महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-120, verse-8

शिबिरौशीनरो धीमानुवाच मधुरां गिरम् ।
यथा बालेषु नारीषु वैहार्येषु तथैव च ॥८॥

8. śibirauśīnaro dhīmānuvāca madhurāṁ giram ,
yathā bāleṣu nārīṣu vaihāryeṣu tathaiva ca.

8. śibiḥ auśīnaraḥ dhīmān uvāca madhurām giram
yathā bāleṣu nārīṣu vaihāryeṣu tathā eva ca

8. Then the wise Śibi, son of Uśīnara, spoke sweet words: "Just as among children, among women, and similarly among those engaged in sport..."

Words meanings summery:

• शिबिः (śibiḥ) - Śibi (a proper name)

• औशीनरः (auśīnaraḥ) - son of Uśīnara, descendant of Uśīnara

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise, intelligent, sagacious

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• मधुराम् (madhurām) - sweet, pleasant

• गिरम् (giram) - words (word, speech, voice)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• बालेषु (bāleṣu) - among children

• नारीषु (nārīṣu) - among women

• वैहार्येषु (vaihāryeṣu) - among those engaged in sport/jest/amusement

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• एव (eva) - similarly (indeed, certainly, only)

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

शिबिः (śibiḥ) - Śibi (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śibi

śibi - Śibi (name of a famous king)

औशीनरः (auśīnaraḥ) - son of Uśīnara, descendant of Uśīnara

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of auśīnara

auśīnara - son of Uśīnara, belonging to Uśīnara

Patronymic derived from Uśīnara

Note: Qualifies Śibi.

धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise, intelligent, sagacious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious, discerning

Possessive suffix '-mat' added to 'dhī' (intellect).

Note: Qualifies Śibi.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

मधुराम् (madhurām) - sweet, pleasant

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming, agreeable

Note: Qualifies 'giram'.

गिरम् (giram) - words (word, speech, voice)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gir

gir - word, speech, voice, song

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

बालेषु (bāleṣu) - among children

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, young boy, infant

नारीषु (nārīṣu) - among women

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, female

वैहार्येषु (vaihāryeṣu) - among those engaged in sport/jest/amusement

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of vaihārya

vaihārya - sport, amusement, jest, playfulness

Derived from 'vihāra' (recreation, sport) with '-ya' suffix indicating 'relating to'. Used here as a plural noun meaning 'those relating to sport'.

Note: Implies 'persons engaged in sport/jest'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - similarly (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Intensifies 'tathā'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)