महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-8, verse-24

यं हि त्वमनवद्याङ्गि नरमायतलोचने ।
प्रसक्तमभिवीक्षेथाः स कामवशगो भवेत् ॥२४॥

24. yaṁ hi tvamanavadyāṅgi naramāyatalocane ,
prasaktamabhivīkṣethāḥ sa kāmavaśago bhavet.

24. yam hi tvam anavadyāṅgi naram āyatālocane |
prasaktam abhivīkṣethāḥ saḥ kāmavaśagaḥ bhavet

24. O flawless-limbed one, O long-eyed one, any man upon whom you would cast your gaze, he would certainly become captivated and subservient to desire (kāma).

24. כל גבר, הו נטולת פגם בעלת עיניים רחבות, שתביטי בו בהתעניינות, ייפול בהכרח תחת שלטון הרצון והתשוקה.

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - whom, which

• हि (hi) - emphasizes the certainty of the statement (indeed, certainly, because)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अनवद्याङ्गि (anavadyāṅgi) - Addressing Draupadi (in the disguise of Sairandhri) (O flawless-limbed one, O one with blameless limbs)

• नरम् (naram) - a man, human being

• आयतालोचने (āyatālocane) - Addressing Draupadi (in the disguise of Sairandhri) (O long-eyed one, O one with wide eyes)

• प्रसक्तम् (prasaktam) - referring to the man who becomes captivated by her gaze (attached, devoted, captivated, engrossed)

• अभिवीक्षेथाः (abhivīkṣethāḥ) - you would look at, you would behold, you would gaze intently

• सः (saḥ) - refers to the man mentioned earlier (he, that)

• कामवशगः (kāmavaśagaḥ) - subject to the power of desire, infatuated

• भवेत् (bhavet) - he would become, he should be

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - whom, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

हि (hi) - emphasizes the certainty of the statement (indeed, certainly, because)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

अनवद्याङ्गि (anavadyāṅgi) - Addressing Draupadi (in the disguise of Sairandhri) (O flawless-limbed one, O one with blameless limbs)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of anavadyāṅgī

anavadyāṅgī - one whose limbs are flawless or blameless, a beautiful woman

From anavadya (blameless) + aṅga (limb)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anavadya+aṅga)

• anavadya – blameless, faultless, irreproachable
  adjective (neuter)
  gerundive
  from an- + avadya (that which should be blamed)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: vad (class 1)
• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)

नरम् (naram) - a man, human being

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human, male

Root: nṛ

आयतालोचने (āyatālocane) - Addressing Draupadi (in the disguise of Sairandhri) (O long-eyed one, O one with wide eyes)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of āyatālocanā

āyatālocanā - having long or wide eyes, a woman with beautiful long eyes

From āyata (long, wide) + locana (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āyata+locana)

• āyata – extended, long, large, wide
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from ā- + √yam (to extend)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From √loc (to see)
  Root: loc

प्रसक्तम् (prasaktam) - referring to the man who becomes captivated by her gaze (attached, devoted, captivated, engrossed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasakta

prasakta - attached, devoted, engrossed, captivated

past passive participle

Derived from pra- + √sañj (to cling to, be attached)

Prefix: pra

Root: sañj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'naram'.

अभिवीक्षेथाः (abhivīkṣethāḥ) - you would look at, you would behold, you would gaze intently

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of abhivīkṣ

Derived from abhi- + vi- + √īkṣ (to see)

Prefixes: abhi+vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Also spelled abhivīkṣeta. -ethāḥ is 2nd sing. middle opt.

सः (saḥ) - refers to the man mentioned earlier (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

कामवशगः (kāmavaśagaḥ) - subject to the power of desire, infatuated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmavaśaga

kāmavaśaga - subject to desire, overcome by lust, infatuated

From kāma (desire) + vaśa (sway, control) + ga (going, being)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+vaśa+ga)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure (kāma)
  noun (masculine)
  From √kam (to desire)
  Root: kam
• vaśa – will, power, control, sway
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś
• ga – going, moving, being, reaching
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix
  Derived from √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - he would become, he should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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