महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-113, verse-27

भर्ता भार्यां राजपुत्रि धर्म्यं वाधर्म्यमेव वा ।
यद्ब्रूयात्तत्तथा कार्यमिति धर्मविदो विदुः ॥२७॥

27. bhartā bhāryāṁ rājaputri dharmyaṁ vādharmyameva vā ,
yadbrūyāttattathā kāryamiti dharmavido viduḥ.

27. bhartā bhāryām rājaputri dharmyam vā adharmyam eva
vā yat brūyāt tat tathā kāryam iti dharmavidaḥ viduḥ

27. O princess, whatever a husband instructs his wife, whether it is in accordance with natural law (dharma) or not, must be carried out. This is what those who understand natural law (dharma) know.

Words meanings summery:

• भर्ता (bhartā) - husband (husband, sustainer, supporter, master)

• भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife (wife, one to be supported)

• राजपुत्रि (rājaputri) - O princess (O princess, daughter of a king)

• धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (righteous, lawful, in accordance with (dharma), virtuous)

• वा (vā) - or

• अधर्म्यम् (adharmyam) - against natural law (dharma) (unrighteous, unlawful, against (dharma), evil)

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

• वा (vā) - or

• यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that (relative pronoun))

• ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - should instruct (should speak, should say, should tell)

• तत् (tat) - that (instruction) (that, it (correlative pronoun))

• तथा (tathā) - accordingly (thus, so, in that manner)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - must be carried out, should be done (to be done, duty, action, work)

• इति (iti) - this (is what) (thus, so, this (introduces or concludes a quote or thought))

• धर्मविदः (dharmavidaḥ) - those who understand natural law (dharma) (knowers of (dharma), those who understand law/righteousness)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

Words meanings and morphology

भर्ता (bhartā) - husband (husband, sustainer, supporter, master)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, sustainer, supporter, master

Agent noun from root bhṛ

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife (wife, one to be supported)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, one to be supported

Gerundive

Feminine of bhārya (gerundive of bhṛ)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

राजपुत्रि (rājaputri) - O princess (O princess, daughter of a king)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of rājaputrī

rājaputrī - princess, daughter of a king

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+putrī)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• putrī – daughter
  noun (feminine)

Note: The base is rājaputrī, vocative singular is rājaputri.

धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (righteous, lawful, in accordance with (dharma), virtuous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmya

dharmya - righteous, lawful, in accordance with (dharma), virtuous

Note: Qualifies an implied 'act' or 'instruction' which is neuter.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अधर्म्यम् (adharmyam) - against natural law (dharma) (unrighteous, unlawful, against (dharma), evil)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adharmya

adharmya - unrighteous, unlawful, against (dharma), evil

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+dharmya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dharmya – righteous, lawful, in accordance with (dharma)
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'act' or 'instruction' which is neuter.

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

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - whatever (what, which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that

Note: Refers to the instruction/word.

ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - should instruct (should speak, should say, should tell)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of brū

Optative

3rd person singular active optative

Root: brū (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (instruction) (that, it (correlative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Correlative to `yat`.

तथा (tathā) - accordingly (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - must be carried out, should be done (to be done, duty, action, work)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, work

Gerundive

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of gerundive from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can function as a noun or as a passive participle/gerundive adjective. Here, it functions predicatively.

इति (iti) - this (is what) (thus, so, this (introduces or concludes a quote or thought))

(indeclinable)

धर्मविदः (dharmavidaḥ) - those who understand natural law (dharma) (knowers of (dharma), those who understand law/righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmavid

dharmavid - knower of (dharma), one who understands law/righteousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+vid)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vid – knower
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Sandhi 's' -> 'ḥ' before 'v'.

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present

3rd person plural active present indicative

Root: vid (class 2)