महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-4

न चास्य प्रतिबन्धेन देयोऽग्निरपि भामिनि ।
याचते न जलं देयं सम्यगत्वरमाणया ॥४॥

4. na cāsya pratibandhena deyo'gnirapi bhāmini ,
yācate na jalaṁ deyaṁ samyagatvaramāṇayā.

4. na ca asya pratibandhena deyaḥ agniḥ api bhāmini
yācate na jalam deyam samyak atvaramāṇayā

4. O proud woman, neither fire should be denied to him, nor water to one who asks, by one who acts properly and without haste.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - neither (not, no, nor)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• अस्य (asya) - to him (of him, to him, for him, of this)

• प्रतिबन्धेन (pratibandhena) - with obstruction (by obstruction, by hindrance, by refusal)

• देयः (deyaḥ) - should be given (to be given, fit to be given, payable)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, god of fire)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• भामिनि (bhāmini) - O proud woman (O angry woman, O proud woman, O passionate woman)

• याचते (yācate) - to one who asks (to one who asks, to one who begs)

• न (na) - nor (not, no, nor)

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• देयम् (deyam) - should be given (to be given, fit to be given, payable)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, rightly, completely, truly)

• अत्वरमाणया (atvaramāṇayā) - by one who acts without haste (by one who is not hurrying, by one who is unhurried)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - neither (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - to him (of him, to him, for him, of this)

(pronoun)

masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Here functioning as dative, 'to him'.

प्रतिबन्धेन (pratibandhena) - with obstruction (by obstruction, by hindrance, by refusal)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pratibandha

pratibandha - obstruction, hindrance, tying, refusal

Prefix: prati

Root: bandh (class 9)

देयः (deyaḥ) - should be given (to be given, fit to be given, payable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deya

deya - to be given, fit to be given

Gerundive

formed from root dā- with suffix -ya

Root: dā (class 3)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, god of fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

भामिनि (bhāmini) - O proud woman (O angry woman, O proud woman, O passionate woman)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhāminī

bhāminī - an angry woman, a proud woman, a passionate woman, a beautiful woman

याचते (yācate) - to one who asks (to one who asks, to one who begs)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of yācat

yācat - begging, asking

Present Active Participle

derived from root yāc-

Root: yāc (class 1)

न (na) - nor (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as 'nor', carrying over the negation from the first clause.

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: Here functioning as nominative, as the subject of the gerundive 'deyam'.

देयम् (deyam) - should be given (to be given, fit to be given, payable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of deya

deya - to be given, fit to be given

Gerundive

formed from root dā- with suffix -ya

Root: dā (class 3)

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, rightly, completely, truly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'atvaramāṇayā'.

अत्वरमाणया (atvaramāṇayā) - by one who acts without haste (by one who is not hurrying, by one who is unhurried)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of atvaramāṇā

atvaramāṇā - unhurrying, not hasty

Present Middle Participle

Derived from 'a-tvaramāṇa' (root tvar- with a- negative prefix). 'tvaramāṇa' is middle participle from 'tvar' (to hurry).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tvaramāṇa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• tvaramāṇa – hurrying, hastening
  adjective (feminine)
  Present Middle Participle
  Derived from root 'tvar-'
  Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Refers to Damayanti or generally to a virtuous woman.