महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-292, verse-3
न हि तां वेद नार्यन्या काचिद्धात्रेयिकामृते ।
कन्यापुरगतां बालां निपुणां परिरक्षणे ॥३॥
कन्यापुरगतां बालां निपुणां परिरक्षणे ॥३॥
3. na hi tāṁ veda nāryanyā kāciddhātreyikāmṛte ,
kanyāpuragatāṁ bālāṁ nipuṇāṁ parirakṣaṇe.
kanyāpuragatāṁ bālāṁ nipuṇāṁ parirakṣaṇe.
3.
na hi tām veda nārī anyā kācit dhātreyikām
ṛte kanyāpuragatām bālām nipuṇām parirakṣaṇe
ṛte kanyāpuragatām bālām nipuṇām parirakṣaṇe
3.
Indeed, no other woman knew about her—the young girl residing in the maiden's quarters—except for a certain nursemaid who was skilled in protection.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not (not, no)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)
- ताम् (tām) - her (Pṛthā) (her, that (feminine accusative))
- वेद (veda) - knew (about) (knew, knows, understood)
- नारी (nārī) - woman (woman, wife)
- अन्या (anyā) - any other (other, another, different)
- काचित् (kācit) - any (implying "not even one") (anyone, some, a certain (feminine))
- धात्रेयिकाम् (dhātreyikām) - nursemaid (nursemaid, foster-sister)
- ऋते (ṛte) - except for (except, without, with the exception of)
- कन्यापुरगताम् (kanyāpuragatām) - residing in the maiden's quarters (staying in the maiden's chambers, gone to the maiden's apartment)
- बालाम् (bālām) - young girl (young girl, maiden (accusative))
- निपुणाम् (nipuṇām) - skilled (skilled, clever, expert (accusative))
- परिरक्षणे (parirakṣaṇe) - in protection (of her secret/person) (in protection, in guarding)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)
(indeclinable)
Particle of emphasis or cause.
ताम् (tām) - her (Pṛthā) (her, that (feminine accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Note: Object of veda.
वेद (veda) - knew (about) (knew, knows, understood)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lit) of vid
perfect active indicative (or present active)
3rd person singular perfect active of √vid (usually in a present sense in classical Sanskrit, 'knows').
Root: vid (class 2)
नारी (nārī) - woman (woman, wife)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī
nārī - woman, wife, female
Note: Subject of veda.
अन्या (anyā) - any other (other, another, different)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Feminine nominative singular.
Note: Modifies nārī.
काचित् (kācit) - any (implying "not even one") (anyone, some, a certain (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kācit
kācit - someone, anyone, a certain (feminine)
Feminine nominative singular of the indefinite pronoun kaścid.
Note: Acts as part of the negation "no other woman whatsoever".
धात्रेयिकाम् (dhātreyikām) - nursemaid (nursemaid, foster-sister)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dhātreyikā
dhātreyikā - nursemaid, foster-sister
Note: Governed by ṛte.
ऋते (ṛte) - except for (except, without, with the exception of)
(indeclinable)
Governs the accusative (or ablative).
कन्यापुरगताम् (kanyāpuragatām) - residing in the maiden's quarters (staying in the maiden's chambers, gone to the maiden's apartment)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyāpuragatā
kanyāpuragatā - staying in the maiden's chambers, gone to the maiden's apartment
Feminine accusative singular of a compound ending in past participle.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanyāpura+gatā)
- kanyāpura – maiden's apartment, women's quarters
noun (neuter) - gatā – gone, arrived, being in
participle (feminine)
past passive participle
Feminine nominative singular of PPP of √gam.
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Qualifies tām bālām.
बालाम् (bālām) - young girl (young girl, maiden (accusative))
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bālā
bālā - young girl, maiden, child
Note: Object tām.
निपुणाम् (nipuṇām) - skilled (skilled, clever, expert (accusative))
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nipuṇā
nipuṇā - skilled, clever, expert, dexterous
Feminine accusative singular.
परिरक्षणे (parirakṣaṇe) - in protection (of her secret/person) (in protection, in guarding)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of parirakṣaṇa
parirakṣaṇa - guarding, protecting, preservation
action noun
Derived from √rakṣ with prefix pari-
Prefix: pari
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
Note: Governed by nipuṇām.