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9,57

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-57, verse-56

पुल्लिङ्गा इव नार्यस्तु स्त्रीलिङ्गाः पुरुषाभवन् ।
दुर्योधने तदा राजन्पतिते तनये तव ॥५६॥
56. pulliṅgā iva nāryastu strīliṅgāḥ puruṣābhavan ,
duryodhane tadā rājanpatite tanaye tava.
56. pulliṅgāḥ iva nāryaḥ tu strīliṅgāḥ puruṣāḥ
abhavan | duryodhane tadā rājan patite tanaye tava
56. rājan tadā tava tanaye duryodhane patite tu
nāryaḥ pulliṅgāḥ iva puruṣāḥ strīliṅgāḥ abhavan
56. O King, when your son Duryodhana fell, women appeared like men (pulliṅgāḥ) and men (puruṣa) appeared like women (strīliṅgāḥ).

Words meanings summery:

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  • पुल्लिङ्गाः (pulliṅgāḥ) - appearing to be like men (masculine (in gender), having masculine characteristics)
  • इव (iva) - like, as if, as
  • नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
  • स्त्रीलिङ्गाः (strīliṅgāḥ) - appearing to be like women (feminine (in gender), having feminine characteristics)
  • पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons, cosmic persons (puruṣa)
  • अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were
  • दुर्योधने (duryodhane) - when Duryodhana fell (in Duryodhana, upon Duryodhana)
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
  • राजन् (rājan) - O king
  • पतिते (patite) - having fallen, having been killed
  • तनये (tanaye) - in the son, upon the son
  • तव (tava) - your, of you

Words meanings and morphology

पुल्लिङ्गाः (pulliṅgāḥ) - appearing to be like men (masculine (in gender), having masculine characteristics)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of pulliṅga
pulliṅga - masculine (gender); having the masculine sign or characteristic
Compound of puṃs (man, male) and liṅga (sign, characteristic, gender)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṃs+liṅga)
  • puṃs – man, male, masculine
    noun (masculine)
  • liṅga – sign, mark, characteristic; gender; phallus (especially of Shiva)
    noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with nāryaḥ, indicating women appearing to have masculine attributes.
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of nārī
nārī - woman, female
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
स्त्रीलिङ्गाः (strīliṅgāḥ) - appearing to be like women (feminine (in gender), having feminine characteristics)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of strīliṅga
strīliṅga - feminine (gender); having the feminine sign or characteristic
Compound of strī (woman, female) and liṅga (sign, characteristic, gender)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+liṅga)
  • strī – woman, female
    noun (feminine)
  • liṅga – sign, mark, characteristic; gender; phallus (especially of Shiva)
    noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with puruṣāḥ, indicating men appearing to have feminine attributes.
पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons, cosmic persons (puruṣa)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, male, person; human being; the Supreme Being, cosmic person (puruṣa)
अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural
Root bhū, class 1, Parasmaipada, Laṅ (Imperfect)
Root: bhū (class 1)
दुर्योधने (duryodhane) - when Duryodhana fell (in Duryodhana, upon Duryodhana)
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of duryodhana
duryodhana - Duryodhana (proper noun, eldest Kaurava prince); hard to conquer
Note: Part of a locative absolute construction: 'when Duryodhana fell'
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
राजन् (rājan) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, sovereign
पतिते (patite) - having fallen, having been killed
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of patita
patita - fallen, descended; killed, perished
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root pat (to fall)
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Part of a locative absolute construction: 'when the son fell'
तनये (tanaye) - in the son, upon the son
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of tanaya
tanaya - son, child
Derived from root tan (to extend, produce)
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Part of a locative absolute construction: 'when the son fell'
तव (tava) - your, of you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)