महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-23

पठन्नाख्यायिकां नाम स्त्रीभावेन पुनः पुनः ।
रमयिष्ये महीपालमन्यांश्चान्तःपुरे जनान् ॥२३॥

23. paṭhannākhyāyikāṁ nāma strībhāvena punaḥ punaḥ ,
ramayiṣye mahīpālamanyāṁścāntaḥpure janān.

23. paṭhan ākhyāyikām nāma strībhāvena punaḥ punaḥ
ramayiṣye mahīpālam anyān ca antaḥpure janān

23. Repeatedly reciting various stories and assuming a feminine demeanor, I will entertain the king and other people within the inner palace.

Words meanings summery:

• पठन् (paṭhan) - reciting (reciting, reading)

• आख्यायिकाम् (ākhyāyikām) - various stories (story, narrative, tale)

• नाम (nāma) - various (indeed, by name, as it were)

• स्त्रीभावेन (strībhāvena) - assuming a feminine demeanor (in the manner of a woman, with feminine disposition)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

• रमयिष्ये (ramayiṣye) - I will entertain (I shall delight, I shall gladden)

• महीपालम् (mahīpālam) - the king (the king, protector of the earth)

• अन्यान् (anyān) - other people (others, other people)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्तःपुरे (antaḥpure) - within the inner palace (in the inner palace, in the women's quarters)

• जनान् (janān) - people (people, persons)

Words meanings and morphology

पठन् (paṭhan) - reciting (reciting, reading)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṭhat

paṭhat - reading, reciting

Present Active Participle

From root paṭh (to read, recite), class 1.

Root: paṭh (class 1)

आख्यायिकाम् (ākhyāyikām) - various stories (story, narrative, tale)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ākhyāyikā

ākhyāyikā - narrative, story, tale

Note: Object of paṭhan.

नाम (nāma) - various (indeed, by name, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as an intensifying particle here, implying "various" or "of all sorts".

स्त्रीभावेन (strībhāvena) - assuming a feminine demeanor (in the manner of a woman, with feminine disposition)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of strībhāva

strībhāva - feminine disposition, woman's state, female nature

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (strī+bhāva)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• bhāva – state, condition, disposition, feeling, existence
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates the manner in which the action is performed.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice for emphasis: "again and again".

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice for emphasis: "again and again".

रमयिष्ये (ramayiṣye) - I will entertain (I shall delight, I shall gladden)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of ram

Future Middle (causative)

Causative stem ramaya, future tense.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: The speaker (Arjuna) will cause delight.

महीपालम् (mahīpālam) - the king (the king, protector of the earth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

अन्यान् (anyān) - other people (others, other people)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Object of ramayiṣye.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अन्तःपुरे (antaḥpure) - within the inner palace (in the inner palace, in the women's quarters)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antaḥpura

antaḥpura - inner palace, women's quarters, harem

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (antar+pura)

• antar – within, inside, intermediate
  indeclinable
• pura – city, fortress, palace
  noun (neuter)

जनान् (janān) - people (people, persons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, creature

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to the people within the palace.