महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-30, verse-58

सती पुरा हृता काचिदारट्टा किल दस्युभिः ।
अधर्मतश्चोपयाता सा तानभ्यशपत्ततः ॥५८॥

58. satī purā hṛtā kācidāraṭṭā kila dasyubhiḥ ,
adharmataścopayātā sā tānabhyaśapattataḥ.

58. satī purā hṛtā kācit āraṭṭā kila dasyubhiḥ
adharmataḥ ca upayātā sā tān abhi aśapat tataḥ

58. purā kila kācit satī āraṭṭā dasyubhiḥ hṛtā; ca adharmataḥ upayātā sā tataḥ tān abhi aśapat.

58. Long ago, a chaste Āraṭṭa woman, it is said, was abducted by robbers. Because she was violated unlawfully (adharma), she then cursed them.

Words meanings summery:

• सती (satī) - chaste, virtuous woman

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, long ago, in olden times

• हृता (hṛtā) - was abducted (abducted, carried away, stolen)

• काचित् (kācit) - some (indefinite) (some, a certain)

• आरट्टा (āraṭṭā) - an Āraṭṭa woman

• किल (kila) - it is said (introducing a story or hearsay) (indeed, it is said, forsooth)

• दस्युभिः (dasyubhiḥ) - by robbers, by bandits

• अधर्मतः (adharmataḥ) - unlawfully, unrighteously, immorally

• च (ca) - and

• उपयाता (upayātā) - was violated (approached, undergone, violated)

• सा (sā) - she

• तान् (tān) - them

• अभि (abhi) - towards, against

• अशपत् (aśapat) - cursed

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (referring to sequence of events) (then, thence, therefore)

Words meanings and morphology

सती (satī) - chaste, virtuous woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satī

satī - chaste woman, virtuous wife, good woman

Feminine form of sat (being, good).

Root: √as (class 2)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, long ago, in olden times

(indeclinable)

हृता (hṛtā) - was abducted (abducted, carried away, stolen)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - taken, carried, seized, stolen, abducted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √hṛ (to take, carry) with the suffix -ta.

Root: √hṛ (class 1)

काचित् (kācit) - some (indefinite) (some, a certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kācid

kācid - some, a certain (feminine)

Compound of indefinite pronoun kim and ca particle, declined in feminine singular.

आरट्टा (āraṭṭā) - an Āraṭṭa woman

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āraṭṭā

āraṭṭa - of or belonging to the Āraṭṭas (a people/region)

किल (kila) - it is said (introducing a story or hearsay) (indeed, it is said, forsooth)

(indeclinable)

दस्युभिः (dasyubhiḥ) - by robbers, by bandits

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dasyu

dasyu - robber, bandit, barbarian, enemy

अधर्मतः (adharmataḥ) - unlawfully, unrighteously, immorally

(indeclinable)

Derived from adharma with the suffix -tas (indicating manner or cause).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उपयाता (upayātā) - was violated (approached, undergone, violated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upayāta

upayāta - approached, gone near, arrived, undergone, experienced, fallen to one's lot

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √yā (to go) with prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: √yā (class 2)

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

तान् (tān) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, them

अभि (abhi) - towards, against

(indeclinable)

Often functions as an upasarga (verbal prefix).

अशपत् (aśapat) - cursed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of śap

Imperfect Indicative

Root √śap (to curse), imperfect active 3rd person singular.

Root: √śap (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (referring to sequence of events) (then, thence, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronoun tad with the suffix -tas.