महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-197, verse-8

देहीति याचमानो वै तिष्ठेत्युक्तः स्त्रिया ततः ।
शौचं तु यावत्कुरुते भाजनस्य कुटुम्बिनी ॥८॥

8. dehīti yācamāno vai tiṣṭhetyuktaḥ striyā tataḥ ,
śaucaṁ tu yāvatkurute bhājanasya kuṭumbinī.

8. dehi iti yācamānaḥ vai tiṣṭha iti uktaḥ striyā
tataḥ śaucam tu yāvat kurute bhājanasya kuṭumbinī

8. Begging 'Give!', he was indeed told 'Wait!' by a woman. Then, while the housewife was cleaning the vessel...

Words meanings summery:

• देहि (dehi) - give!

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (introduces direct speech)

• याचमानः (yācamānaḥ) - begging, requesting, one who is begging

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand! wait! stay!

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (introduces direct speech)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

• स्त्रिया (striyā) - by the woman

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• शौचम् (śaucam) - purification, cleanliness, washing

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

• कुरुते (kurute) - she does, performs, makes

• भाजनस्य (bhājanasya) - of the vessel, of the pot

• कुटुम्बिनी (kuṭumbinī) - the housewife, mistress of the house

Words meanings and morphology

देहि (dehi) - give!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dā

Imperative active

2nd person singular imperative.

Root: dā (class 3)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (introduces direct speech)

(indeclinable)

याचमानः (yācamānaḥ) - begging, requesting, one who is begging

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yācamāna

yācamāna - begging, requesting

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root yāc.

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Brahmin.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand! wait! stay!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Imperative active

2nd person singular imperative.

Root: sthā (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (introduces direct speech)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to the Brahmin (yācamānaḥ).

स्त्रिया (striyā) - by the woman

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Agent of `uktaḥ`.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from tad.

शौचम् (śaucam) - purification, cleanliness, washing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śauca

śauca - purity, cleanliness, purification

Derived from śuci.

Note: Object of `kurute`.

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or adversative particle.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

(indeclinable)

Relative adverb of time or extent.

कुरुते (kurute) - she does, performs, makes

(verb)

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

Present middle

3rd person singular present middle.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भाजनस्य (bhājanasya) - of the vessel, of the pot

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bhājana

bhājana - vessel, pot, plate, recipient

From root bhaj (to share, partake).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

कुटुम्बिनी (kuṭumbinī) - the housewife, mistress of the house

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kuṭumbinī

kuṭumbinī - housewife, mistress of the house, wife

Derived from kuṭumba (family, household).

Note: Subject of `kurute`.