महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-44, verse-46

ये च क्रीणन्ति दासीवद्ये च विक्रीणते जनाः ।
भवेत्तेषां तथा निष्ठा लुब्धानां पापचेतसाम् ॥४६॥

46. ye ca krīṇanti dāsīvadye ca vikrīṇate janāḥ ,
bhavetteṣāṁ tathā niṣṭhā lubdhānāṁ pāpacetasām.

46. ye ca krīṇanti dāsīvat ye ca vikrīṇate janāḥ
bhavet teṣām tathā niṣṭhā lubdhānām pāpacetasām

46. ye janāḥ ca dāsīvat krīṇanti ye ca vikrīṇate
teṣām lubdhānām pāpacetasām tathā niṣṭhā bhavet

46. And those people who buy (women) as if they were female slaves, and those who sell them—the outcome for such greedy and evil-minded individuals should be severe.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• च (ca) - and, also

• क्रीणन्ति (krīṇanti) - they buy

• दासीवत् (dāsīvat) - like a female slave, as a slave

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• च (ca) - and, also

• विक्रीणते (vikrīṇate) - they sell

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it should be, may it be

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• तथा (tathā) - such (an outcome), severe (thus, so, such)

• निष्ठा (niṣṭhā) - outcome, fate, end result (conclusion, end, determination, devotion, outcome)

• लुब्धानाम् (lubdhānām) - of the greedy, of those who are covetous

• पापचेतसाम् (pāpacetasām) - of the evil-minded, of those with wicked thoughts

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Nominative plural.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle.

क्रीणन्ति (krīṇanti) - they buy

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of krī

Root: krī (class 9)

Note: Third person plural present active.

दासीवत् (dāsīvat) - like a female slave, as a slave

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'dāsī' (female slave) with the suffix '-vat' (like).

Note: Adverbial form.

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Nominative plural.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle.

विक्रीणते (vikrīṇate) - they sell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of krī

With prefix 'vi-' (apart, away).

Prefix: vi

Root: krī (class 9)

Note: Third person plural present middle, used here in the sense of selling.

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Nominative plural.

भवेत् (bhavet) - it should be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Third person singular optative active.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Genitive plural of 'tad'.

तथा (tathā) - such (an outcome), severe (thus, so, such)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb, qualifying 'niṣṭhā'.

निष्ठा (niṣṭhā) - outcome, fate, end result (conclusion, end, determination, devotion, outcome)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣṭhā

niṣṭhā - conclusion, end, determination, devotion, outcome

Derived from √sthā (to stand) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular.

लुब्धानाम् (lubdhānām) - of the greedy, of those who are covetous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of lubdha

lubdha - greedy, covetous, eager

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √lubh (to covet, desire).

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Genitive plural, agreeing with 'teṣām'.

पापचेतसाम् (pāpacetasām) - of the evil-minded, of those with wicked thoughts

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāpacetas

pāpacetas - evil-minded, wicked-hearted

Compound of 'pāpa' (evil) and 'cetas' (mind).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pāpa+cetas)

• pāpa – evil, wicked, sin
  noun (neuter)
• cetas – mind, intelligence, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Genitive plural, agreeing with 'teṣām' and 'lubdhānām'.