महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-95, verse-73

साधयित्वा स्वयं प्राशेद्दास्ये जीवतु चैव ह ।
विकर्मणा प्रमीयेत बिसस्तैन्यं करोति या ॥७३॥

73. sādhayitvā svayaṁ prāśeddāsye jīvatu caiva ha ,
vikarmaṇā pramīyeta bisastainyaṁ karoti yā.

73. sādhayitvā svayam prāśet dāsye jīvatu ca eva
ha vikarmaṇā pramīyeta bisastainyam karoti yā

73. yā bisastainyam karoti svayam sādhayitvā prāśet
ca eva ha dāsye jīvatu vikarmaṇā pramīyeta

73. "Having prepared (food) herself, let her consume it, and indeed let her live in servitude. Let her die by improper actions (vikarma), she who commits the theft of lotus-stalks."

Words meanings summery:

• साधयित्वा (sādhayitvā) - having prepared (food) (having accomplished, having prepared, having brought about)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - herself (oneself, personally, by oneself)

• प्राशेत् (prāśet) - let her eat, consume

• दास्ये (dāsye) - in servitude, in slavery

• जीवतु (jīvatu) - let her live

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly, just, only

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely, verily (an emphatic particle)

• विकर्मणा (vikarmaṇā) - by improper action, by evil deed

• प्रमीयेत (pramīyeta) - let her die, perish

• बिसस्तैन्यम् (bisastainyam) - theft of lotus-stalks

• करोति (karoti) - she does, performs, commits

• या (yā) - Refers to the woman whose actions are being described. (who, she who)

Words meanings and morphology

साधयित्वा (sādhayitvā) - having prepared (food) (having accomplished, having prepared, having brought about)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā after causative stem (sādhaya-).

Root: sādh (class 10)

स्वयम् (svayam) - herself (oneself, personally, by oneself)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'sva' (self).

प्राशेत् (prāśet) - let her eat, consume

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pra-aś

Optative Active

From prefix 'pra' and root 'aś'.

Prefix: pra

Root: aś (class 9)

दास्ये (dāsye) - in servitude, in slavery

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dāsya

dāsya - servitude, slavery, condition of a servant

Derived from 'dāsa' (servant, slave).

जीवतु (jīvatu) - let her live

(verb)

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

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'yā' (she who).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एव (eva) - indeed, truly, just, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

ह (ha) - indeed, surely, verily (an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis or as an interrogative.

विकर्मणा (vikarmaṇā) - by improper action, by evil deed

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vikarma

vikarma - improper action, forbidden deed, evil (karma)

Compound of 'vi' (bad, against) and 'karma'.

Compound type : pra-ādi tatpuruṣa (vi+karma)

• vi – apart, against, bad
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual action
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Denotes the means or cause of death.

प्रमीयेत (pramīyeta) - let her die, perish

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pra-mṛ

Optative Passive

From prefix 'pra' and root 'mṛ'. Passive voice form.

Prefix: pra

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Refers to 'yā' (she who).

बिसस्तैन्यम् (bisastainyam) - theft of lotus-stalks

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bisastainya

bisastainya - theft of lotus-stalks

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bisa+stainya)

• bisa – lotus-stalk
  noun (neuter)
• stainya – theft, stealing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'stena' (thief).

Note: Object of 'karoti'.

करोति (karoti) - she does, performs, commits

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

या (yā) - Refers to the woman whose actions are being described. (who, she who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Feminine nominative singular form of the relative pronoun.