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4,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-16, verse-8

वीणेव मधुराभाषा गान्धारं साधु मूर्च्छिता ।
अभ्यभाषत पाञ्चाली भीमसेनमनिन्दिता ॥८॥
8. vīṇeva madhurābhāṣā gāndhāraṁ sādhu mūrcchitā ,
abhyabhāṣata pāñcālī bhīmasenamaninditā.
8. vīṇā iva madhurābhāṣā gāndhāram sādhu mūrcchitā
abhyabhāṣata pāñcālī bhīmasenam aninditā
8. The blameless Pāñcālī (Draupadī), whose sweet speech was skillfully modulated to the Gāndhāra note like a lute (vīṇā), addressed Bhīmasena.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • वीणा (vīṇā) - lute, Indian lute, stringed instrument
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as it were, as if
  • मधुराभाषा (madhurābhāṣā) - sweet-spoken, having sweet speech
  • गान्धारम् (gāndhāram) - the Gāndhāra note (one of the seven principal notes of the Indian musical scale) (relating to Gāndhāra, the Gāndhāra note (in music), a type of fragrance)
  • साधु (sādhu) - skillfully (well, properly, skillfully, good, virtuous)
  • मूर्च्छिता (mūrcchitā) - modulated (to a musical note) (modulated, sounded, fainted, captivated, adorned)
  • अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed, spoke to
  • पाञ्चाली (pāñcālī) - Draupadī (princess of Pañcāla, Draupadī)
  • भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhīmasena (name of a Pāṇḍava)
  • अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - blameless, faultless, irreproachable

Words meanings and morphology

वीणा (vīṇā) - lute, Indian lute, stringed instrument
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vīṇā
vīṇā - lute, stringed musical instrument
Note: Refers to the musical instrument.
इव (iva) - like, as, as it were, as if
(indeclinable)
मधुराभाषा (madhurābhāṣā) - sweet-spoken, having sweet speech
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of madhurābhāṣā
madhurābhāṣā - sweet-spoken, having sweet speech
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (madhura+bhāṣā)
  • madhura – sweet, pleasant, charming
    adjective (masculine)
  • bhāṣā – speech, language, talking
    noun (feminine)
Note: Qualifies Pāñcālī.
गान्धारम् (gāndhāram) - the Gāndhāra note (one of the seven principal notes of the Indian musical scale) (relating to Gāndhāra, the Gāndhāra note (in music), a type of fragrance)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gāndhāra
gāndhāra - a Raga (musical mode), a region/people called Gāndhāra
Note: Used adverbially to indicate the musical note to which the voice was modulated.
साधु (sādhu) - skillfully (well, properly, skillfully, good, virtuous)
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies mūrcchitā.
मूर्च्छिता (mūrcchitā) - modulated (to a musical note) (modulated, sounded, fainted, captivated, adorned)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mūrcchita
mūrcchita - fainted, unconscious, intensified, modulated (of sound)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root mūrcch- ('to swoon, grow'), here in the sense of 'to be modulated, intonated'
Root: mūrcch (class 1)
Note: Qualifies Pāñcālī, describing her speech.
अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed, spoke to
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhāṣ
Prefix: abhi
Root: bhāṣ (class 1)
पाञ्चाली (pāñcālī) - Draupadī (princess of Pañcāla, Draupadī)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pāñcālī
pāñcālī - a princess of the Pañcāla country, Draupadī
Note: Refers to Draupadī.
भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhīmasena (name of a Pāṇḍava)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena
bhīmasena - name of the second Pāṇḍava prince
Note: The object of 'addressed'.
अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - blameless, faultless, irreproachable
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anindita
anindita - unblamed, irreproachable, faultless
Past Passive Participle (negated)
Derived from root nind- ('to blame') with negation 'a-'
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nindita)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negation prefix
  • nindita – blamed, reproached
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root nind ('to blame')
    Root: nind (class 1)
Note: Qualifies Pāñcālī.