महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-172, verse-18

एवं बहुविधैर्वाक्यैर्याच्यमानस्तयानघ ।
नाश्रद्दधच्छाल्वपतिः कन्याया भरतर्षभ ॥१८॥

18. evaṁ bahuvidhairvākyairyācyamānastayānagha ,
nāśraddadhacchālvapatiḥ kanyāyā bharatarṣabha.

18. evam bahuvidhaiḥ vākyaiḥ yācyamānaḥ tayā anagha
na aśraddadhat śālvapatiḥ kanyāyāḥ bharatarṣabha

18. anagha bharatarṣabha,
evam tayā bahuvidhaiḥ vākyaiḥ yācyamānaḥ,
śālvapatiḥ kanyāyāḥ na aśraddadhat.

18. O sinless one (anagha), O best of Bharatas (bharatarṣabha), even though he was thus implored by her with many kinds of words, the lord of Śālva did not believe the maiden.

18. הו נקי מחטא, הו אדון בני בְּהַרַטַה, אף שהתחננה אליו בדברים רבים כל כך, אדון שָׁאלְוַה לא האמין לעלמה.

Words meanings summery:

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

• बहुविधैः (bahuvidhaiḥ) - by various kinds, by many sorts

• वाक्यैः (vākyaiḥ) - by words, by speeches, by sentences

• याच्यमानः (yācyamānaḥ) - being implored, being requested, being solicited

• तया (tayā) - by her

• अनघ (anagha) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O sinless one, O faultless one)

• न (na) - not, no

• अश्रद्दधत् (aśraddadhat) - did not believe, did not trust

• शाल्वपतिः (śālvapatiḥ) - the lord of Śālva, the king of Śālva

• कन्यायाः (kanyāyāḥ) - of the maiden, of the daughter, of the girl

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

बहुविधैः (bahuvidhaiḥ) - by various kinds, by many sorts

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahuvidha

bahuvidha - of many kinds, manifold, various

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

वाक्यैः (vākyaiḥ) - by words, by speeches, by sentences

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

याच्यमानः (yācyamānaḥ) - being implored, being requested, being solicited

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yācyamāna

yācyamāna - being implored, being requested

present passive participle

Derived from root √yāc (to beg, ask, implore) with the suffix -yamāna (passive present participle)

Root: yāc (class 1)

तया (tayā) - by her

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

अनघ (anagha) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O sinless one, O faultless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+nagh)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• nagh – fault, sin
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अश्रद्दधत् (aśraddadhat) - did not believe, did not trust

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of śrad-dhā

imperfect

Root √dhā (to place, hold) with prefix śrad- (faith, confidence) and augment 'a' for imperfect tense, forming aśraddadhat (3rd singular).

Prefix: śrad

Root: dhā (class 3)

शाल्वपतिः (śālvapatiḥ) - the lord of Śālva, the king of Śālva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śālvapati

śālvapati - lord of Śālva, king of Śālva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śālva+pati)

• śālva – name of a country/people
  proper noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, ruler, husband
  noun (masculine)

कन्यायाः (kanyāyāḥ) - of the maiden, of the daughter, of the girl

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter, virgin

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, chief among Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, name of an ancient king, name of a people
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, foremost
  noun (masculine)

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