महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-149, verse-46

धार्मिकान्धर्मकार्येषु अर्थकार्येषु पण्डितान् ।
स्त्रीषु क्लीबान्नियुञ्जीत क्रूरान्क्रूरेषु कर्मसु ॥४६॥

46. dhārmikāndharmakāryeṣu arthakāryeṣu paṇḍitān ,
strīṣu klībānniyuñjīta krūrānkrūreṣu karmasu.

46. dhārmikān dharmakāryeṣu arthakāryeṣu paṇḍitān
strīṣu klībān niyuñjīta krūrān krūreṣu karmasu

46. One should appoint righteous persons for tasks related to natural law (dharma) and wise persons for financial matters. For affairs concerning women, one should employ eunuchs, and for cruel tasks (karma), cruel individuals.

Words meanings summery:

• धार्मिकान् (dhārmikān) - righteous ones, virtuous ones

• धर्मकार्येषु (dharmakāryeṣu) - in matters of natural law (dharma), in religious duties

• अर्थकार्येषु (arthakāryeṣu) - in financial matters, in secular affairs

• पण्डितान् (paṇḍitān) - learned ones, wise ones

• स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women, in matters concerning women

• क्लीबान् (klībān) - eunuchs, impotent ones

• नियुञ्जीत (niyuñjīta) - one should appoint, one should employ

• क्रूरान् (krūrān) - cruel ones

• क्रूरेषु (krūreṣu) - in cruel

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions (karma), in tasks

Words meanings and morphology

धार्मिकान् (dhārmikān) - righteous ones, virtuous ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, pious, adherent of dharma

Formed with ṭhak suffix from dharma

धर्मकार्येषु (dharmakāryeṣu) - in matters of natural law (dharma), in religious duties

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of dharmakārya

dharmakārya - religious rite, duty related to dharma, righteous act

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+kārya)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  from root dhṛ (to uphold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• kārya – work, task, duty, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive / Noun of action
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्थकार्येषु (arthakāryeṣu) - in financial matters, in secular affairs

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of arthakārya

arthakārya - financial affair, matter of wealth, secular business

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+kārya)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• kārya – work, task, duty, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive / Noun of action
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पण्डितान् (paṇḍitān) - learned ones, wise ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - learned, wise, scholar, pundit

स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women, in matters concerning women

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

क्लीबान् (klībān) - eunuchs, impotent ones

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of klība

klība - eunuch, impotent, coward, hermaphrodite

नियुञ्जीत (niyuñjīta) - one should appoint, one should employ

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of yuj

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

क्रूरान् (krūrān) - cruel ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, harsh

क्रूरेषु (krūreṣu) - in cruel

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, harsh

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions (karma), in tasks

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, task, destiny (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)