महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-19, verse-18

यस्या मम मुखप्रेक्षा यूयमिन्द्रसमाः सदा ।
सा प्रेक्षे मुखमन्यासामवराणां वरा सती ॥१८॥

18. yasyā mama mukhaprekṣā yūyamindrasamāḥ sadā ,
sā prekṣe mukhamanyāsāmavarāṇāṁ varā satī.

18. yasyāḥ mama mukhaprekṣāḥ yūyam indrasamāḥ sadā
sā prekṣe mukham anyāsām avarāṇām varā satī

18. You, who were always like Indra and dependent on my glance, yet I, who am a superior woman, now look to the faces of other, inferior women.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of me (Draupadī) (whose, of which (feminine))

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• मुखप्रेक्षाः (mukhaprekṣāḥ) - dependent on my (Draupadī's) glance/direction (looking to the face of, dependent on the presence/will of)

• यूयम् (yūyam) - you (Pāṇḍava brothers) (you (plural))

• इन्द्रसमाः (indrasamāḥ) - equal to Indra, like Indra

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• सा (sā) - Draupadī (the speaker) (she, that (feminine))

• प्रेक्षे (prekṣe) - I look, I see

• मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth, countenance

• अन्यासाम् (anyāsām) - of other women (of others (feminine))

• अवराणाम् (avarāṇām) - of inferior women (of inferior ones, of lower ones (feminine))

• वरा (varā) - superior (woman), referring to Draupadī (excellent, best, superior)

• सती (satī) - remaining excellent (woman) (being, existing, virtuous woman)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of me (Draupadī) (whose, of which (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Note: Refers to the speaker, Draupadī, making the phrase 'my countenance' or 'my glance'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive pronoun, 'my'.

मुखप्रेक्षाः (mukhaprekṣāḥ) - dependent on my (Draupadī's) glance/direction (looking to the face of, dependent on the presence/will of)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mukhaprekṣa

mukhaprekṣa - one who looks to the face, dependent on the face/presence of

compound: mukha (face) + prekṣa (looking)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mukha+prekṣa)

• mukha – face, mouth, countenance
  noun (neuter)
• prekṣa – looking, seeing, observer (adjective)
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from root īkṣ (to see) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yūyam'.

यूयम् (yūyam) - you (Pāṇḍava brothers) (you (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

इन्द्रसमाः (indrasamāḥ) - equal to Indra, like Indra

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of indrasama

indrasama - equal to Indra, like Indra

compound: indra (god Indra) + sama (equal, like)

Compound type : tatpurusha (indra+sama)

• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with and modifies 'yūyam'.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - Draupadī (the speaker) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to the speaker, Draupadī.

प्रेक्षे (prekṣe) - I look, I see

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of īkṣ

present middle 1st singular with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth, countenance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, countenance, front

Note: Object of 'prekṣe'.

अन्यासाम् (anyāsām) - of other women (of others (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Possessive, 'of others', modifying 'mukham' (implicitly 'mukham (of) anyāsām').

अवराणाम् (avarāṇām) - of inferior women (of inferior ones, of lower ones (feminine))

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of avara

avara - inferior, lower, mean, subsequent

Note: Agrees with and modifies 'anyāsām'.

वरा (varā) - superior (woman), referring to Draupadī (excellent, best, superior)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior; boon, blessing

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'aham' (Draupadī), establishing her self-perception despite her current situation.

सती (satī) - remaining excellent (woman) (being, existing, virtuous woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous; a good woman

Present Active Participle

root as (to be) + -at

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies the implied subject 'aham' (Draupadī), indicating her continuous state of being excellent.