Shloka 23
Strī-satkāra (On honoring women) — Mahābhārata 13.46
Devanagari script
एता हि मनुजव्याघ्र तीक्ष्णास्ती क्ष्णपराक्रमा: । नासामस्ति प्रियो नाम मैथुने सड़मेति यः
Translation
قال فيبولا: «يا نمرَ البشر، إن أولئك النساء حادّاتُ الطبع شديداتُ البأس عسيراتُ الاحتمال. لا رجلَ عندهنّ يُسمّى حبيبًا؛ وفي وقت الجماع لا يكون محبوبًا إلا من يرافقهنّ بقدر ذلك الوقت.»
Word by Word
एताःthese (women)
एताः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
मनुजव्याघ्रO tiger among men
मनुजव्याघ्र:
TypeNoun (vocative address)
Rootमनुजव्याघ्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तीक्ष्णाःsharp/harsh
तीक्ष्णाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतीक्ष्ण
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
क्ष्णपराक्रमाःof fierce valor/with fierce prowess
क्ष्णपराक्रमाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतीक्ष्णपराक्रम
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
आसाम्of these (women)
आसाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
प्रियःa dear one/beloved
प्रियः:
Karta
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootप्रिय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नामindeed/so-called (emphatic)
नाम:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम
मैथुनेin sexual union
मैथुने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमैथुन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
सङ्गम्companionship/association
सङ्गम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसङ्ग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एतिgoes/attains
एति:
TypeVerb
Rootइ
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषसिंहO lion among men
पुरुषसिंह:
TypeNoun (vocative address)
Rootपुरुषसिंह
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
विपुल उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
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