महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-61, verse-1

भीम उवाच ।
भवन्ति देशे बन्धक्यः कितवानां युधिष्ठिर ।
न ताभिरुत दीव्यन्ति दया चैवास्ति तास्वपि ॥१॥

1. bhīma uvāca ,
bhavanti deśe bandhakyaḥ kitavānāṁ yudhiṣṭhira ,
na tābhiruta dīvyanti dayā caivāsti tāsvapi.

1. bhīma uvāca bhavanti deśe bandhakyaḥ kitavānām yudhiṣṭhira
na tābhiḥ uta dīvyanti dayā ca eva asti tāsu api

1. Bhīma said: 'O Yudhiṣṭhira, in this country, gamblers have their female slaves. However, they do not gamble with them, and even compassion is shown towards them.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीम (bhīma) - Bhīma (the Pāṇḍava) (Bhīma (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - there are, exist (they are, they exist, they become)

• देशे (deśe) - in this country/land (in the country, in the place, in the region)

• बन्धक्यः (bandhakyaḥ) - female slaves (prostitutes, female slaves, harlots)

• कितवानाम् (kitavānām) - of gamblers (of gamblers, of rogues)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - with them (the female slaves) (with them (feminine instrumental plural))

• उत (uta) - however, yet (to mark a contrast) (or, also, and, moreover, indeed)

• दीव्यन्ति (dīvyanti) - they gamble (stake them) (they play, they gamble)

• दया (dayā) - compassion (compassion, pity, sympathy)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - even (indeed, only, certainly)

• अस्ति (asti) - is present (is, exists)

• तासु (tāsu) - towards them (the female slaves) (in them, among them (feminine locative plural))

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

Words meanings and morphology

भीम (bhīma) - Bhīma (the Pāṇḍava) (Bhīma (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, formidable; name of one of the Pāṇḍavas

From root `bhī` (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active indicative

Root `vac` (2nd class), Parasmaipada, Perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person, singular

Root: vac (class 2)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - there are, exist (they are, they exist, they become)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root `bhū` (1st class), Parasmaipada, Present tense, active voice, 3rd person, plural

Root: bhū (class 1)

देशे (deśe) - in this country/land (in the country, in the place, in the region)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, country, region, spot

Root: diś (class 6)

बन्धक्यः (bandhakyaḥ) - female slaves (prostitutes, female slaves, harlots)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bandhakī

bandhakī - female slave, bondswoman, prostitute, harlot

From `bandha` (bond) + `ka` (suffix) + `ī` (feminine)

Root: bandh (class 9)

कितवानाम् (kitavānām) - of gamblers (of gamblers, of rogues)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kitava

kitava - gambler, cheat, rogue

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steady in battle; name of the eldest Pāṇḍava

Compound: `yudhi` (in battle) + `sthira` (steady)

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  locative singular of yudh (battle)
• sthira – steady, firm, constant
  adjective (masculine)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

negation particle

ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - with them (the female slaves) (with them (feminine instrumental plural))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, she, they

demonstrative pronoun

उत (uta) - however, yet (to mark a contrast) (or, also, and, moreover, indeed)

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Used here to introduce a contrasting statement

दीव्यन्ति (dīvyanti) - they gamble (stake them) (they play, they gamble)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root `div` (4th class), Parasmaipada, Present tense, active voice, 3rd person, plural

Root: div (class 4)

दया (dayā) - compassion (compassion, pity, sympathy)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dayā

dayā - compassion, pity, sympathy, mercy

From root `day` (to pity)

Root: day (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

conjunction

एव (eva) - even (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

particle for emphasis

अस्ति (asti) - is present (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present active indicative

Root `as` (2nd class), Parasmaipada, Present tense, active voice, 3rd person, singular

Root: as (class 2)

तासु (tāsu) - towards them (the female slaves) (in them, among them (feminine locative plural))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, she, they

demonstrative pronoun

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

particle