महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-277, verse-38

साभिवाद्य पितुः पादौ व्रीडितेव मनस्विनी ।
पितुर्वचनमाज्ञाय निर्जगामाविचारितम् ॥३८॥

38. sābhivādya pituḥ pādau vrīḍiteva manasvinī ,
piturvacanamājñāya nirjagāmāvicāritam.

38. sā abhivādya pituḥ pādau vrīḍitā iva manasvinī
pituḥ vacanam ājñāya nirjagāma avicāritam

38. She, the high-minded woman, as if ashamed, having bowed down to her father's feet and having understood her father's command, departed without hesitation.

38. היא השתחוותה לרגלי אביה, כמי שמתביישת, חכמת הלב, קיבלה את דבר אביה ויצאה ללא היסוס.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having bowed, having saluted, having venerated

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• पादौ (pādau) - two feet, feet

• व्रीडिता (vrīḍitā) - ashamed, embarrassed, shy

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• मनस्विनी (manasvinī) - high-minded, proud, intelligent, spiritual (woman)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, command, instruction

• आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known, having understood, having recognized, having acknowledged

• निर्जगाम (nirjagāma) - she departed, she went forth, she went out

• अविचारितम् (avicāritam) - without deliberation, without thinking, without hesitation

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having bowed, having saluted, having venerated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From abhi-vad (to salute) + suffix lyap (used when verb has a prefix)

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

पादौ (pādau) - two feet, feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, step, quarter

Note: In Sanskrit, "feet" is usually expressed in dual to mean both feet.

व्रीडिता (vrīḍitā) - ashamed, embarrassed, shy

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vrīḍita

vrīḍita - ashamed, embarrassed, shy, timid

Past Passive Participle

From root vrīḍ (to be ashamed) + suffix kta

Root: vrīḍ (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

मनस्विनी (manasvinī) - high-minded, proud, intelligent, spiritual (woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of manasvin

manasvin - intelligent, high-minded, wise, spirited, proud, a woman of spirit

Derived from manas (mind) + suffix vin.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, command, instruction

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, speech, word, statement, instruction

Action noun

From root vac (to speak) + suffix lyuṭ

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to the father's command/instruction.

आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known, having understood, having recognized, having acknowledged

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From ā-jñā (to know, understand, command) + suffix lyap (used when verb has a prefix)

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

निर्जगाम (nirjagāma) - she departed, she went forth, she went out

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of nirgam

Perfect

3rd person singular perfect active parasmaipada

Prefix: nir

Root: gam (class 1)

अविचारितम् (avicāritam) - without deliberation, without thinking, without hesitation

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle (negated)

From a-vi-car (to not deliberate) + suffix kta. Used adverbially here.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vicārita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vicārita – deliberated, considered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-car with kta-suffix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use of a neuter accusative singular form of a past passive participle.

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