महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-273, verse-29

महाराज्ये स्थितो दीप्ते न स्त्रियं हन्तुमर्हसि ।
हतैवैषा यदा स्त्री च बन्धनस्था च ते गृहे ॥२९॥

29. mahārājye sthito dīpte na striyaṁ hantumarhasi ,
hataivaiṣā yadā strī ca bandhanasthā ca te gṛhe.

29. mahārājye sthitaḥ dīpte na striyam hantum arhasi
hatā eva eṣā yadā strī ca bandhanasthā ca te gṛhe

29. You, who are established in a glorious, great kingdom, should not kill a woman. Indeed, she is already as good as dead, being a woman and confined in your house.

Words meanings summery:

• महाराज्ये (mahārājye) - in a great kingdom, in a vast dominion

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, being, established

• दीप्ते (dīpte) - glorious, shining, splendid

• न (na) - not, no

• स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, wife, female

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

• हता (hatā) - killed, slain, destroyed

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• एषा (eṣā) - She (referring to Sītā) (this (feminine))

• यदा (yadā) - when, since, whenever

• स्त्री (strī) - woman, wife, female

• च (ca) - and, also

• बन्धनस्था (bandhanasthā) - imprisoned, in captivity, confined

• च (ca) - and, also

• ते (te) - your (possessive, referring to Rāvaṇa) (your, by you)

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in the home

Words meanings and morphology

महाराज्ये (mahārājye) - in a great kingdom, in a vast dominion

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahārājya

mahārājya - great kingdom, vast dominion

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājya)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• rājya – kingdom, realm, dominion
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, being, established

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā + kta suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject, Rāvaṇa.

दीप्ते (dīpte) - glorious, shining, splendid

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dīpta

dīpta - shining, bright, splendid, glorious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dīp + kta suffix

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies "mahārājye".

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation.

स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, wife, female

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

Note: Object of the infinitive "hantum".

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Formed with suffix -tum

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used with "arhasi".

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

present active

Root: arh (class 1)

हता (hatā) - killed, slain, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han + kta suffix

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - She (referring to Sītā) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to Sītā.

यदा (yadā) - when, since, whenever

(indeclinable)

स्त्री (strī) - woman, wife, female

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

Note: Used as a noun predicate here.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बन्धनस्था (bandhanasthā) - imprisoned, in captivity, confined

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bandhanastha

bandhanastha - situated in bondage, imprisoned

Compound. 'sthita' meaning situated, 'bandhana' meaning bondage.

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (bandhana+stha)

• bandhana – bond, fetter, imprisonment
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root bandh.
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• stha – standing, situated, being
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix often used in compounds to mean 'situated in'
  Derived from root sthā.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (possessive, referring to Rāvaṇa) (your, by you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form for genitive singular.

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in the home

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Root: gṛh (class 7)