महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-24

गीतं नृत्तं विचित्रं च वादित्रं विविधं तथा ।
शिक्षयिष्याम्यहं राजन्विराटभवने स्त्रियः ॥२४॥

24. gītaṁ nṛttaṁ vicitraṁ ca vāditraṁ vividhaṁ tathā ,
śikṣayiṣyāmyahaṁ rājanvirāṭabhavane striyaḥ.

24. gītam nṛttam vicitram ca vāditram vividham tathā
śikṣayiṣyāmi aham rājan virāṭabhavane striyaḥ

24. O king, in Virata's palace, I will teach the women various kinds of singing, dancing, and instrumental music.

24. הו מלך, אלמד את הנשים בארמונו של וִירָאתַה שירה, ריקוד ונגינה מרהיבה בכלי נגינה שונים.

Words meanings summery:

• गीतम् (gītam) - singing (song, singing)

• नृत्तम् (nṛttam) - dancing (dance, dancing)

• विचित्रम् (vicitram) - various (various, manifold, wonderful)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वादित्रम् (vāditram) - instrumental music (instrumental music, musical instrument)

• विविधम् (vividham) - various (various, manifold)

• तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, similarly, and)

• शिक्षयिष्यामि (śikṣayiṣyāmi) - I will teach (I shall teach)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Virata (O king)

• विराटभवने (virāṭabhavane) - in Virata's palace

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - the women (women)

Words meanings and morphology

गीतम् (gītam) - singing (song, singing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gīta

gīta - sung, song, singing

Past Passive Participle

From root gai (to sing).

Root: gai (class 1)

नृत्तम् (nṛttam) - dancing (dance, dancing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nṛtta

nṛtta - danced, dance, dancing

Past Passive Participle

From root nṛt (to dance).

Root: nṛt (class 4)

विचित्रम् (vicitram) - various (various, manifold, wonderful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vicitra

vicitra - variegated, manifold, various, wonderful, strange

Prefix vi + citra.

Note: Describes the nature of the song and dance.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वादित्रम् (vāditram) - instrumental music (instrumental music, musical instrument)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāditra

vāditra - instrumental music, musical instrument

From root vad (to speak, to sound) with suffix tra.

Root: vad (class 1)

विविधम् (vividham) - various (various, manifold)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse

Prefix vi + vidha (kind, sort).

Note: Describes the nature of instrumental music.

तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, similarly, and)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner.

Note: Connects vāditram to the previous list.

शिक्षयिष्यामि (śikṣayiṣyāmi) - I will teach (I shall teach)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of śikṣ

Future Active (causative)

Causative stem śikṣaya, future tense.

Root: śikṣ (class 1)

Note: The speaker (Arjuna) will perform the action of teaching.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Refers to the speaker, Arjuna in disguise.

राजन् (rājan) - O King Virata (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Used in direct address.

विराटभवने (virāṭabhavane) - in Virata's palace

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of virāṭabhavana

virāṭabhavana - Virata's palace

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (virāṭa+bhavana)

• virāṭa – Virata (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhavana – dwelling, house, palace, abode
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhū (to be, to exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the location where teaching will occur.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - the women (women)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: The recipients of the teaching.

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