महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-57, verse-56
पुल्लिङ्गा इव नार्यस्तु स्त्रीलिङ्गाः पुरुषाभवन् ।
दुर्योधने तदा राजन्पतिते तनये तव ॥५६॥
दुर्योधने तदा राजन्पतिते तनये तव ॥५६॥
56. pulliṅgā iva nāryastu strīliṅgāḥ puruṣābhavan ,
duryodhane tadā rājanpatite tanaye tava.
duryodhane tadā rājanpatite tanaye tava.
56.
pulliṅgāḥ iva nāryaḥ tu strīliṅgāḥ puruṣāḥ
abhavan | duryodhane tadā rājan patite tanaye tava
abhavan | duryodhane tadā rājan patite tanaye tava
56.
rājan tadā tava tanaye duryodhane patite tu
nāryaḥ pulliṅgāḥ iva puruṣāḥ strīliṅgāḥ abhavan
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)