महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-33, verse-74

स्त्रियोऽक्षा मृगया पानं वाक्पारुष्यं च पञ्चमम् ।
महच्च दण्डपारुष्यमर्थदूषणमेव च ॥७४॥

74. striyo'kṣā mṛgayā pānaṁ vākpāruṣyaṁ ca pañcamam ,
mahacca daṇḍapāruṣyamarthadūṣaṇameva ca.

74. striyaḥ akṣāḥ mṛgayā pānam vākpāruṣyam ca pañcamam
mahat ca daṇḍapāruṣyam arthadūṣaṇam eva ca

74. Women, gambling (akṣa), hunting, drinking, and harsh speech (vākpāruṣya) as the fifth, then severe harshness in punishment (daṇḍapāruṣya) and misuse of wealth (arthadūṣaṇa) are also among these [faults].

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• अक्षाः (akṣāḥ) - dice, gambling

• मृगया (mṛgayā) - hunting, chase

• पानम् (pānam) - drinking, especially alcoholic beverages

• वाक्पारुष्यम् (vākpāruṣyam) - harsh speech, abusive language

• च (ca) - and, also

• पञ्चमम् (pañcamam) - the fifth

• महत् (mahat) - great, severe, important

• च (ca) - and, also

• दण्डपारुष्यम् (daṇḍapāruṣyam) - harshness in punishment, severe punishment

• अर्थदूषणम् (arthadūṣaṇam) - misuse of wealth, corruption of wealth, embezzlement

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, also

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: One of the seven vices.

अक्षाः (akṣāḥ) - dice, gambling

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of akṣa

akṣa - dice, gaming-dice, gambling, die, axle

मृगया (mṛgayā) - hunting, chase

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgayā

mṛgayā - hunting, chase, pursuit of wild animals

From root mṛg (to hunt, chase).

Root: mṛg (class 1)

पानम् (pānam) - drinking, especially alcoholic beverages

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāna

pāna - drinking, beverage, drink

From root pā (to drink).

Root: pā (class 1)

वाक्पारुष्यम् (vākpāruṣyam) - harsh speech, abusive language

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākpāruṣya

vākpāruṣya - harshness of speech, abusive language

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāc+pāruṣya)

• vāc – speech, word, voice
  noun (feminine)
  From root vac (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)
• pāruṣya – harshness, roughness, cruelty
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from paruṣa (harsh, rough).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पञ्चमम् (pañcamam) - the fifth

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pañcama

pañcama - fifth

Derived from pañcan (five) with -ma suffix for ordinal number.

महत् (mahat) - great, severe, important

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, severe

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दण्डपारुष्यम् (daṇḍapāruṣyam) - harshness in punishment, severe punishment

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daṇḍapāruṣya

daṇḍapāruṣya - harshness of punishment, severity in chastisement

Compound type : tatpurusha (daṇḍa+pāruṣya)

• daṇḍa – stick, rod, punishment, scepter
  noun (masculine)
• pāruṣya – harshness, roughness, cruelty
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from paruṣa (harsh, rough).

अर्थदूषणम् (arthadūṣaṇam) - misuse of wealth, corruption of wealth, embezzlement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arthadūṣaṇa

arthadūṣaṇa - corruption of wealth, misuse of money

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+dūṣaṇa)

• artha – wealth, property, purpose, meaning
  noun (masculine)
• dūṣaṇa – corruption, defilement, spoiling, misuse
  noun (neuter)
  From root duṣ (to be bad, corrupt).
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, also

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)