महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-34, verse-33

कुमारो नास्ति येषां च कन्यास्तत्राभिषेचय ।
कामाशयो हि स्त्रीवर्गः शोकमेवं प्रहास्यति ॥३३॥

33. kumāro nāsti yeṣāṁ ca kanyāstatrābhiṣecaya ,
kāmāśayo hi strīvargaḥ śokamevaṁ prahāsyati.

33. kumāraḥ na asti yeṣām ca kanyāḥ tatra abhiṣecaya
kāmāśayaḥ hi strīvargaḥ śokam evam prahāsyati

33. ca yeṣām kumāraḥ na asti,
tatra kanyāḥ abhiṣecaya.
hi kāmāśayaḥ strīvargaḥ evam śokam prahāsyati.

33. And where there are no sons, there you should consecrate daughters. The womenfolk, whose hearts are fixed on their desires, will thus surely abandon their sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

• कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - a son (a boy, a son, a prince)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom (referring to people implicitly addressed) (of whom, of which (plural))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - daughters (daughters, girls, maidens)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in such cases) (there, in that place)

• अभिषेचय (abhiṣecaya) - enthrone, cause to be consecrated (consecrate, enthrone, sprinkle)

• कामाशयः (kāmāśayaḥ) - whose hearts are fixed on desires (whose heart is fixed on desire, desirous, wishful)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, because)

• स्त्रीवर्गः (strīvargaḥ) - womenfolk (class of women, womenfolk)

• शोकम् (śokam) - sorrow, grief (sorrow, grief, distress)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, in this manner, so)

• प्रहास्यति (prahāsyati) - will abandon, will cast off (will abandon, will give up)

Words meanings and morphology

कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - a son (a boy, a son, a prince)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumāra

kumāra - a boy, a son, a prince

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd singular present active indicative of root 'as'

Root: as (class 2)

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom (referring to people implicitly addressed) (of whom, of which (plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - daughters (daughters, girls, maidens)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kanyā

kanyā - a girl, a maiden, a daughter

Note: Can also be nominative plural, but context implies direct object of 'abhiṣecaya'.

तत्र (tatra) - there (in such cases) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

अभिषेचय (abhiṣecaya) - enthrone, cause to be consecrated (consecrate, enthrone, sprinkle)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of abhiṣecay

Imperative active

2nd singular imperative active of causative of root 'sic' with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

कामाशयः (kāmāśayaḥ) - whose hearts are fixed on desires (whose heart is fixed on desire, desirous, wishful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmāśaya

kāmāśaya - whose heart is fixed on desire, desirous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+āśaya)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• āśaya – abode, intention, meaning, heart, mind
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'śī' (to lie, to rest) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'strīvargaḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

स्त्रीवर्गः (strīvargaḥ) - womenfolk (class of women, womenfolk)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of strīvarga

strīvarga - class of women, womenfolk

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+varga)

• strī – woman, female, wife
  noun (feminine)
• varga – class, group, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vṛj' (to choose, select)
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause.

शोकम् (śokam) - sorrow, grief (sorrow, grief, distress)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - sorrow, grief, distress

Derived from root 'śuc' (to grieve)

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prahāsyati'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

प्रहास्यति (prahāsyati) - will abandon, will cast off (will abandon, will give up)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of prahā

Future active indicative

3rd singular future active indicative of root 'hā' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: hā (class 3)