महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-30, verse-30

वृद्धाः स्त्रियो याश्च गुणोपपन्ना या ज्ञायन्ते संजय मातरस्ताः ।
ताभिः सर्वाभिः सहिताभिः समेत्य स्त्रीभिर्वृद्धाभिरभिवादं वदेथाः ॥३०॥

30. vṛddhāḥ striyo yāśca guṇopapannā; yā jñāyante saṁjaya mātarastāḥ ,
tābhiḥ sarvābhiḥ sahitābhiḥ sametya; strībhirvṛddhābhirabhivādaṁ vadethāḥ.

30. vṛddhāḥ striyaḥ yāḥ ca guṇopapannāḥ
yāḥ jñāyante sañjaya mātaraḥ tāḥ
tābhiḥ sarvābhiḥ sahitābhiḥ sametya
strībhiḥ vṛddhābhiḥ abhivādaṃ vadethāḥ

30. O Sañjaya, you should go and, after meeting with all of those elderly women who are virtuous and are considered mothers, offer your respectful greetings.

30. הנשים הזקנות בעלות המעלות, אלה הידועות, הו סַנְג׳ַיַה, כאימהות שלנו - כשתיפגש עם כולן יחד, אמור לנשים הזקנות את דברי הכבוד.

Words meanings summery:

• वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - elderly, old, aged

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• याः (yāḥ) - who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• गुणोपपन्नाः (guṇopapannāḥ) - endowed with virtues, possessed of good qualities

• याः (yāḥ) - who, which

• ज्ञायन्ते (jñāyante) - are known, are recognized, are considered

• सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya

• मातरः (mātaraḥ) - revered women, like mothers (mothers)

• ताः (tāḥ) - those

• ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - with them

• सर्वाभिः (sarvābhiḥ) - with all

• सहिताभिः (sahitābhiḥ) - accompanied, together, along with

• समेत्य (sametya) - having met, having come together, having approached

• स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - with women

• वृद्धाभिः (vṛddhābhiḥ) - with elderly, with old (women)

• अभिवादं (abhivādaṁ) - salutation, greeting, respectful address

• वदेथाः (vadethāḥ) - you should speak, you should offer

Words meanings and morphology

वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - elderly, old, aged

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, venerable; grown, increased; wise

Past Passive Participle

Root vṛdh + kta suffix

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

याः (yāḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गुणोपपन्नाः (guṇopapannāḥ) - endowed with virtues, possessed of good qualities

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of guṇopapanna

guṇopapanna - endowed with virtues, possessed of good qualities

Past Passive Participle (from upa-pad)

Compound of guṇa (quality) and upapanna (endowed with)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+upapanna)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, excellence, attribute
  noun (masculine)
• upapanna – endowed with, furnished with, possessed of; suitable, proper
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Particple
  upa + pad (root) + kta
  Prefix: upa
  Root: pad (class 4)

याः (yāḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Note: Although the Devanagari shows 'yā' (feminine singular), contextually it refers to plural 'striyaḥ' and 'mātaraḥ', suggesting 'yāḥ' (feminine plural) is intended.

ज्ञायन्ते (jñāyante) - are known, are recognized, are considered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sañjaya

sañjaya - Sanjaya (proper name); victory, conquest

मातरः (mātaraḥ) - revered women, like mothers (mothers)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

ताः (tāḥ) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - with them

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

सर्वाभिः (sarvābhiḥ) - with all

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

सहिताभिः (sahitābhiḥ) - accompanied, together, along with

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, attended by, together with; contained in

Past Passive Participle

Root sah (to endure, bear) + kta suffix, with 'sa' prefix indicating 'with'

Root: sah (class 1)

समेत्य (sametya) - having met, having come together, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root i with prefix sam + lyap suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Absolutive form of the verb, meaning 'having done X'.

स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - with women

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

वृद्धाभिः (vṛddhābhiḥ) - with elderly, with old (women)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, venerable; grown, increased; wise

Past Passive Participle

Root vṛdh + kta suffix

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

अभिवादं (abhivādaṁ) - salutation, greeting, respectful address

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhivāda

abhivāda - salutation, greeting, respectful address; bowing down

abhi + vad (root) + ghañ (suffix)

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

वदेथाः (vadethāḥ) - you should speak, you should offer

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

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