महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-30, verse-36

अलंकृता वस्त्रवत्यः सुगन्धा अबीभत्साः सुखिता भोगवत्यः ।
लघु यासां दर्शनं वाक्च लघ्वी वेशस्त्रियः कुशलं तात पृच्छेः ॥३६॥

36. alaṁkṛtā vastravatyaḥ sugandhā; abībhatsāḥ sukhitā bhogavatyaḥ ,
laghu yāsāṁ darśanaṁ vākca laghvī; veśastriyaḥ kuśalaṁ tāta pṛccheḥ.

36. alaṃkṛtāḥ vastravatyaḥ sugandhāḥ
abībhatsāḥ sukhitāḥ bhogavatyaḥ |
laghu yāsāṃ darśanaṃ vāk ca laghvī
veśastriyaḥ kuśalaṃ tāta pṛccheḥ

36. O dear one, you should inquire about the welfare of the courtesans who are adorned, well-dressed, fragrant, appealing, happy, and enjoying pleasures, whose appearance is accessible and whose speech is light.

Words meanings summery:

• अलंकृताः (alaṁkṛtāḥ) - decorated, adorned, embellished

• वस्त्रवत्यः (vastravatyaḥ) - possessing clothes, well-dressed

• सुगन्धाः (sugandhāḥ) - fragrant, perfumed

• अबीभत्साः (abībhatsāḥ) - not repulsive, attractive, clean

• सुखिताः (sukhitāḥ) - happy, comfortable, joyful

• भोगवत्यः (bhogavatyaḥ) - possessing enjoyment, enjoying pleasures, experiencing enjoyment

• लघु (laghu) - easily accessible, quick or brief (light, easy, quick, small, insignificant)

• यासाम् (yāsām) - whose (referring to the courtesans) (whose, of whom)

• दर्शनम् (darśanam) - their physical presence or accessibility (sight, appearance, vision)

• वाक् (vāk) - speech, word, voice

• च (ca) - and

• लघ्वी (laghvī) - quick, brief, or delicate (speech) (light, quick, soft, small)

• वेशस्त्रियः (veśastriyaḥ) - courtesans, prostitutes

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being, health, prosperity

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (vocative address by an elder to a younger person or equal, used by Dhṛtarāṣṭra for Sañjaya) (O dear one, O father, O friend)

• पृच्छेः (pṛccheḥ) - you should ask, you should inquire

Words meanings and morphology

अलंकृताः (alaṁkṛtāḥ) - decorated, adorned, embellished

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of alaṃkṛta

alaṁkṛta - adorned, decorated, ornamented, embellished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do) with the prefix 'alam' (sufficiently, beautifully)

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वस्त्रवत्यः (vastravatyaḥ) - possessing clothes, well-dressed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vastravatī

vastravat - possessing clothes, well-dressed

Derived from 'vastra' (clothes) with the possessive suffix '-vat'

सुगन्धाः (sugandhāḥ) - fragrant, perfumed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sugandha

sugandha - fragrant, sweet-smelling; perfume

From 'su' (good) and 'gandha' (smell)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+gandha)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• gandha – smell, fragrance, scent
  noun (masculine)

अबीभत्साः (abībhatsāḥ) - not repulsive, attractive, clean

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of abībhatsa

abībhatsa - not disgusting, not repulsive, appealing, clean

From 'a' (negation) + 'bībhatsa' (disgusting, repulsive), a desiderative formation from √bhī (to fear)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bībhatsa)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• bībhatsa – disgusting, repulsive, loathsome
  adjective (masculine)
  Desiderative from root 'bhī' (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

सुखिताः (sukhitāḥ) - happy, comfortable, joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sukhita

sukhita - happy, delighted, comfortable, pleased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'sukha' (happiness) + suffix '-ita'

Root: sukh (class 10)

भोगवत्यः (bhogavatyaḥ) - possessing enjoyment, enjoying pleasures, experiencing enjoyment

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhogavatī

bhogavat - possessing enjoyment, enjoying pleasures, experiencing pleasure or sustenance

Derived from 'bhoga' (enjoyment, pleasure) with the possessive suffix '-vat'

लघु (laghu) - easily accessible, quick or brief (light, easy, quick, small, insignificant)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of laghu

laghu - light, quick, easy, small, short, trifling, insignificant

Note: Here used adverbially or as a predicate adjective with 'darśanam'.

यासाम् (yāsām) - whose (referring to the courtesans) (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of yat

yat - who, which, what, that

दर्शनम् (darśanam) - their physical presence or accessibility (sight, appearance, vision)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, sight, appearance, vision, philosophy

Derived from the root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वाक् (vāk) - speech, word, voice

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

लघ्वी (laghvī) - quick, brief, or delicate (speech) (light, quick, soft, small)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of laghu

laghu - light, quick, easy, small, short, trifling, insignificant

वेशस्त्रियः (veśastriyaḥ) - courtesans, prostitutes

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of veśastrī

veśastrī - courtesan, prostitute

Compound of 'veśa' (house of ill fame, public place) and 'strī' (woman)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (veśa+strī)

• veśa – house of ill fame, brothel; entrance, abode, dwelling
  noun (masculine)
• strī – woman, wife, female
  noun (feminine)

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being, health, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - skilful, clever, well, healthy, prosperous; welfare, well-being

तात (tāta) - O dear one (vocative address by an elder to a younger person or equal, used by Dhṛtarāṣṭra for Sañjaya) (O dear one, O father, O friend)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, friend, dear one (vocative)

पृच्छेः (pṛccheḥ) - you should ask, you should inquire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of prach

Root verb of Class 6, Parasmaipada

Root: prach (class 6)