महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-74, verse-6

सा वै पित्राभ्यनुज्ञाता मात्रा च भरतर्षभ ।
नलं प्रवेशयामास यत्र तस्याः प्रतिश्रयः ॥६॥

6. sā vai pitrābhyanujñātā mātrā ca bharatarṣabha ,
nalaṁ praveśayāmāsa yatra tasyāḥ pratiśrayaḥ.

6. sā vai pitrā abhyanujñātā mātrā ca bharatarṣabha
nalam praveśayāmāsa yatra tasyāḥ pratiśrayaḥ

6. Indeed, O best of Bharatas, she, having been granted permission by both her father and her mother, led Nala into her private chambers.

6. הו מיטב צאצאי בְּהַרַטַה, לאחר שאביה ואמה התירו לה, הכניסה דַמַיַנְטִי את נַלַה למקום מושבה.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - Damayantī (she, that)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by her father (Bhīma) (by the father)

• अभ्यनुज्ञाता (abhyanujñātā) - permitted, allowed, sanctioned

• मात्रा (mātrā) - by her mother (Damayantī's mother) (by the mother)

• च (ca) - and, also

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - A संबोधन (address) to Yudhiṣṭhira, the narrator's listener. (O best of Bharatas)

• नलम् (nalam) - Prince Nala (Nala)

• प्रवेशयामास (praveśayāmāsa) - caused to enter, led in

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Damayantī (of her)

• प्रतिश्रयः (pratiśrayaḥ) - private chambers (of Damayantī) (dwelling, abode, refuge, shelter)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - Damayantī (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Feminine singular nominative of 'tad'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

पित्रा (pitrā) - by her father (Bhīma) (by the father)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

अभ्यनुज्ञाता (abhyanujñātā) - permitted, allowed, sanctioned

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhyanujñāta

abhyanujñāta - permitted, allowed, sanctioned, approved

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of abhi-anu-√jñā (9th class)

Prefixes: abhi+anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, refers to Damayantī.

मात्रा (mātrā) - by her mother (Damayantī's mother) (by the mother)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - A संबोधन (address) to Yudhiṣṭhira, the narrator's listener. (O best of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of a king
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

नलम् (nalam) - Prince Nala (Nala)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king)

प्रवेशयामास (praveśayāmāsa) - caused to enter, led in

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of praveśayāmāsa

Periphrastic perfect 3rd singular of causative of pra-√viś (6th class)

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Periphrastic perfect, causative of pra-√viś.

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Damayantī (of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Feminine singular genitive of 'tad'.

प्रतिश्रयः (pratiśrayaḥ) - private chambers (of Damayantī) (dwelling, abode, refuge, shelter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratiśraya

pratiśraya - shelter, refuge, asylum, dwelling, abode, private chamber

From prati-√śrī (1st class)

Prefix: prati

Root: śrī (class 1)

Note: Refers to the place where Damayantī resided.

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