महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-28, verse-37

ये चापि पुरुषैः स्त्रीभिर्गीतवाद्यैरुपस्थिताः ।
ये चानाथाः परान्नादाः कालस्तेषु समक्रियः ॥३७॥

37. ye cāpi puruṣaiḥ strībhirgītavādyairupasthitāḥ ,
ye cānāthāḥ parānnādāḥ kālasteṣu samakriyaḥ.

37. ye ca api puruṣaiḥ strībhiḥ gītavādyaiḥ upasthitāḥ
ye ca anāthāḥ parānnādāḥ kālaḥ teṣu samakriyaḥ

37. ye ca api puruṣaiḥ strībhiḥ gītavādyaiḥ upasthitāḥ,
ye ca anāthāḥ parānnādāḥ,
teṣu kālaḥ samakriyaḥ

37. And whether they are attended by men and women with singing and musical instruments, or they are helpless and dependent on others' food, Time acts equally upon all of them.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by men, by persons

• स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women

• गीतवाद्यैः (gītavādyaiḥ) - by singing and musical instruments

• उपस्थिताः (upasthitāḥ) - attended, approached, present

• ये (ye) - those who

• च (ca) - and

• अनाथाः (anāthāḥ) - helpless, without a protector

• परान्नादाः (parānnādāḥ) - those who eat others' food, dependent on others for food

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time

• तेषु (teṣu) - among them, in them

• समक्रियः (samakriyaḥ) - acting equally, impartial

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by men, by persons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the Supreme cosmic Person (puruṣa)

स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

गीतवाद्यैः (gītavādyaiḥ) - by singing and musical instruments

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of gītavādya

gītavādya - singing and musical instruments

Compound type : dvandva (gīta+vādya)

• gīta – sung, singing, song
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: gai
• vādya – to be played, musical instrument, music
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Root: vad

उपस्थिताः (upasthitāḥ) - attended, approached, present

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upasthita

upasthita - stood near, present, attended, ready

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अनाथाः (anāthāḥ) - helpless, without a protector

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anātha

anātha - having no master, helpless, orphan

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+nātha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• nātha – protector, master, lord, refuge
  noun (masculine)

परान्नादाः (parānnādāḥ) - those who eat others' food, dependent on others for food

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parānnāda

parānnāda - one who eats the food of another

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (para+anna+ada)

• para – other, different, supreme
  adjective
• anna – food, grain
  noun (neuter)
• ada – eating, consumer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ad (to eat)
  Root: ad

कालः (kālaḥ) - time

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, suitable time, fate, black

तेषु (teṣu) - among them, in them

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

समक्रियः (samakriyaḥ) - acting equally, impartial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samakriya

samakriya - acting equally, performing the same action, impartial

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sama+kriyā)

• sama – same, equal, similar, even
  adjective
• kriyā – action, activity, deed, rite
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ