महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-13, verse-2

याज्ञसेनी सुदेष्णां तु शुश्रूषन्ती विशां पते ।
अवसत्परिचारार्हा सुदुःखं जनमेजय ॥२॥

2. yājñasenī sudeṣṇāṁ tu śuśrūṣantī viśāṁ pate ,
avasatparicārārhā suduḥkhaṁ janamejaya.

2. yājñasenī sudeṣṇām tu śuśrūṣantī viśām pate
| avasat paricārārhā suduḥkham janamejaya

2. O lord (viśām pate), O Janamejaya, Yājñasenī, who was deserving of attendance (paricārārhā) herself, nevertheless resided there very miserably, serving Sudeṣṇā.

2. הו אדון בני האדם, ג׳ַנַמֵג׳ַיַה, בת יָאגְיַסֵנַה חיה בצער רב בזמן ששירתה את סוּדֵשְׁנָה, אף שהיא ראויה לכך שישרתו אותה.

Words meanings summery:

• याज्ञसेनी (yājñasenī) - Yājñasenī (Draupadī)

• सुदेष्णाम् (sudeṣṇām) - Sudeṣṇā (name of Queen Virāṭa's wife)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• शुश्रूषन्ती (śuśrūṣantī) - serving, desirous of serving

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master

• अवसत् (avasat) - dwelt, resided

• परिचारार्हा (paricārārhā) - deserving of service/attendance

• सुदुःखम् (suduḥkham) - very miserably, with great difficulty

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya (name of a king, son of Parikṣit)

Words meanings and morphology

याज्ञसेनी (yājñasenī) - Yājñasenī (Draupadī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yājñasenī

yājñasenī - Yājñasenī (epithet of Draupadī, daughter of Drupada, who emerged from a yajña)

Derived from Yajñasena (Drupada's name)

सुदेष्णाम् (sudeṣṇām) - Sudeṣṇā (name of Queen Virāṭa's wife)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sudeṣṇā

sudeṣṇā - Sudeṣṇā (name of Queen Virāṭa's wife)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

शुश्रूषन्ती (śuśrūṣantī) - serving, desirous of serving

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuśrūṣantī

śuśrūṣantī - serving, desirous of hearing/serving

present participle (desiderative)

Desiderative stem of root √śru (to hear) + -ant participle suffix, feminine nominative singular

Root: śru (class 5)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband

अवसत् (avasat) - dwelt, resided

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

परिचारार्हा (paricārārhā) - deserving of service/attendance

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paricārārha

paricārārha - deserving of attendance, worthy of service

Compound type : tatpurusha (paricāra+arha)

• paricāra – attendance, service, ministry
  noun (masculine)
  From root √car (to move, go) with prefix pari-
  Prefix: pari
  Root: car (class 1)
• arha – deserving, worthy, fit
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √arh (to deserve)
  Root: arh (class 1)

सुदुःखम् (suduḥkham) - very miserably, with great difficulty

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of suduḥkha (very miserable)

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+duḥkha)

• su – good, well, very (prefix)
  indeclinable
• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya (name of a king, son of Parikṣit)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (a king, often the hearer of the Mahābhārata narrative)

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