महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-38

धनेन क्रायको हन्ति खादकश्चोपभोगतः ।
घातको वधबन्धाभ्यामित्येष त्रिविधो वधः ॥३८॥

38. dhanena krāyako hanti khādakaścopabhogataḥ ,
ghātako vadhabandhābhyāmityeṣa trividho vadhaḥ.

38. dhanena krāyakaḥ hanti khādakaḥ ca upabhogataḥ
ghātakaḥ vadhabandhābhyām iti eṣaḥ trividhaḥ vadhaḥ

38. krāyakaḥ dhanena hanti ca khādakaḥ upabhogataḥ
ghātakaḥ vadhabandhābhyām eṣaḥ trividhaḥ vadhaḥ iti

38. The buyer kills by means of money, and the consumer kills by means of enjoyment. The actual slayer kills through slaughter and confinement. Thus, this killing (vadha) is said to be of three kinds.

Words meanings summery:

• धनेन (dhanena) - by wealth, with money

• क्रायकः (krāyakaḥ) - the buyer

• हन्ति (hanti) - kills, strikes

• खादकः (khādakaḥ) - the eater, consumer

• च (ca) - and

• उपभोगतः (upabhogataḥ) - by enjoyment, through consumption

• घातकः (ghātakaḥ) - the slayer, killer

• वधबन्धाभ्याम् (vadhabandhābhyām) - by killing and binding/imprisonment

• इति (iti) - thus, so, this much

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• त्रिविधः (trividhaḥ) - three-fold, of three kinds

• वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, slaughter

Words meanings and morphology

धनेन (dhanena) - by wealth, with money

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, money, property

क्रायकः (krāyakaḥ) - the buyer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krāyaka

krāyaka - buyer, purchaser

From root krī (to buy) + ṇaka (suffix)

Root: krī (class 9)

हन्ति (hanti) - kills, strikes

(verb)

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

Root: han (class 2)

खादकः (khādakaḥ) - the eater, consumer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khādaka

khādaka - eater, consumer, devourer

From root khād (to eat) + aka (suffix for agent)

Root: khād (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उपभोगतः (upabhogataḥ) - by enjoyment, through consumption

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas added to upabhoga (enjoyment, use)

घातकः (ghātakaḥ) - the slayer, killer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghātaka

ghātaka - killer, slayer, murderer

From causative of root han (to kill) + aka (suffix for agent)

Root: han (class 2)

वधबन्धाभ्याम् (vadhabandhābhyām) - by killing and binding/imprisonment

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of vadhabandha

vadhabandha - killing and binding/imprisonment

Dvanda compound of vadha (killing) and bandha (binding)

Compound type : dvandva (vadha+bandha)

• vadha – killing, slaughter, striking
  noun (masculine)
  From root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• bandha – binding, bondage, imprisonment, fetter
  noun (masculine)
  From root bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

इति (iti) - thus, so, this much

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, this here

त्रिविधः (trividhaḥ) - three-fold, of three kinds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trividha

trividha - three-fold, of three kinds, triple

Compound of tri (three) and vidha (kind, sort)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi / karmadhāraya (tri+vidha)

• tri – three
  numeral (masculine)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, way
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhā (to place, put) with vi- (prefix) - or derived from vid (to know)

वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, slaughter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaughter, striking, injury

From root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)