महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-13, verse-56

दासीभावेन भोक्तुं मामीषुस्ते मधुसूदन ।
जीवत्सु पाण्डुपुत्रेषु पाञ्चालेष्वथ वृष्णिषु ॥५६॥

56. dāsībhāvena bhoktuṁ māmīṣuste madhusūdana ,
jīvatsu pāṇḍuputreṣu pāñcāleṣvatha vṛṣṇiṣu.

56. dāsībhāvena bhoktum mām īṣuḥ te madhusūdana
jīvatsu pāṇḍuputreṣu pāñcāleṣu atha vṛṣṇiṣu

56. O slayer of Madhu (Madhusūdana), they (the Dhārtarāṣṭras) desired to exploit me as a slave, even while the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāñcālas, and the Vṛṣṇis were still alive.

56. הם רצו ליהנות ממני כמשרתת, הו מַדְהוּסוּדַנַה, בעוד בני פָּאנְדוּ, הפָּאנְצ׳ָאלַה והוְרְשְׁנִי חיים.

Words meanings summery:

• दासीभावेन (dāsībhāvena) - by the state of a maidservant, in the manner of a slave

• भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to possess/exploit (to enjoy, to possess, to eat)

• माम् (mām) - me

• ईषुः (īṣuḥ) - they desired, they wished

• ते (te) - the Dhārtarāṣṭras (they)

• मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O killer of Madhu (epithet of Kṛṣṇa)

• जीवत्सु (jīvatsu) - while living, among the living

• पाण्डुपुत्रेषु (pāṇḍuputreṣu) - among the sons of Pāṇḍu

• पाञ्चालेषु (pāñcāleṣu) - among the Pāñcāla people, referring to Draupadi's family/kinsmen (among the Pāñcālas)

• अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover

• वृष्णिषु (vṛṣṇiṣu) - among the Vṛṣṇi clan (Kṛṣṇa's clan) (among the Vṛṣṇis)

Words meanings and morphology

दासीभावेन (dāsībhāvena) - by the state of a maidservant, in the manner of a slave

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dāsībhāva

dāsībhāva - state of a female slave, servitude

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāsī+bhāva)

• dāsī – female slave, maidservant
  noun (feminine)
• bhāva – state, condition, existence, nature, emotion
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to possess/exploit (to enjoy, to possess, to eat)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root bhuj (to enjoy, eat, protect) + tumun suffix.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

ईषुः (īṣuḥ) - they desired, they wished

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect indicative (liṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

ते (te) - the Dhārtarāṣṭras (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O killer of Madhu (epithet of Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of the demon Madhu; an epithet of Kṛṣṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)

• madhu – honey, sweet, a demon's name
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – killer, destroyer, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sūd (to kill, destroy).
  Root: sūd (class 10)

जीवत्सु (jīvatsu) - while living, among the living

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, existing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jīv (to live) + śatṛ (at) suffix.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

पाण्डुपुत्रेषु (pāṇḍuputreṣu) - among the sons of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍuputra

pāṇḍuputra - son of Pāṇḍu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+putra)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of a king, father of the Pāṇḍavas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

पाञ्चालेषु (pāñcāleṣu) - among the Pāñcāla people, referring to Draupadi's family/kinsmen (among the Pāñcālas)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - a native of Pañcāla, belonging to the Pañcāla kingdom

अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

वृष्णिषु (vṛṣṇiṣu) - among the Vṛṣṇi clan (Kṛṣṇa's clan) (among the Vṛṣṇis)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of vṛṣṇi

vṛṣṇi - name of a Yādava clan; a member of the Vṛṣṇi tribe

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