महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-33, verse-72

प्रमदाः कामयानेषु यजमानेषु याजकाः ।
राजा विवदमानेषु नित्यं मूर्खेषु पण्डिताः ॥७२॥

72. pramadāḥ kāmayāneṣu yajamāneṣu yājakāḥ ,
rājā vivadamāneṣu nityaṁ mūrkheṣu paṇḍitāḥ.

72. pramadāḥ kāmayāneṣu yajamāneṣu yājakāḥ
rājā vivadamāneṣu nityam mūrkheṣu paṇḍitāḥ

72. kāmayāneṣu pramadāḥ yajamāneṣu yājakāḥ vivadamāneṣu
rājā mūrkheṣu paṇḍitāḥ nityam (santīti)

72. Charming women are (authoritative or influential) among those desiring. Officiating priests are (essential) for patrons performing Vedic rituals (yajña). The king is (the arbiter) among those in dispute. And always, scholars are (the guide) among fools.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रमदाः (pramadāḥ) - charming women, beautiful women

• कामयानेषु (kāmayāneṣu) - among those desiring, among lovers, among passionate men

• यजमानेषु (yajamāneṣu) - among the patrons/performers of Vedic rituals (yajñas)

• याजकाः (yājakāḥ) - officiating priests

• राजा (rājā) - the king, ruler

• विवदमानेषु (vivadamāneṣu) - among those disputing, among contenders, among litigants

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• मूर्खेषु (mūrkheṣu) - among fools, among ignorant people

• पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - scholars, wise persons

Words meanings and morphology

प्रमदाः (pramadāḥ) - charming women, beautiful women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pramadā

pramadā - charming woman, beautiful woman, woman who delights

From pra-√mad (to rejoice, be intoxicated)

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Acts as a nominal predicate.

कामयानेषु (kāmayāneṣu) - among those desiring, among lovers, among passionate men

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of kāmayāna

kāmayāna - desiring, longing for, a lover, passionate

Present Middle Participle

Present Middle Participle of the desiderative root √kām (from √kam 'to desire')

Root: kam (class 1)

यजमानेषु (yajamāneṣu) - among the patrons/performers of Vedic rituals (yajñas)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of yajamāna

yajamāna - patron of a Vedic ritual, one who performs a Vedic ritual, sacrificer

Present Middle Participle

Present Middle Participle of √yaj (to worship, to offer), used as a noun

Root: yaj (class 1)

याजकाः (yājakāḥ) - officiating priests

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yājaka

yājaka - officiating priest, sacrificer (one who causes a ritual to be performed)

Agent noun

Agent noun from the causative of √yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Acts as a nominal predicate.

राजा (rājā) - the king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Acts as a nominal predicate.

विवदमानेषु (vivadamāneṣu) - among those disputing, among contenders, among litigants

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of vivadamāna

vivadamāna - disputing, contending, arguing, litigating

Present Middle Participle

Present Middle Participle of vi-√vad (to dispute)

Prefix: vi

Root: vad (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of 'nitya' used adverbially

Note: Adverbial usage.

मूर्खेषु (mūrkheṣu) - among fools, among ignorant people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mūrkha

mūrkha - fool, ignorant person, stupid

From √mūrcch (to be bewildered, faint)

Root: mūrcch (class 1)

पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - scholars, wise persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - scholar, learned man, wise, expert

From √paṇḍ (to collect knowledge), suffix -ita

Root: paṇḍ (class 1)

Note: Acts as a nominal predicate.