महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-169, verse-20

स हि स्त्रीपूर्वको राजञ्शिखण्डी यदि ते श्रुतः ।
कन्या भूत्वा पुमाञ्जातो न योत्स्ये तेन भारत ॥२०॥

20. sa hi strīpūrvako rājañśikhaṇḍī yadi te śrutaḥ ,
kanyā bhūtvā pumāñjāto na yotsye tena bhārata.

20. saḥ hi strīpūrvakaḥ rājan śikhaṇḍī yadi te śrutaḥ
kanyā bhūtvā pumān jātaḥ na yotsye tena bhārata

20. rājan bhārata hi yadi te saḥ śikhaṇḍī strīpūrvakaḥ
śrutaḥ (asti) kanyā bhūtvā pumān jātaḥ tena na yotsye

20. Indeed, O King, if you have heard of that Śikhaṇḍī, he was formerly a woman. Having been born as a man after being a maiden, I shall not fight with him, O Bhārata.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• स्त्रीपूर्वकः (strīpūrvakaḥ) - one who was formerly a woman, having a woman as former state

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī

• यदि (yadi) - if

• ते (te) - by you

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard, listened

• कन्या (kanyā) - a maiden, a girl, a virgin

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

• पुमान् (pumān) - a male, a man, a human being

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, become, produced

• न (na) - not, no

• योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I shall fight, I will fight

• तेन (tena) - with him, by him, therefore

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

स्त्रीपूर्वकः (strīpūrvakaḥ) - one who was formerly a woman, having a woman as former state

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of strīpūrvaka

strīpūrvaka - having a woman as former state, formerly a woman

derivative from strīpūrva

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (strī+pūrva)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• pūrva – former, previous, earlier
  adjective (masculine)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - peacock-crested, one wearing a crest; name of a character in the Mahabharata

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you

alternating form for instrumental singular of yuşmad

Note: Used here in passive construction, 'heard by you'.

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard, listened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened to, renowned, famous

Past Passive Participle

past passive participle of √śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Refers to Śikhaṇḍī.

कन्या (kanyā) - a maiden, a girl, a virgin

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, virgin, daughter

Note: Refers to Śikhaṇḍī's former state.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

absolutive from √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुमान् (pumān) - a male, a man, a human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, person

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, become, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, occurred, become

Past Passive Participle

past passive participle of √jan

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to Śikhaṇḍī.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I shall fight, I will fight

(verb)

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

Root: yudh (class 4)

तेन (tena) - with him, by him, therefore

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Śikhaṇḍī.

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, belonging to Bharata, a native of India

taddhita derivation from Bharata

Note: Often used as an address for Yudhiṣṭhira or Dhṛtarāṣṭra.