महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-137, verse-85

गृहस्नेहावबद्धानां नराणामल्पमेधसाम् ।
कुस्त्री खादति मांसानि माघमा सेगवामिव ॥८५॥

85. gṛhasnehāvabaddhānāṁ narāṇāmalpamedhasām ,
kustrī khādati māṁsāni māghamā segavāmiva.

85. gṛhasnehāvabaddhānām narāṇām alpamedhasām
kustrī khādati māṃsāni māghamāse gavām iva

85. gṛhasnehāvabaddhānām alpamedhasām narāṇām
kustrī māghamāse gavām iva māṃsāni khādati

85. For men of little intelligence (alpamedhasām) who are bound by attachment to their homes, a wicked wife consumes their substance, just as (predators or scavengers consume) the flesh of cows in the month of Māgha.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहस्नेहावबद्धानाम् (gṛhasnehāvabaddhānām) - of those bound by attachment to home, entangled by domestic affection

• नराणाम् (narāṇām) - of men

• अल्पमेधसाम् (alpamedhasām) - of those with little intelligence, foolish

• कुस्त्री (kustrī) - bad wife, wicked woman

• खादति (khādati) - eats, devours, consumes

• मांसानि (māṁsāni) - meats, flesh

• माघमासे (māghamāse) - in the month of Māgha (January-February)

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

गृहस्नेहावबद्धानाम् (gṛhasnehāvabaddhānām) - of those bound by attachment to home, entangled by domestic affection

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gṛhasnehāvabaddha

gṛhasnehāvabaddha - bound by attachment to home, entangled by domestic affection

Past passive participle used adjectivally.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (gṛhasneha+avabaddha)

• gṛhasneha – domestic affection, attachment to home
  noun (masculine)
• avabaddha – bound, tied, restrained, entangled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bandh (to bind) with upasarga ava.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: bandh (class 9)

नराणाम् (narāṇām) - of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being

अल्पमेधसाम् (alpamedhasām) - of those with little intelligence, foolish

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of alpamedhas

alpamedhas - of little intelligence, foolish

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (alpa+medhas)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective (masculine)
• medhas – intelligence, wisdom, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)

कुस्त्री (kustrī) - bad wife, wicked woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kustrī

kustrī - bad wife, wicked woman

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ku+strī)

• ku – bad, evil, contemptible (prefix)
  indeclinable
• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)

खादति (khādati) - eats, devours, consumes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of khād

Root: khād (class 1)

मांसानि (māṁsāni) - meats, flesh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

माघमासे (māghamāse) - in the month of Māgha (January-February)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of māghamāsa

māghamāsa - the month of Māgha (January-February)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (māgha+māsa)

• māgha – belonging to the constellation Maghā; name of a month
  adjective (masculine)
• māsa – month
  noun (masculine)

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)