Mahabharata 1.98.6 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 98, Shloka 6

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 98 — Paraśurāma’s kṣatriya suppression; Dīrghatamas, Bali, Sudēṣṇā, and the birth of Aṅga

Devanagari script

प्रतीप उवाच नाहं परस्त्रियं कामाद्‌ गच्छेयं वरवर्णिनि । न चासवर्णा कल्याणि धर्म्यमेतद्धि मे व्रतम्‌

Translation

پرتیپ نے کہا—“اے خوب صورت! میں خواہش کے زیرِ اثر پرائی عورت کے ساتھ وصل نہیں کرتا؛ اور جو میرے ورن کی نہ ہو، اس سے بھی تعلق نہیں رکھتا۔ اے نیک بخت! یہ میرا دھرم کے مطابق ورت ہے۔”

Word by Word

• pratīpaḥ: Pratīpa (the king)
• pratīpaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratīpa
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• uvāca: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• aham: I
• aham: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• para-striyam: another's wife
• para-striyam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: para-strī
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• kāmāt: out of desire
• kāmāt: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• gaccheyam: would go (approach)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam
• Form: Optative, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• vara-varṇini: O fair-complexioned one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara-varṇin
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• na: nor / not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• a-savarnā: one of a different varṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-savarna
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• kalyāṇi: O auspicious one
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalyāṇī
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• dharmyam: righteous, in accordance with dharma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharmya
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• etat: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: etad
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• hi: indeed / for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi

• me: my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: asmad
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• vratam: vow
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

प्रतीप उवाच