महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-136

शय्यार्धं तस्य चाप्यत्र स्त्रीपूर्वमधितिष्ठति ।
तदनेन प्रसङ्गेन फलेनैवेह युज्यते ॥१३६॥

136. śayyārdhaṁ tasya cāpyatra strīpūrvamadhitiṣṭhati ,
tadanena prasaṅgena phalenaiveha yujyate.

136. śayyārdham tasya ca api atra strīpūrvam adhitiṣṭhati
tat anena prasaṅgena phalena eva iha yujyate

136. ca atra tasya śayyārdham api strīpūrvam adhitiṣṭhati
tat anena prasaṅgena iha phalena eva yujyate

136. And here, half of his bed is occupied by a woman first. Therefore, by this very connection (prasaṅga) to a woman, he becomes entangled only with the consequences (phala) of actions (karma) in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• शय्यार्धम् (śayyārdham) - half of his bed (half of the bed)

• तस्य (tasya) - of his (of him, his, of that)

• च (ca) - And (and, also, moreover)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place)

• स्त्रीपूर्वम् (strīpūrvam) - by a woman first (preceded by a woman, woman first)

• अधितिष्ठति (adhitiṣṭhati) - is occupied (occupies, presides over, stands upon)

• तत् (tat) - Therefore (that, therefore, so)

• अनेन (anena) - by this (by this (masculine/neuter))

• प्रसङ्गेन (prasaṅgena) - by this connection (prasaṅga) (by connection, by association, by context, by attachment)

• फलेन (phalena) - with the consequences (phala) (by the fruit, by the result, by the consequence)

• एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

• युज्यते (yujyate) - he becomes entangled (is joined, is connected, is yoked, is engrossed)

Words meanings and morphology

शय्यार्धम् (śayyārdham) - half of his bed (half of the bed)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śayyārdha

śayyārdha - half of a bed, half-bed

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śayyā+ardha)

• śayyā – bed, couch, sleeping
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śī (class 2)
• ardha – half, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Acts as the object of adhitiṣṭhati.

तस्य (tasya) - of his (of him, his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the king from previous verses.

च (ca) - And (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects this thought to the previous verse.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the bed or the house.

स्त्रीपूर्वम् (strīpūrvam) - by a woman first (preceded by a woman, woman first)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of strīpūrva

strīpūrva - preceded by a woman, having a woman first

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (strī+pūrva)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• pūrva – first, prior, eastern
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage.

अधितिष्ठति (adhitiṣṭhati) - is occupied (occupies, presides over, stands upon)

(verb)

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

present active

root sthā (class 1) with upasarga adhi-

Prefix: adhi

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The subject is implied as 'a woman'.

तत् (tat) - Therefore (that, therefore, so)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adverbial usage, 'therefore'.

अनेन (anena) - by this (by this (masculine/neuter))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Instrumental singular, agreeing with prasaṅgena.

प्रसङ्गेन (prasaṅgena) - by this connection (prasaṅga) (by connection, by association, by context, by attachment)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prasaṅga

prasaṅga - attachment, connection, association, context, occasion

From pra-sañj 'to cling to'.

Prefix: pra

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the king's intimate connection with a woman.

फलेन (phalena) - with the consequences (phala) (by the fruit, by the result, by the consequence)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes exclusivity.

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the present existence.

युज्यते (yujyate) - he becomes entangled (is joined, is connected, is yoked, is engrossed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of yuj

present passive/middle

root yuj (class 7), passive or middle voice

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: The subject 'he' is implied.