महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-55, verse-6

देवानां मानुषं मध्ये यत्सा पतिमविन्दत ।
ननु तस्या भवेन्न्याय्यं विपुलं दण्डधारणम् ॥६॥

6. devānāṁ mānuṣaṁ madhye yatsā patimavindata ,
nanu tasyā bhavennyāyyaṁ vipulaṁ daṇḍadhāraṇam.

6. devānām mānuṣam madhye yat sā patim avindata
nanu tasyā bhavet nyāyyam vipulam daṇḍa-dhāraṇam

6. In the presence of the gods, since that human woman chose a husband, surely a great punishment should be imposed upon her.

Words meanings summery:

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - a human woman (Damayantī) (human, pertaining to humans)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle of, among

• यत् (yat) - because, that, which

• सा (sā) - she, that

• पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord

• अविन्दत (avindata) - she found, she chose

• ननु (nanu) - surely, indeed

• तस्या (tasyā) - upon her, of her

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it should be, it would be

• न्याय्यम् (nyāyyam) - just, proper, right

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - great, extensive, abundant

• दण्ड-धारणम् (daṇḍa-dhāraṇam) - imposition of punishment (imposition of punishment, holding of a staff)

Words meanings and morphology

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: div (class 0)

मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - a human woman (Damayantī) (human, pertaining to humans)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, pertaining to man

derived from manu

Note: Adjective used as a noun, referring to Damayantī.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle of, among

(indeclinable)

locative singular of madhya used as an indeclinable preposition

यत् (yat) - because, that, which

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a conjunction "because" or "since".

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: feminine nominative singular of tad, referring to Damayantī

पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband

अविन्दत (avindata) - she found, she chose

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vid

Root: vid (class 0)

Note: atmanepada form

ननु (nanu) - surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

interrogative particle implying affirmation

तस्या (tasyā) - upon her, of her

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: feminine genitive singular of tad, referring to Damayantī. Implies dative sense "for her" or "upon her" in context of punishment.

भवेत् (bhavet) - it should be, it would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 0)

न्याय्यम् (nyāyyam) - just, proper, right

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nyāyya

nyāyya - just, proper, right, suitable

Gerundive (or Noun derived from it)

from ni + ā + √i, or derived from nyāya

Prefixes: ni+ā

Root: i (class 0)

Note: Adjective agreeing with daṇḍa-dhāraṇam.

विपुलम् (vipulam) - great, extensive, abundant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vipula

vipula - great, vast, extensive

Note: Adjective agreeing with daṇḍa-dhāraṇam.

दण्ड-धारणम् (daṇḍa-dhāraṇam) - imposition of punishment (imposition of punishment, holding of a staff)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daṇḍa-dhāraṇa

daṇḍa-dhāraṇa - wielding a staff, inflicting punishment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+dhāraṇa)

• daṇḍa – staff, rod, punishment
  noun (masculine)
• dhāraṇa – holding, bearing, wearing
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  from √dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 0)