महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-95, verse-71

ज्ञातीनां गृहमध्यस्था सक्तूनत्तु दिनक्षये ।
अभाग्यावीरसूरस्तु बिसस्तैन्यं करोति या ॥७१॥

71. jñātīnāṁ gṛhamadhyasthā saktūnattu dinakṣaye ,
abhāgyāvīrasūrastu bisastainyaṁ karoti yā.

71. jñātīnām gṛhamadhyasthā saktūn attu dinakṣaye
abhāgyā avīrasūḥ astu bisastainyam karoti yā

71. yā bisastainyam karoti jñātīnām gṛhamadhyasthā
dinakṣaye saktūn attu abhāgyā avīrasūḥ astu

71. May the woman who commits the theft of lotus stems eat (only) groats at the end of the day while standing in the middle of her relatives' house. May she be unfortunate and bear no sons.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्ञातीनाम् (jñātīnām) - of relatives, kinsmen

• गृहमध्यस्था (gṛhamadhyasthā) - standing in the middle of the house

• सक्तून् (saktūn) - groats, barley meal

• अत्तु (attu) - may she eat, let her eat

• दिनक्षये (dinakṣaye) - at the end of the day, in the evening

• अभाग्या (abhāgyā) - unfortunate, unlucky, destitute

• अवीरसूः (avīrasūḥ) - not bearing sons, sonless

• अस्तु (astu) - may she be, let her be

• बिसस्तैन्यम् (bisastainyam) - theft of lotus stems

• करोति (karoti) - does, makes, performs

• या (yā) - who, which (feminine)

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञातीनाम् (jñātīnām) - of relatives, kinsmen

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jñātin

jñātin - relative, kinsman, acquaintance

from √jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

गृहमध्यस्था (gṛhamadhyasthā) - standing in the middle of the house

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gṛhamadhyastha

gṛhamadhyastha - standing in the middle of the house

tatpuruṣa compound + sthā (standing)

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (gṛha+madhya+stha)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, located
  adjective (masculine)
  from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the woman who steals lotus stems.

सक्तून् (saktūn) - groats, barley meal

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saktu

saktu - groats, barley meal, parched grain flour

Root: saj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'attu'.

अत्तु (attu) - may she eat, let her eat

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ad

3rd person singular imperative active of √ad

Root: ad (class 2)

दिनक्षये (dinakṣaye) - at the end of the day, in the evening

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dinakṣaya

dinakṣaya - end of the day, evening

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dina+kṣaya)

• dina – day
  noun (neuter)
• kṣaya – end, destruction, decline
  noun (masculine)
  from √kṣi (to waste away)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Denotes time.

अभाग्या (abhāgyā) - unfortunate, unlucky, destitute

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhāgya

abhāgya - unfortunate, unlucky, without good fortune

a + bhāgya (fortune)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāgya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• bhāgya – fortune, luck, destiny
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  root bhaj + -ya
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the woman who steals lotus stems.

अवीरसूः (avīrasūḥ) - not bearing sons, sonless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avīrasū

avīrasū - not bearing male progeny, sonless

a + vīra (hero, son) + sū (bearing, mother)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+vīra+sū)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vīra – hero, man, son
  noun (masculine)
• sū – bearing, producing (mother)
  noun/adjective (feminine)
  from √sū (to bear, produce)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to the woman who steals lotus stems.

अस्तु (astu) - may she be, let her be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

बिसस्तैन्यम् (bisastainyam) - theft of lotus stems

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bisastainya

bisastainya - theft of lotus stems

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bisa+stainya)

• bisa – lotus stem
  noun (neuter)
• stainya – theft, stealing
  noun (neuter)
  from stena (thief) + ṣyañ (abstract noun suffix)
  Root: sten

Note: object of 'karoti'

करोति (karoti) - does, makes, performs

(verb)

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

present indicative active

Root: kṛ (class 8)

या (yā) - who, which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

feminine nominative singular of yad