महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-145, verse-31

सहधर्मचरीं दान्तां नित्यं मातृसमां मम ।
सखायं विहितां देवैर्नित्यं परमिकां गतिम् ॥३१॥

31. sahadharmacarīṁ dāntāṁ nityaṁ mātṛsamāṁ mama ,
sakhāyaṁ vihitāṁ devairnityaṁ paramikāṁ gatim.

31. sahadharmacarīm dāntām nityam mātṛsamām mama
sakhāyam vihitām devaiḥ nityam paramikām gatim

31. I cannot abandon my co-practitioner of natural law (sahadharmacarī), who is self-controlled, always like a mother to me, a friend, always ordained by the gods, and my supreme refuge.

31. (איך אוכל לנטוש) אותך, שותפתי לדרך היושר, השלווה, שהיית תמיד כאם בשבילי, ידידתי שהאלים הועידו לי, מפלטי העליון תמיד,

Words meanings summery:

• सहधर्मचरीम् (sahadharmacarīm) - one who performs dharma together, a lawful wife

• दान्ताम् (dāntām) - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• मातृसमाम् (mātṛsamām) - like a mother, mother-like

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• सखायम् (sakhāyam) - a friend, female companion

• विहिताम् (vihitām) - appointed, ordained, arranged

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• परमिकाम् (paramikām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• गतिम् (gatim) - goal, refuge, path, state

Words meanings and morphology

सहधर्मचरीम् (sahadharmacarīm) - one who performs dharma together, a lawful wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sahadharmacarī

sahadharmacarī - a wife, a co-practitioner of sacred duties (dharma)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+dharma+carī)

• saha – with, together, accompanying
  indeclinable
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• carī – one who moves/practices (feminine)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'car' (to move, practice)
  Root: car (class 1)

दान्ताम् (dāntām) - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined, calm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'dam' (to subdue, control) with past passive participle suffix -ta

Root: dam (class 4)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

मातृसमाम् (mātṛsamām) - like a mother, mother-like

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛsamā

mātṛsamā - like a mother, equal to a mother

Compound type : tatpurusha (mātṛ+samā)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• samā – like, similar, equal
  adjective (feminine)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

सखायम् (sakhāyam) - a friend, female companion

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sakhī

sakhī - female friend, female companion

विहिताम् (vihitām) - appointed, ordained, arranged

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vihita

vihita - appointed, ordained, arranged, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'dhā' with prefix 'vi' and past passive participle suffix -ta

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

परमिकाम् (paramikām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paramikā

paramika - supreme, highest, ultimate, principal

Derived from 'parama' (supreme) with suffix 'ika'

गतिम् (gatim) - goal, refuge, path, state

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, refuge, goal, state, destiny

Derived from the root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

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