महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-193, verse-42

ततोऽब्रवीद्यक्षपतिर्महात्मा यस्माददास्त्ववमन्येह यक्षान् ।
शिखण्डिने लक्षणं पापबुद्धे स्त्रीलक्षणं चाग्रहीः पापकर्मन् ॥४२॥

42. tato'bravīdyakṣapatirmahātmā; yasmādadāstvavamanyeha yakṣān ,
śikhaṇḍine lakṣaṇaṁ pāpabuddhe; strīlakṣaṇaṁ cāgrahīḥ pāpakarman.

42. tataḥ abravīt yakṣapatiḥ mahātmā
yasmāt adāḥ tvam avamanya iha yakṣān
śikhaṇḍine lakṣaṇam pāpabuddhe
strīlakṣaṇam ca agrahīḥ pāpakarmant

42. tataḥ mahātmā yakṣapatiḥ abravīt
pāpabuddhe pāpakarmant yasmāt tvam
iha yakṣān avamanya śikhaṇḍine
lakṣaṇam adāḥ ca strīlakṣaṇam agrahīḥ

42. Then the great-souled lord of yakṣas spoke: "Because you, O evil-minded one, despising the yakṣas here, gave masculine characteristics to Śikhaṇḍin, and you, O evil-doer, accepted feminine characteristics..."

Words meanings summery:

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

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• यक्षपतिः (yakṣapatiḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) (lord of yakṣas)

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled, noble-minded

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which

• अदाः (adāḥ) - you gave

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अवमन्य (avamanya) - having despised, having disregarded

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• यक्षान् (yakṣān) - yakṣas

• शिखण्डिने (śikhaṇḍine) - to Śikhaṇḍin

• लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - masculine characteristics/gender (mark, characteristic, sign)

• पापबुद्धे (pāpabuddhe) - O evil-minded one

• स्त्रीलक्षणम् (strīlakṣaṇam) - feminine characteristic, female gender

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अग्रहीः (agrahīḥ) - you accepted, you took

• पापकर्मन्त् (pāpakarmant) - O evil-doer, O sinful person

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect 3rd Person Singular Active

Root brū, imperfect tense (laṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada).

Root: brū (class 2)

यक्षपतिः (yakṣapatiḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) (lord of yakṣas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣapati

yakṣapati - lord of yakṣas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yakṣa+pati)

• yakṣa – a class of nature-spirits, typically benevolent but sometimes mischievous
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled, noble-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which

(indeclinable)

अदाः (adāḥ) - you gave

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of dā

Aorist 2nd Person Singular Active

Root dā, aorist tense (luṅ), 2nd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada).

Root: dā (class 3)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

अवमन्य (avamanya) - having despised, having disregarded

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Gerund formed from root man with prefix ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

यक्षान् (yakṣān) - yakṣas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of nature-spirits, typically benevolent but sometimes mischievous

शिखण्डिने (śikhaṇḍine) - to Śikhaṇḍin

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Śikhaṇḍin (a character in the Mahābhārata)

लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - masculine characteristics/gender (mark, characteristic, sign)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa

lakṣaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, token, attribute, definition

पापबुद्धे (pāpabuddhe) - O evil-minded one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāpabuddhi

pāpabuddhi - evil-minded, having a sinful intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa+buddhi)

• pāpa – evil, bad, sinful, wicked
  adjective (neuter)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind, reason
  noun (feminine)

स्त्रीलक्षणम् (strīlakṣaṇam) - feminine characteristic, female gender

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of strīlakṣaṇa

strīlakṣaṇa - feminine characteristic, sign of a woman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+lakṣaṇa)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अग्रहीः (agrahīḥ) - you accepted, you took

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of grah

Aorist 2nd Person Singular Active

Root grah, aorist tense (luṅ), 2nd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada).

Root: grah (class 9)

पापकर्मन्त् (pāpakarmant) - O evil-doer, O sinful person

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāpakarmant

pāpakarmant - evil-doer, one who commits sinful acts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa+karman)

• pāpa – evil, bad, sinful
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)