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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-113, verse-18

भार्यां तथा व्युच्चरतः कौमारीं ब्रह्मचारिणीम् ।
पतिव्रतामेतदेव भविता पातकं भुवि ॥१८॥
18. bhāryāṁ tathā vyuccarataḥ kaumārīṁ brahmacāriṇīm ,
pativratāmetadeva bhavitā pātakaṁ bhuvi.
18. bhāryām tathā vyuccarataḥ kaumārīm brahmacāriṇīm
pativratām etat eva bhavitā pātakam bhuvi
18. Similarly, for a man who abandons his wife—one who has remained a virgin (kaumārī), observed sacred vows (brahmacāriṇī), and is devoted to her husband (pativratā)—this same sin (pātaka) shall befall him on earth.

Words meanings summery:

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  • भार्याम् (bhāryām) - his wife (wife)
  • तथा (tathā) - similarly (similarly, thus, so)
  • व्युच्चरतः (vyuccarataḥ) - for a man who abandons (of one who is abandoning, of one who is transgressing)
  • कौमारीम् (kaumārīm) - a virgin (virgin, maiden, belonging to a kumārī)
  • ब्रह्मचारिणीम् (brahmacāriṇīm) - one who observes sacred vows (brahmacāriṇī) (observing sacred studies, chaste, celibate)
  • पतिव्रताम् (pativratām) - devoted to her husband (pativratā) (devoted to her husband, chaste)
  • एतत् (etat) - this same (sin) (this)
  • एव (eva) - same, indeed (indeed, only, just)
  • भविता (bhavitā) - shall occur (will be, will happen)
  • पातकम् (pātakam) - sin (pātaka) (sin, crime)
  • भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on the earth, in the world)

Words meanings and morphology

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - his wife (wife)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife, woman to be maintained
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
From root bhṛ (to bear, maintain) with ṇya suffix, feminine.
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
Note: Object of vyuccarataḥ.
तथा (tathā) - similarly (similarly, thus, so)
(indeclinable)
व्युच्चरतः (vyuccarataḥ) - for a man who abandons (of one who is abandoning, of one who is transgressing)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vyuccarat
vyuccarat - abandoning, transgressing, going out
Present Active Participle
Derived from the verb root car (to move/go) with prefixes vi and ud, forming vyuccar, and then the śatṛ (at) suffix.
Prefixes: vi+ud
Root: car (class 1)
Note: The agent is implied, usually 'of a man'. The dative sense 'for' is also possible with genitive.
कौमारीम् (kaumārīm) - a virgin (virgin, maiden, belonging to a kumārī)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kaumārī
kaumārī - virgin, maiden, young girl, one who observes celibacy
Derived from kumāra (boy, youth) + ī (feminine suffix).
ब्रह्मचारिणीम् (brahmacāriṇīm) - one who observes sacred vows (brahmacāriṇī) (observing sacred studies, chaste, celibate)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of brahmacāriṇī
brahmacāriṇī - female observer of sacred study or celibacy, chaste woman
Feminine form of brahmacārin. Compound: brahman (Veda/sacred knowledge) + cārin (practicing/following).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (brahman+cārin)
  • brahman – sacred knowledge, Veda, ultimate reality (brahman)
    noun (neuter)
  • cārin – practicing, observing, going, moving
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun from root car
    Derived from root car (to move/practice) with suffix ṇin. Agent noun/adjective.
    Root: car (class 1)
पतिव्रताम् (pativratām) - devoted to her husband (pativratā) (devoted to her husband, chaste)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pativratā
pativratā - a faithful and devoted wife, a chaste woman
Bahuvrihi compound.
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (pati+vrata)
  • pati – husband, lord, master
    noun (masculine)
  • vrata – vow, sacred observance, duty, sacred work
    noun (neuter)
एतत् (etat) - this same (sin) (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etas
etas - this, this one
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to pātakam.
एव (eva) - same, indeed (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
भविता (bhavitā) - shall occur (will be, will happen)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, future (luṭ) of bhū
Periphrastic future, equivalent to bhaviṣyati.
Root: bhū (class 1)
पातकम् (pātakam) - sin (pātaka) (sin, crime)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pātaka
pātaka - sin, crime, causing downfall, sinful act
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Subject of bhavitā.
भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on the earth, in the world)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, ground, world, place
Note: Locative of place.