महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-37, verse-28

घृणी राजा पुंश्चली राजभृत्यः पुत्रो भ्राता विधवा बालपुत्रा ।
सेनाजीवी चोद्धृतभक्त एव व्यवहारे वै वर्जनीयाः स्युरेते ॥२८॥

28. ghṛṇī rājā puṁścalī rājabhṛtyaḥ; putro bhrātā vidhavā bālaputrā ,
senājīvī coddhṛtabhakta eva; vyavahāre vai varjanīyāḥ syurete.

28. ghṛṇī rājā puṃścalī rājabhṛtyaḥ
putraḥ bhrātā vidhavā bālaputrā
senājīvī ca uddhṛtabhaktaḥ eva
vyavahāre vai varjanīyāḥ syuḥ ete

28. These are indeed to be avoided in (legal or financial) dealings (vyavahāra): a malicious king, an unchaste woman, a royal official, a son, a brother, a widow with young children, and a mercenary who has already received his assigned portion (bhakta).

Words meanings summery:

• घृणी (ghṛṇī) - malicious, hateful, censorious

• राजा (rājā) - king

• पुंश्चली (puṁścalī) - an unchaste woman, prostitute

• राजभृत्यः (rājabhṛtyaḥ) - a king's servant, royal official

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• विधवा (vidhavā) - widow

• बालपुत्रा (bālaputrā) - having young children

• सेनाजीवी (senājīvī) - a mercenary, living by the army

• च (ca) - and

• उद्धृतभक्तः (uddhṛtabhaktaḥ) - one whose share of food/payment has been taken out/assigned

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• व्यवहारे (vyavahāre) - in business, in transactions, in legal matters

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• वर्जनीयाः (varjanīyāḥ) - to be avoided, shunned

• स्युः (syuḥ) - they would be

• एते (ete) - these

Words meanings and morphology

घृणी (ghṛṇī) - malicious, hateful, censorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghṛṇin

ghṛṇin - hateful, malicious, censorious, despicable, compassionate

Derived from √ghṛṇ (to shine, burn; also to hate)

Root: ghṛṇ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rājā'

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root: rāj (class 1)

पुंश्चली (puṁścalī) - an unchaste woman, prostitute

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṃścalī

puṁścalī - an unchaste woman, prostitute, harlot

Compound 'puṃs' (man, male) + 'calī' (wanderer), Bahuvrihi

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (puṃs+calī)

• puṃs – man, male, human being
  noun (masculine)
• calī – wandering (feminine form)
  adjective (feminine)
  Present Active Participle (feminine)
  Feminine of 'calin' from √cal (to move, wander)
  Root: cal (class 1)

राजभृत्यः (rājabhṛtyaḥ) - a king's servant, royal official

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājabhṛtya

rājabhṛtya - king's servant, royal official

Compound 'rāja' (king) + 'bhṛtya' (servant)

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī-Tatpuruṣa (rājan+bhṛtya)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• bhṛtya – servant, dependent, to be supported
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From √bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

विधवा (vidhavā) - widow

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidhavā

vidhavā - widow, a woman whose husband is dead

बालपुत्रा (bālaputrā) - having young children

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bālaputrā

bālaputrā - having young children

Compound 'bāla' (young) + 'putrā' (having children), Bahuvrihi

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bāla+putra)

• bāla – young, child, inexperienced
  adjective (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vidhavā'

सेनाजीवी (senājīvī) - a mercenary, living by the army

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of senājīvin

senājīvin - one living by the army, a mercenary

Compound 'senā' (army) + 'jīvin' (living by)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (senā+jīvin)

• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• jīvin – living, existing, living by
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From √jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उद्धृतभक्तः (uddhṛtabhaktaḥ) - one whose share of food/payment has been taken out/assigned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uddhṛtabhakta

uddhṛtabhakta - one whose portion of food/wages has been taken out or assigned

Compound 'uddhṛta' (taken out) + 'bhakta' (food, portion), Bahuvrihi

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (uddhṛta+bhakta)

• uddhṛta – taken out, extracted, allotted, supported
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ud + √hṛ (to take out)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• bhakta – food, share, portion, worshipped
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhaj (to divide, obtain, worship)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

व्यवहारे (vyavahāre) - in business, in transactions, in legal matters

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - transaction, business, legal dispute, conduct

From vi + ava + √hṛ (to carry, manage)

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

वर्जनीयाः (varjanīyāḥ) - to be avoided, shunned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of varjanīya

varjanīya - to be avoided, to be shunned, objectionable

Gerundive/Potential Passive Participle

From √vṛj (to avoid, abandon)

Root: vṛj (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'ete' (these)

स्युः (syuḥ) - they would be

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Optative Mood

3rd person plural, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of 'syuḥ'