महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-209, verse-4

अवध्यास्तु स्त्रियः सृष्टा मन्यन्ते धर्मचिन्तकाः ।
तस्माद्धर्मेण धर्मज्ञ नास्मान्हिंसितुमर्हसि ॥४॥

4. avadhyāstu striyaḥ sṛṣṭā manyante dharmacintakāḥ ,
tasmāddharmeṇa dharmajña nāsmānhiṁsitumarhasi.

4. avadhyāḥ tu striyaḥ sṛṣṭāḥ manyante dharmacintakāḥ
| tasmāt dharmeṇa dharmajña na asmān hiṃsitum arhasi

4. However, those who ponder natural law (dharma) consider women to be inviolable, having been created as such. Therefore, O knower of natural law (dharma), you ought not to harm us, in accordance with natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• अवध्याः (avadhyāḥ) - not to be killed, inviolable

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed, on the other hand)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, wives

• सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - having been created (created, manifested, produced)

• मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they consider, they think, they believe

• धर्मचिन्तकाः (dharmacintakāḥ) - thinkers on natural law (dharma) (thinkers of natural law (dharma), those who ponder religious duties)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (by natural law (dharma), by one's duty)

• धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law (dharma) (O knower of natural law (dharma), O wise in duty)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• हिंसितुम् (hiṁsitum) - to harm, to injure, to kill

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

अवध्याः (avadhyāḥ) - not to be killed, inviolable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of avadhya

avadhya - not to be killed, inviolable, harmless

Gerundive

Negative prefix 'a-' + gerundive from root 'vadh'

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vadhya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vadhya – to be killed, killable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'vadh'
  Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'striyaḥ'.

तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, wives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - having been created (created, manifested, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, manifested, produced

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'striyaḥ'.

मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they consider, they think, they believe

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of man

Root: man (class 4)

धर्मचिन्तकाः (dharmacintakāḥ) - thinkers on natural law (dharma) (thinkers of natural law (dharma), those who ponder religious duties)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmacintaka

dharmacintaka - one who reflects on natural law (dharma), religious thinker

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+cintaka)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• cintaka – thinker, ponderer, considerer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'cint'
  Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Subject of 'manyante'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(indeclinable)

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (by natural law (dharma), by one's duty)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law (dharma) (O knower of natural law (dharma), O wise in duty)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of natural law (dharma), one who knows his duty

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'jñā'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

हिंसितुम् (hiṁsitum) - to harm, to injure, to kill

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root hiṃs

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)