महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-88, verse-73

पराश्रया वासुदेव या जीवामि धिगस्तु माम् ।
वृत्तेः कृपणलब्धाया अप्रतिष्ठैव ज्यायसी ॥७३॥

73. parāśrayā vāsudeva yā jīvāmi dhigastu mām ,
vṛtteḥ kṛpaṇalabdhāyā apratiṣṭhaiva jyāyasī.

73. parāśrayā vāsudeva yā jīvāmi dhik astu mām
vṛtteḥ kṛpaṇalabdhāyāḥ apratiṣṭhā eva jyāyasī

73. O Vasudeva, shame upon me, who lives dependent on others! Indeed, a lack of firm standing is better than a livelihood obtained miserably.

Words meanings summery:

• पराश्रया (parāśrayā) - dependent on others

• वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - O Vasudeva (vocative, referring to Krishna) (son of Vasudeva, Krishna)

• या (yā) - who (feminine) (who, which)

• जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live

• धिक् (dhik) - shame (interjection of reproach) (shame, fie, alas)

• अस्तु (astu) - let there be (let it be, may it be)

• माम् (mām) - me (the speaker) (me)

• वृत्तेः (vṛtteḥ) - from a livelihood (from livelihood, from conduct)

• कृपणलब्धायाः (kṛpaṇalabdhāyāḥ) - of a livelihood obtained miserably / through beggary (of that obtained miserably, of that acquired by pity)

• अप्रतिष्ठा (apratiṣṭhā) - a lack of firm standing / disgrace (instability, lack of firm stand, disgrace)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

• ज्यायसी (jyāyasī) - better, superior (better, superior, older)

Words meanings and morphology

पराश्रया (parāśrayā) - dependent on others

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parāśraya

parāśraya - dependent on others, relying on others

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (para+āśraya)

• para – other, another
  pronoun
• āśraya – refuge, reliance, support
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject of jīvāmi (the speaker, typically Draupadi).

वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - O Vasudeva (vocative, referring to Krishna) (son of Vasudeva, Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, epithet of Krishna

Note: Addressed to Krishna.

या (yā) - who (feminine) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to the speaker.

जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject is the implied 'I'.

धिक् (dhik) - shame (interjection of reproach) (shame, fie, alas)

(indeclinable)

Note: Expresses condemnation.

अस्तु (astu) - let there be (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used with dhik to mean 'shame on'.

माम् (mām) - me (the speaker) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Object of dhik astu.

वृत्तेः (vṛtteḥ) - from a livelihood (from livelihood, from conduct)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - livelihood, conduct, state, existence

From root vṛt (to turn, exist).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Denotes comparison (better than this livelihood).

कृपणलब्धायाः (kṛpaṇalabdhāyāḥ) - of a livelihood obtained miserably / through beggary (of that obtained miserably, of that acquired by pity)

(adjective)

Ablative, feminine, singular of kṛpaṇalabdha

kṛpaṇalabdha - obtained miserably, acquired with difficulty, gained by pity

Compound type : tṛtīyā tatpuruṣa (kṛpaṇa+labdha)

• kṛpaṇa – miserable, wretched, poor, stingy
  adjective
• labdha – obtained, gained, acquired
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root labh (to obtain).
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies vṛtteḥ.

अप्रतिष्ठा (apratiṣṭhā) - a lack of firm standing / disgrace (instability, lack of firm stand, disgrace)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apratiṣṭhā

apratiṣṭhā - instability, lack of firm position, disgrace

Compound type : nañ tatpuruṣa (a+pratiṣṭhā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pratiṣṭhā – firm standing, establishment, prestige
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of the comparison.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes apratiṣṭhā.

ज्यायसी (jyāyasī) - better, superior (better, superior, older)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jyāyas

jyāyas - better, greater, superior, older

Comparative form of 'bhṛśa' (much) or 'vṛddha' (old/great), but often stands on its own for 'better'.

Note: Predicate adjective for apratiṣṭhā.