Shloka 46
Kārttavīrya-vadha (Death of Karttavīrya) / Bhārgava Rāma’s Battle with the King’s Sons
Devanagari script
श्रोणिं वक्षः स्थलं वक्त्रं यः पश्यति परस्त्रियः / मातुर्वापि भगिन्या वा दुहितुः स नराधमः
Transliteration
śroṇiṃ vakṣaḥ sthalaṃ vaktraṃ yaḥ paśyati parastriyaḥ / māturvāpi bhaginyā vā duhituḥ sa narādhamaḥ
Translation
Celui qui regarde les hanches, la poitrine ou le visage d’une femme d’autrui—fût-elle mère, sœur ou fille—est le plus vil des hommes.
Word by Word
śroṇimhip
śroṇim:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootśroṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
vakṣaḥchest/breast
vakṣaḥ:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootvakṣas (वक्षस्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; form identical to nominative
sthalamarea/region
sthalam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootsthala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
vaktramface/mouth
vaktram:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootvaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; relative pronoun
paśyatisees
paśyati:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (दृश्-धातु)
FormPresent tense/Laṭ (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
para-striyaḥof another's wife
para-striyaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक) + strī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'of another woman' (i.e., another's wife)
mātuḥof (one's) mother
mātuḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootmātṛ (मातृ-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
vāor
vā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, disjunctive conjunction
apieven
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, particle
bhaginyāḥof (one's) sister
bhaginyāḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootbhaginī (भगिनी-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
vāor
vā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, disjunctive conjunction
duhituḥof (one's) daughter
duhituḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootduhitṛ (दुहितृ-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Roottad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun
narādhamaḥthe worst of men
narādhamaḥ:
Pradhāna-nāma (प्रधाननाम/Predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootnara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारय: 'lowest among men'