महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-3, verse-16

द्रौपद्युवाच ।
सैरन्ध्र्योऽरक्षिता लोके भुजिष्याः सन्ति भारत ।
नैवमन्याः स्त्रियो यान्ति इति लोकस्य निश्चयः ॥१६॥

16. draupadyuvāca ,
sairandhryo'rakṣitā loke bhujiṣyāḥ santi bhārata ,
naivamanyāḥ striyo yānti iti lokasya niścayaḥ.

16. draupadī uvāca sairandhryaḥ arakṣitāḥ loke bhujiṣyāḥ santi
bhārata na evam anyāḥ striyaḥ yānti iti lokasya niścayaḥ

16. Draupadi said: 'O Bhārata, in this world, Sairandhrīs are unprotected women available for service. Other women do not behave in this way; this is the firm conviction of society.'

Words meanings summery:

• द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सैरन्ध्र्यः (sairandhryaḥ) - Sairandhris (a class of female attendants/servants)

• अरक्षिताः (arakṣitāḥ) - unprotected

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• भुजिष्याः (bhujiṣyāḥ) - women available for service; independent servants (women available for service; women enjoying freedom; kept women)

• सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

• भारत (bhārata) - O King Virata (O descendant of Bharata (an address))

• न (na) - not, no

• एवम् (evam) - in this (unprotected, serving) manner (thus, in this manner, so)

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (types of) (other, different)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• यान्ति (yānti) - behave, live (go, proceed, behave)

• इति (iti) - this is (the conviction) (thus, so, indicates quotation)

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of society (of the world, of the people/society)

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - firm conviction, established norm (conviction, decision, certainty, firm opinion)

Words meanings and morphology

द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of draupadī

draupadī - daughter of Drupada, Draupadi (a proper noun)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active 3rd singular of root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

सैरन्ध्र्यः (sairandhryaḥ) - Sairandhris (a class of female attendants/servants)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sairandhrī

sairandhrī - a female attendant skilled in dressing, perfuming, and hairdressing; a particular class of servant women

Feminine form of 'sairandhra'.

Note: Subject of 'santi'.

अरक्षिताः (arakṣitāḥ) - unprotected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of arakṣita

arakṣita - unprotected, unguarded, unpreserved

Past Passive Participle (from 'rakṣita') with negative prefix 'a-'.

Negation of 'rakṣita' (protected), from root 'rakṣ' (to protect).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rakṣita)

• a – un-, non- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• rakṣita – protected, guarded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'rakṣ'.
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sairandhryaḥ'.

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, society, realm

भुजिष्याः (bhujiṣyāḥ) - women available for service; independent servants (women available for service; women enjoying freedom; kept women)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhujiṣyā

bhujiṣyā - a woman available for enjoyment or service, a female servant, a free woman

From root 'bhuj' (to enjoy, to eat, to possess).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective or noun for 'sairandhryaḥ'.

सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active 3rd plural of root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'sairandhryaḥ'.

भारत (bhārata) - O King Virata (O descendant of Bharata (an address))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

From 'bharata'.

Note: Addressing the king.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

एवम् (evam) - in this (unprotected, serving) manner (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Demonstrative adverb.

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (types of) (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Indefinite pronoun/adjective.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife

Feminine noun.

Note: Subject of 'yānti'.

यान्ति (yānti) - behave, live (go, proceed, behave)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present active 3rd plural of root 'yā'.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'anyāḥ striyaḥ'.

इति (iti) - this is (the conviction) (thus, so, indicates quotation)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Connects the preceding statement to 'lokasya niścayaḥ'.

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of society (of the world, of the people/society)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, society, community

Note: Possessive, governing 'niścayaḥ'.

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - firm conviction, established norm (conviction, decision, certainty, firm opinion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, conviction, decision, firm opinion

From prefix 'niś' (variant of 'nis') + root 'ci' (to gather, observe).

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Predicate noun for an implied 'asti' (is).