) (good, well-being, auspiciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - good, auspicious, prosperous, well-being

Note: Used in the idiom 'bhadram te' (may good be to you / well be to you).

ते (te) - for you (Rāvaṇa) (to you, for you)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative singular of 'yuṣmad'.

मानसम् (mānasam) - your intention (mind, mental faculty, intention)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mānasa

mānasa - mental, belonging to the mind, mind, intention

Note: Subject of 'vinivartyatām'.

विनिवर्त्यताम् (vinivartyatām) - let it (your mind) be turned back (from this improper desire) (let it be turned back, let it be averted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vinivartya

Passive Imperative

Derived from root vṛt (to turn) with prefixes vi- and ni-.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Passive imperative, literally 'let it be turned back'.

परदारा (paradārā) - (I am) another's wife (another's wife)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paradāra

paradāra - another's wife

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (para+dāra)

• para – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• dāra – wife
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective for implied 'aham' (I).

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The verb 'to be' for the first person singular.

अलभ्या (alabhyā) - (I am) unattainable (unattainable, unobtainable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of alabhya

alabhya - unattainable, unobtainable, not to be got

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root labh (to obtain) with prefix a-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+labhya)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• labhya – to be obtained, obtainable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root labh.
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies implied 'aham' (I).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सततम् (satatam) - always (always, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use, modifying 'pativratā'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

पतिव्रता (pativratā) - (I am) always devoted to my husband (devoted to one's husband)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pativratā

pativratā - a wife devoted to her husband, chaste wife

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pati+vratā)

• pati – husband, lord
  noun (masculine)
• vratā – vow, sacred observance, religious practice (feminine form of vrata)
  noun (feminine)

Note: Predicate adjective for implied 'aham' (I). This term signifies her adherence to dharma regarding marital fidelity.

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