महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-173, verse-15

अधिष्ठाय च गां लोके भुञ्जते वाहयन्ति च ।
उपायैर्बहुभिश्चैव वश्यानात्मनि कुर्वते ॥१५॥

15. adhiṣṭhāya ca gāṁ loke bhuñjate vāhayanti ca ,
upāyairbahubhiścaiva vaśyānātmani kurvate.

15. adhiṣṭhāya ca gām loke bhuñjate vāhayanti ca
upāyaiḥ bahubhiḥ ca eva vaśyān ātmani kurvate

15. ca loke gām adhiṣṭhāya bhuñjate ca vāhayanti
ca eva bahubhiḥ upāyaiḥ ātmani vaśyān kurvate

15. And having established themselves on earth in this world, they enjoy (its resources) and make others bear burdens. Moreover, by many means, they render others obedient to their own selves (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• अधिष्ठाय (adhiṣṭhāya) - having established themselves (having stood upon, having occupied, having taken control)

• च (ca) - and, also

• गाम् (gām) - earth (earth, cow)

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in this realm

• भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - they enjoy (its resources) (they enjoy, they partake)

• वाहयन्ति (vāhayanti) - they make others bear burdens (they cause to carry, they make (others) bear)

• च (ca) - and, also

• उपायैः (upāyaiḥ) - by means, by expedients, by methods

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• वश्यान् (vaśyān) - obedient, subservient, controllable

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - to their own selves (ātman) (in oneself, in the self (ātman))

• कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they make, they perform

Words meanings and morphology

अधिष्ठाय (adhiṣṭhāya) - having established themselves (having stood upon, having occupied, having taken control)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix adhi

Prefix: adhi

Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गाम् (gām) - earth (earth, cow)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, earth, speech

Note: Here refers to the earth

लोके (loke) - in the world, in this realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - they enjoy (its resources) (they enjoy, they partake)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (lat) of bhuj

present indicative, 3rd person plural, middle voice

Root: bhuj (class 7)

वाहयन्ति (vāhayanti) - they make others bear burdens (they cause to carry, they make (others) bear)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of vāh

causative present indicative, 3rd person plural

Causative form of root 'vah' (to carry, to bear)

Root: vah (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उपायैः (upāyaiḥ) - by means, by expedients, by methods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of upaya

upaya - means, method, expedient, device

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Agrees with 'upāyaiḥ'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

वश्यान् (vaśyān) - obedient, subservient, controllable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vaśya

vaśya - obedient, subject, controllable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root vaś (to wish, to control), meaning 'to be controlled' or 'controllable'

Root: vaś (class 10)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - to their own selves (ātman) (in oneself, in the self (ātman))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they make, they perform

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (lat) of kṛ

present indicative, 3rd person plural, middle voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)