महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-291, verse-15
अनावृताः स्त्रियः सर्वा नराश्च वरवर्णिनि ।
स्वभाव एष लोकानां विकारोऽन्य इति स्मृतः ॥१५॥
स्वभाव एष लोकानां विकारोऽन्य इति स्मृतः ॥१५॥
15. anāvṛtāḥ striyaḥ sarvā narāśca varavarṇini ,
svabhāva eṣa lokānāṁ vikāro'nya iti smṛtaḥ.
svabhāva eṣa lokānāṁ vikāro'nya iti smṛtaḥ.
15.
anāvṛtāḥ striyaḥ sarvāḥ narāḥ ca varavarṇini
svabhāvaḥ eṣa lokānām vikāraḥ anyaḥ iti smṛtaḥ
svabhāvaḥ eṣa lokānām vikāraḥ anyaḥ iti smṛtaḥ
15.
Oh excellently complexioned one (varavarṇini), all women and men are un-covered (i.e., not restricted or hidden). This is the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) of people; any other state is considered a perversion (vikāraḥ).
Words meanings summery:
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- अनावृताः (anāvṛtāḥ) - uncovered, unrestrained, not concealed
- स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women
- सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all
- नराः (narāḥ) - men, males
- च (ca) - and
- वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - oh excellent-complexioned one
- स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - natural law (svabhāva) (intrinsic nature, inherent disposition)
- एष (eṣa) - this (masculine)
- लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of people, of worlds
- विकारः (vikāraḥ) - perversion, unnatural state (change, alteration, perversion, unnatural state)
- अन्यः (anyaḥ) - any other (state) (other, different)
- इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner
- स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - considered (remembered, considered, known)
Words meanings and morphology
अनावृताः (anāvṛtāḥ) - uncovered, unrestrained, not concealed
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of anāvṛta
anāvṛta - uncovered, open, unrestrained, not hidden
Past Passive Participle (negated)
Negated form of 'āvṛta', a PPP of root 'vṛ' with prefix 'ā'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+āvṛta)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - āvṛta – covered, surrounded, hidden, veiled
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'vṛ' with prefix 'ā'.
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛ (class 5)
स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, female, wife
सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
नराः (narāḥ) - men, males
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, male, human
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - oh excellent-complexioned one
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of varavarṇinī
varavarṇinī - a woman of beautiful complexion, excellent-coloured
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+varṇa)
- vara – excellent, best, choice; boon, suitor
adjective (masculine) - varṇa – color, complexion, class, letter
noun (masculine)
स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - natural law (svabhāva) (intrinsic nature, inherent disposition)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva
svabhāva - intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, self-existence, natural state
Compound of 'sva' (self) and 'bhāva' (being, state).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)
- sva – self, own
pronoun - bhāva – being, existence, state, condition, sentiment
noun (masculine)
From root 'bhū' (to be).
Root: bhū (class 1)
एष (eṣa) - this (masculine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, he, she, it
Note: Refers to 'svabhāvaḥ'.
लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of people, of worlds
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, people, folk, region
विकारः (vikāraḥ) - perversion, unnatural state (change, alteration, perversion, unnatural state)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vikāra
vikāra - change, alteration, transformation, modification, perversion, disease
Derived from root 'kṛ' with prefix 'vi'.
Prefix: vi
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अन्यः (anyaḥ) - any other (state) (other, different)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Used as an adjective here.
इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner
(indeclinable)
स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - considered (remembered, considered, known)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, considered, known as
Past Passive Participle
From root 'smṛ' (to remember).
Root: smṛ (class 1)