महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-221, verse-66

हावमाभरणं वेषं गतिं स्थितिमवेक्षितुम् ।
असेवन्त भुजिष्या वै दुर्जनाचरितं विधिम् ॥६६॥

66. hāvamābharaṇaṁ veṣaṁ gatiṁ sthitimavekṣitum ,
asevanta bhujiṣyā vai durjanācaritaṁ vidhim.

66. hāvam ābharaṇam veṣam gatim sthitim avekṣitum
| asevanta bhujiṣyāḥ vai durjanācaritam vidhim

66. bhujiṣyāḥ vai durjanācaritam vidhim hāvam
ābharaṇam veṣam gatim sthitim avekṣitum asevanta

66. Indeed, loose women adopted the wicked custom of observing amorous gestures, ornaments, attire, gait, and posture.

Words meanings summery:

• हावम् (hāvam) - amorous gesture, coquetish movement

• आभरणम् (ābharaṇam) - ornament, decoration

• वेषम् (veṣam) - dress, attire, disguise

• गतिम् (gatim) - gait, movement, course

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - posture, stance, position

• अवेक्षितुम् (avekṣitum) - to observe, to look at

• असेवन्त (asevanta) - they practiced, adopted, served

• भुजिष्याः (bhujiṣyāḥ) - loose women (female slaves, concubines, loose women)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• दुर्जनाचरितम् (durjanācaritam) - wicked conduct, behavior of bad people

• विधिम् (vidhim) - rule, method, custom, manner

Words meanings and morphology

हावम् (hāvam) - amorous gesture, coquetish movement

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hāva

hāva - amorous gesture, coquetry, dalliance, playful movement

From root hū (to call, invoke) with various senses, or a distinct root.

Root: hū (class 3)

आभरणम् (ābharaṇam) - ornament, decoration

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ābharaṇa

ābharaṇa - ornament, decoration, jewel

From ā-bhṛ (to bring on, adorn) + aṇa suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वेषम् (veṣam) - dress, attire, disguise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of veṣa

veṣa - dress, attire, appearance, disguise

From root viś (to enter, assume a form).

Root: viś (class 6)

गतिम् (gatim) - gait, movement, course

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, gait, path, condition, course

From root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - posture, stance, position

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, position, posture, state, condition

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

अवेक्षितुम् (avekṣitum) - to observe, to look at

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of avekṣ

Infinitive (tumun)

From root īkṣ (to see, look) with prefix ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

असेवन्त (asevanta) - they practiced, adopted, served

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of sev

Imperfect (Laṅ-lakāra)

3rd person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada). Root 'sev' is thematic class 1.

Root: sev (class 1)

भुजिष्याः (bhujiṣyāḥ) - loose women (female slaves, concubines, loose women)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhujiṣyā

bhujiṣyā - female slave, concubine, woman enjoying freedom or independence (often implying loose morals)

Note: Subject of 'asevanta'.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

दुर्जनाचरितम् (durjanācaritam) - wicked conduct, behavior of bad people

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durjanācarita

durjanācarita - conduct of wicked people

Tatpuruṣa compound: durjana (wicked person) + ācarita (conduct).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (durjana+ācarita)

• durjana – wicked person, villain
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: dur (bad) + jana (person).
  Prefix: dur
• ācarita – conduct, practice, behavior (past passive participle)
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (kta)
  From ā-car (to behave, practice).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vidhim'.

विधिम् (vidhim) - rule, method, custom, manner

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, method, custom, manner, injunction, fate

From root dhā (to place, arrange) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'asevanta'.