महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-14, verse-7

स्त्रियोऽक्षा मृगया पानमेतत्कामसमुत्थितम् ।
व्यसनं चतुष्टयं प्रोक्तं यै राजन्भ्रश्यते श्रियः ॥७॥

7. striyo'kṣā mṛgayā pānametatkāmasamutthitam ,
vyasanaṁ catuṣṭayaṁ proktaṁ yai rājanbhraśyate śriyaḥ.

7. striyaḥ akṣāḥ mṛgayā pānam etat kāmasamutthitam
vyasanam catuṣṭayam proktam yaiḥ rājan bhraśyate śriyaḥ

7. Women, gambling (akṣa), hunting, and drinking – this group of four vices, born from desire (kāma), is declared to be that by which, O King, one's prosperity (śrī) is lost.

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• अक्षाः (akṣāḥ) - dice, game of dice, gambling

• मृगया (mṛgayā) - hunting, chase, pursuit of game

• पानम् (pānam) - drinking, especially consumption of intoxicating drinks

• एतत् (etat) - this group (of vices) (this, these)

• कामसमुत्थितम् (kāmasamutthitam) - arisen from desire, prompted by lust/passion

• व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - vice, calamity, addiction, misfortune

• चतुष्टयम् (catuṣṭayam) - a group of four, quartet

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - said, declared, proclaimed

• यैः (yaiḥ) - by which (vices) (by which, by whom (plural))

• राजन् (rājan) - O King, O ruler

• भ्रश्यते (bhraśyate) - is lost, falls away, is deprived of, deviates

• श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - prosperity, wealth, glory, fortune (śrī)

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female, wife

अक्षाः (akṣāḥ) - dice, game of dice, gambling

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of akṣa

akṣa - die (for gambling), game of dice, gambling, axle, eye

Note: The Devanagari 'स्त्रियोऽक्षा' implies the visarga of 'akṣāḥ' is dropped in sandhi.

मृगया (mṛgayā) - hunting, chase, pursuit of game

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgayā

mṛgayā - hunting, chase, a hunt

Derived from the root √mṛg (to hunt)

Root: mṛg

पानम् (pānam) - drinking, especially consumption of intoxicating drinks

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāna

pāna - drinking, beverage, drink

Derived from the root √pā (to drink)

Root: pā

एतत् (etat) - this group (of vices) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun

कामसमुत्थितम् (kāmasamutthitam) - arisen from desire, prompted by lust/passion

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāmasamutthita

kāmasamutthita - arisen from desire, caused by lust

Past Passive Participle

Compound 'kāma' + 'samutthita'

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāma+samutthita)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure, Cupid (kāma)
  noun (masculine)
• samutthita – arisen, emerged, produced, originated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √sthā (to stand) with prefixes sam- and ut-
  Prefixes: sam+ut
  Root: sthā

व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - vice, calamity, addiction, misfortune

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyasana

vyasana - vice, calamity, misfortune, addiction (vyasana)

Derived from the root √as (to throw, cast) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: as

चतुष्टयम् (catuṣṭayam) - a group of four, quartet

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of catuṣṭaya

catuṣṭaya - a collection of four, a quartet

Derived from 'catur' (four) + 'ṭaya' (suffix for group)

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - said, declared, proclaimed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - said, spoken, declared, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vac (to speak) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vac

यैः (yaiḥ) - by which (vices) (by which, by whom (plural))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun

Note: The Devanagari 'यै राजन्' implies the visarga of 'yaiḥ' is dropped in sandhi.

राजन् (rājan) - O King, O ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

भ्रश्यते (bhraśyate) - is lost, falls away, is deprived of, deviates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of bhraṃś

Root of the 4th class, often used in passive or middle voice with passive meaning.

Root: bhraṃś (class 4)

श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - prosperity, wealth, glory, fortune (śrī)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, fortune, glory, beauty, Lakshmi (śrī)