महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-13, verse-14

परदारास्मि भद्रं ते न युक्तं त्वयि सांप्रतम् ।
दयिताः प्राणिनां दारा धर्मं समनुचिन्तय ॥१४॥

14. paradārāsmi bhadraṁ te na yuktaṁ tvayi sāṁpratam ,
dayitāḥ prāṇināṁ dārā dharmaṁ samanucintaya.

14. paradārā asmi bhadram te na yuktam tvayi sāmpratam
dayitāḥ prāṇinām dārāḥ dharmam samanucintaya

14. I am another's wife; good fortune be with you! This is not proper for you right now. Wives are dear to all living beings. Reflect deeply on (dharma).

14. אני אשת איש אחר, שיהיה לך טוב. כעת אין זה ראוי לך. נשים הן יקרות ללבם של בני האדם, ולכן חשוב היטב על דרך היושר.

Words meanings summery:

• परदारा (paradārā) - another's wife

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good, auspicious, well-being

• ते (te) - your, to you

• न (na) - not, no

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, right, suitable, joined

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, for you, with regard to you

• साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present, currently

• दयिताः (dayitāḥ) - beloved, dear ones

• प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures

• दाराः (dārāḥ) - wives

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, natural law

• समनुचिन्तय (samanucintaya) - reflect upon, consider deeply

Words meanings and morphology

परदारा (paradārā) - another's wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paradārā

paradārā - another's wife

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+dāra)

• para – other, another, alien, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
• dārā – wife (feminine form of dāra when referring to a specific wife, or used as a feminine noun)
  noun (feminine)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good, auspicious, well-being

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - good, auspicious, fortunate, excellent, well-being

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, right, suitable, joined

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, proper, fit, suitable, engaged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √yuj (to join, connect, apply).

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Often functions as an impersonal predicate meaning 'it is proper'.

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, for you, with regard to you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present, currently

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially here.

दयिताः (dayitāḥ) - beloved, dear ones

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, desired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √day (to pity, be compassionate, love).

Root: day (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'dārāḥ'.

प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, creature, animate being

दाराः (dārāḥ) - wives

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife (often used in plural sense even when singular)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, natural law

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, moral law, religious merit, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

समनुचिन्तय (samanucintaya) - reflect upon, consider deeply

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of cint

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: With prefixes 'sam-' and 'anu-'.

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