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6,103

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-73

स्त्रियां स्त्रीनामधेये च विकले चैकपुत्रके ।
अप्रसूते च दुष्प्रेक्ष्ये न युद्धं रोचते मम ॥७३॥
73. striyāṁ strīnāmadheye ca vikale caikaputrake ,
aprasūte ca duṣprekṣye na yuddhaṁ rocate mama.
73. striyām strīnāmadheye ca vikale ca ekaputrake
aprasūte ca duṣprekṣye na yuddhaṃ rocate mama
73. mama yuddhaṃ na rocate striyām strīnāmadheye
ca vikale ca ekaputrake aprasūte ca duṣprekṣye
73. Battle (yuddhaṃ) is not pleasing to me (mama) when it involves a woman (striyāṃ), one bearing a woman's name (strīnāmadheye), a disabled person (vikale), one with only one son (ekaputrake), one who has not yet borne children (aprasūte), or one who is difficult to face (duṣprekṣye).

Words meanings summery:

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  • स्त्रियाम् (striyām) - in a woman, for a woman
  • स्त्रीनामधेये (strīnāmadheye) - Referring to Shikhaṇḍin (regarding one with a woman's name)
  • (ca) - and
  • विकले (vikale) - regarding a disabled one, on a disabled one
  • (ca) - and
  • एकपुत्रके (ekaputrake) - regarding one with only one son
  • अप्रसूते (aprasūte) - regarding one who has not yet borne children, on an unprolific one
  • (ca) - and
  • दुष्प्रेक्ष्ये (duṣprekṣye) - regarding one who is difficult to behold/face
  • (na) - not, no
  • युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - battle, war
  • रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing (is pleasing, shines)
  • मम (mama) - to me (to me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रियाम् (striyām) - in a woman, for a woman
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, female
Note: Refers to a woman as an object of consideration (locative absolute).
स्त्रीनामधेये (strīnāmadheye) - Referring to Shikhaṇḍin (regarding one with a woman's name)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of strīnāmadheya
strīnāmadheya - one whose name is a woman's name
Compound of strī 'woman' + nāmadheya 'name'. Bahuvrihi compound: one for whom the name is a woman's name.
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (strī+nāmadheya)
  • strī – woman, female
    noun (feminine)
  • nāmadheya – name, appellation
    noun (neuter)
Note: Locative absolute.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
विकले (vikale) - regarding a disabled one, on a disabled one
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of vikala
vikala - crippled, disabled, imperfect, deficient
From vi- + kala (part); meaning 'without parts' or 'disabled'
Prefix: vi
Root: kal (class 1)
Note: Locative absolute.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एकपुत्रके (ekaputrake) - regarding one with only one son
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ekaputraka
ekaputraka - one who has only one son
Compound of eka 'one' + putraka (diminutive of putra) 'son'. Bahuvrihi compound: one for whom there is one son.
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (eka+putraka)
  • eka – one, single, sole
    numeral (masculine)
  • putraka – little son, son (diminutive/affectionate)
    noun (masculine)
    diminutive of putra
Note: Locative absolute.
अप्रसूते (aprasūte) - regarding one who has not yet borne children, on an unprolific one
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of aprasūta
aprasūta - not delivered, not produced, one who has not given birth
Past Passive Participle (within negation)
a- (negation) + prasūta (PPP of pra-sū 'to give birth')
Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prasūta)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
    Negation prefix
  • prasūta – born, produced, delivered (having given birth)
    adjective (feminine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from root sū (to give birth) with prefix pra
    Prefix: pra
    Root: sū (class 2)
Note: Locative absolute.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
दुष्प्रेक्ष्ये (duṣprekṣye) - regarding one who is difficult to behold/face
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of duṣprekṣya
duṣprekṣya - difficult to see, difficult to behold, unseemly, difficult to face
Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
dus (bad, difficult) + pra-īkṣ (to look at) + ya suffix
Prefixes: dus+pra
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
Note: Locative absolute.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negation particle.
युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - battle, war
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, fight, war
Past Passive Participle (acting as noun)
from root yudh (to fight)
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Subject of rocate.
रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing (is pleasing, shines)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruc
Dhatupatha 1.764 rucā dīptāvabhīṣṭau ca.
Root: ruc (class 1)
मम (mama) - to me (to me, my)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of aham
aham - I (first person pronoun)
Note: Dative with rocate.