महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-3, verse-7
स्त्रियः काश्चित्प्रजायन्ते चतस्रः पञ्च कन्यकाः ।
ता जातमात्रा नृत्यन्ति गायन्ति च हसन्ति च ॥७॥
ता जातमात्रा नृत्यन्ति गायन्ति च हसन्ति च ॥७॥
7. striyaḥ kāścitprajāyante catasraḥ pañca kanyakāḥ ,
tā jātamātrā nṛtyanti gāyanti ca hasanti ca.
tā jātamātrā nṛtyanti gāyanti ca hasanti ca.
7.
striyaḥ kāścit prajāyante catasraḥ pañca kanyakāḥ
tāḥ jātamātrāḥ nṛtyanti gāyanti ca hasanti ca
tāḥ jātamātrāḥ nṛtyanti gāyanti ca hasanti ca
7.
kāścit striyaḥ catasraḥ pañca kanyakāḥ prajāyante
tāḥ jātamātrāḥ nṛtyanti gāyanti ca hasanti ca
tāḥ jātamātrāḥ nṛtyanti gāyanti ca hasanti ca
7.
Some women give birth to four or five daughters who, as soon as they are born, dance, sing, and laugh.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, wives
- काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, any, a certain
- प्रजायन्ते (prajāyante) - are born, come into being, are produced
- चतस्रः (catasraḥ) - four
- पञ्च (pañca) - five
- कन्यकाः (kanyakāḥ) - girls, maidens, daughters
- ताः (tāḥ) - those, they
- जातमात्राः (jātamātrāḥ) - just born, as soon as born
- नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance
- गायन्ति (gāyanti) - they sing
- च (ca) - and
- हसन्ति (hasanti) - they laugh
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, wives
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, wife, female
काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, any, a certain
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścid
kaścid - someone, something, some, any
Formed by combining the interrogative pronoun 'kim' with the enclitic particle 'cid' to denote indefiniteness.
Note: Feminine plural nominative of 'kaścid'.
प्रजायन्ते (prajāyante) - are born, come into being, are produced
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-jan
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Root 'jan' (4th class, pra- prefixed).
चतस्रः (catasraḥ) - four
(numeral)
पञ्च (pañca) - five
(numeral)
कन्यकाः (kanyakāḥ) - girls, maidens, daughters
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kanyakā
kanyakā - girl, maiden, daughter
ताः (tāḥ) - those, they
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, they
Note: Feminine plural nominative of 'tad'. Refers to 'kanyakāḥ'.
जातमात्राः (jātamātrāḥ) - just born, as soon as born
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of jātamātra
jātamātra - just born, just occurred, immediately after being born
Compound of 'jāta' (past passive participle of 'jan' - to be born) and 'mātra' (only, mere).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+mātra)
- jāta – born, produced
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'jan'
Root: jan (class 4) - mātra – only, mere, just
indeclinable
Note: Qualifies 'tāḥ'.
नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nṛt
Root: nṛt (class 4)
गायन्ति (gāyanti) - they sing
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gai
Root: gai (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
हसन्ति (hasanti) - they laugh
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of has
Root: has (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)