महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-173, verse-5

धिग्भीष्मं धिक्च मे मन्दं पितरं मूढचेतसम् ।
येनाहं वीर्यशुल्केन पण्यस्त्रीवत्प्रवेरिता ॥५॥

5. dhigbhīṣmaṁ dhikca me mandaṁ pitaraṁ mūḍhacetasam ,
yenāhaṁ vīryaśulkena paṇyastrīvatpraveritā.

5. dhik bhīṣmam dhik ca me mandam pitaram mūḍhacetasam
yena aham vīryaśulkena paṇyastrīvat praveritā

5. dhik bhīṣmam,
ca dhik me mandam mūḍhacetasam pitaram,
yena aham vīryaśulkena paṇyastrīvat praveritā.

5. Woe to Bhishma! And woe to my dull-witted, foolish father, by whom I was given away like a purchased woman (paṇyastrī) for a bridal price of valor (vīryaśulka)!

Words meanings summery:

• धिक् (dhik) - woe to! shame upon! (fie! shame! woe to! curse upon!)

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma (Bhishma (name of a character))

• धिक् (dhik) - woe to! shame upon! (fie! shame! woe to! curse upon!)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

• मन्दम् (mandam) - dull, weak-witted (dull, slow, foolish, weak)

• पितरम् (pitaram) - father

• मूढचेतसम् (mūḍhacetasam) - foolish-minded (foolish-minded, ignorant)

• येन (yena) - by whom (by whom (masculine/neuter))

• अहम् (aham) - I

• वीर्यशुल्केन (vīryaśulkena) - by the bridal price of valor (vīryaśulka) (by the price of valor, as a bride-price of heroism)

• पण्यस्त्रीवत् (paṇyastrīvat) - like a purchased woman (paṇyastrī) (like a purchased woman, like a market woman, like a prostitute)

• प्रवेरिता (praveritā) - delivered, given away (sent forth, delivered, given away)

Words meanings and morphology

धिक् (dhik) - woe to! shame upon! (fie! shame! woe to! curse upon!)

(indeclinable)

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma (Bhishma (name of a character))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper name, lit. 'terrible')

Note: Object of 'dhik'.

धिक् (dhik) - woe to! shame upon! (fie! shame! woe to! curse upon!)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two curses.

मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Possessive for 'pitaram'.

मन्दम् (mandam) - dull, weak-witted (dull, slow, foolish, weak)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manda

manda - dull, slow, foolish, weak, feeble

Note: Agrees with 'pitaram'.

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Object of 'dhik'.

मूढचेतसम् (mūḍhacetasam) - foolish-minded (foolish-minded, ignorant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mūḍhacetas

mūḍhacetas - foolish-minded, bewildered-hearted, stupid

Bahuvrihi compound 'mūḍha' (bewildered) + 'cetas' (mind/heart).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mūḍha+cetas)

• mūḍha – foolish, bewildered, ignorant
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root √muh (to be perplexed).
  Root: muh (class 4)
• cetas – mind, intelligence, heart
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'pitaram'.

येन (yena) - by whom (by whom (masculine/neuter))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'pitaram' as the agent.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

वीर्यशुल्केन (vīryaśulkena) - by the bridal price of valor (vīryaśulka) (by the price of valor, as a bride-price of heroism)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vīryaśulka

vīryaśulka - a price paid in valor/prowess (e.g., winning a contest to obtain a bride), bride-price of heroism

Compound of 'vīrya' (valor) and 'śulka' (price, fee, dowry).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīrya+śulka)

• vīrya – valor, heroism, energy, strength
  noun (neuter)
• śulka – price, fee, toll, nuptial fee, dowry
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrument of the action 'praveritā'.

पण्यस्त्रीवत् (paṇyastrīvat) - like a purchased woman (paṇyastrī) (like a purchased woman, like a market woman, like a prostitute)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'paṇyastrī' with suffix '-vat'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṇya+strī+vat)

• paṇya – to be sold, marketable, merchandise
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of √paṇ (to barter, sell).
  Root: paṇ (class 1)
• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)
• vat – like, as if
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

Note: Adverbial modifier for 'praveritā'.

प्रवेरिता (praveritā) - delivered, given away (sent forth, delivered, given away)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praverita

praverita - sent forth, delivered, impelled, given away

Past Passive Participle

PPP of pra-√īr (to move, send forth, deliver).

Prefix: pra

Root: īr (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'aham' (implied verb 'asmi').