महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-3, verse-17

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साहं ब्रुवाणा सैरन्ध्री कुशला केशकर्मणि ।
आत्मगुप्ता चरिष्यामि यन्मां त्वमनुपृच्छसि ॥१७॥

17. sāhaṁ bruvāṇā sairandhrī kuśalā keśakarmaṇi ,
ātmaguptā cariṣyāmi yanmāṁ tvamanupṛcchasi.

17. sā aham bruvāṇā sairandhrī kuśalā keśakarmaṇi
ātmaguptā cariṣyāmi yat mām tvam anupṛcchasi

17. I am that very Sairandhrī who proclaims herself skilled in hairdressing. I shall conduct myself in a self-protected manner, in the way you are inquiring about me.

Words meanings summery:

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सा (sā) - that (one), I (feminine, referring to herself) (she, that (feminine))

अहम् (aham) - I

ब्रुवाणा (bruvāṇā) - proclaiming oneself, presenting oneself as (saying, speaking, proclaiming)

सैरन्ध्री (sairandhrī) - Sairandhri (female attendant)

कुशला (kuśalā) - skilled, expert, proficient

केशकर्मणि (keśakarmaṇi) - in hair-work, in hairdressing

आत्मगुप्ता (ātmaguptā) - self-protected, guarded by oneself

चरिष्यामि (cariṣyāmi) - I shall conduct myself, I shall live (I shall move, I shall act, I shall behave, I shall live)

यत् (yat) - as, in the way that (which, what, because, so that)

माम् (mām) - me

त्वम् (tvam) - you

अनुपृच्छसि (anupṛcchasi) - you are inquiring about (you ask, you inquire)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (one), I (feminine, referring to herself) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Draupadi herself, emphasizing 'that very one'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Core subject.

ब्रुवाणा (bruvāṇā) - proclaiming oneself, presenting oneself as (saying, speaking, proclaiming)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bruvāṇa

bruvāṇa - speaking, saying, proclaiming

Present Middle Participle

From root 'brū' (to speak, to say) with middle voice ending 'āna'.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

सैरन्ध्री (sairandhrī) - Sairandhri (female attendant)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sairandhrī

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

Feminine form of 'sairandhra'.

Note: Predicate noun for 'aham'.

कुशला (kuśalā) - skilled, expert, proficient

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kuśala

kuśala - skilled, expert, clever, well

Note: Qualifies 'sairandhrī'.

केशकर्मणि (keśakarmaṇi) - in hair-work, in hairdressing

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of keśakarman

keśakarman - hair-work, hairdressing

Compound of 'keśa' (hair) and 'karman' (work).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (keśa+karman)

keśa – hair
noun (masculine)
karman – work, action, ritual
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Governed by 'kuśalā'.

आत्मगुप्ता (ātmaguptā) - self-protected, guarded by oneself

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmagupta

ātmagupta - self-protected, guarded by oneself, concealed (by oneself)

Compound of 'ātman' (self) and 'gupta' (protected, PPP of 'gup').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+gupta)

ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
noun (masculine)
gupta – protected, hidden, concealed
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root 'gup' (to protect, to hide).
Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

चरिष्यामि (cariṣyāmi) - I shall conduct myself, I shall live (I shall move, I shall act, I shall behave, I shall live)

(verb)

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

Future active 1st singular of root 'car'.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Main verb for 'aham'.

यत् (yat) - as, in the way that (which, what, because, so that)

(indeclinable)

Relative pronoun or conjunction.

Note: Connects the clauses.

माम् (mām) - me