महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-44, verse-36

समीक्ष्य च बहून्दोषान्संवासाद्विद्विषाणयोः ।
यथा निष्ठाकरं शुल्कं न जात्वासीत्तथा शृणु ॥३६॥

36. samīkṣya ca bahūndoṣānsaṁvāsādvidviṣāṇayoḥ ,
yathā niṣṭhākaraṁ śulkaṁ na jātvāsīttathā śṛṇu.

36. samīkṣya ca bahūn doṣān saṃvāsāt vidviṣāṇayoḥ
yathā niṣṭhākaram śulkam na jātu āsīt tathā śṛṇu

36. ca,
vidviṣāṇayoḥ saṃvāsāt bahūn doṣān samīkṣya,
yathā niṣṭhākaram śulkam na jātu āsīt,
tathā śṛṇu.

36. And having considered the many flaws arising from the cohabitation of two hostile individuals, now listen to how a decisive bride-price (śulka) never truly existed.

Words meanings summery:

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having considered, having perceived

• च (ca) - and, also

• बहून् (bahūn) - many

• दोषान् (doṣān) - faults, flaws, defects

• संवासात् (saṁvāsāt) - from cohabitation, from dwelling together

• विद्विषाणयोः (vidviṣāṇayoḥ) - of the two hostile ones, of the two who hate each other

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way

• निष्ठाकरम् (niṣṭhākaram) - decisive, conclusive, causing resolution

• शुल्कम् (śulkam) - bride-price, fee, toll

• न (na) - not

• जातु (jātu) - used with 'na' to mean 'never' (ever, at any time, never)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

Words meanings and morphology

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having considered, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बहून् (bahūn) - many

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

दोषान् (doṣān) - faults, flaws, defects

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, vice, sin

संवासात् (saṁvāsāt) - from cohabitation, from dwelling together

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃvāsa

saṁvāsa - cohabitation, dwelling together, living with

Derived from the root 'vas' (to dwell) with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: vas (class 1)

विद्विषाणयोः (vidviṣāṇayoḥ) - of the two hostile ones, of the two who hate each other

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vidviṣāṇa

vidviṣāṇa - hating, hostile, mutually hostile

Present Passive Participle (Middle Voice)

Derived from the root 'dviṣ' (to hate) with prefix 'vi-'. Used as a participle in the middle voice.

Prefix: vi

Root: dviṣ (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

निष्ठाकरम् (niṣṭhākaram) - decisive, conclusive, causing resolution

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niṣṭhākara

niṣṭhākara - causing decision, conclusive, decisive

Compound of 'niṣṭhā' (conclusion, decision) and 'kara' (making, causing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niṣṭhā+kara)

• niṣṭhā – conclusion, termination, decision, firm stand
  noun (feminine)
• kara – making, causing, doing
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

शुल्कम् (śulkam) - bride-price, fee, toll

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śulka

śulka - bride-price, fee, toll, tax, duty

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

जातु (jātu) - used with 'na' to mean 'never' (ever, at any time, never)

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Tense, 3rd Person, Singular

Derived from the root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way

(indeclinable)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood, 2nd Person, Singular

Derived from the root 'śru' (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)