महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-224, verse-31

नैव भार्येति विश्वासः कार्यः पुंसा कथंचन ।
न हि कार्यमनुध्याति भार्या पुत्रवती सती ॥३१॥

31. naiva bhāryeti viśvāsaḥ kāryaḥ puṁsā kathaṁcana ,
na hi kāryamanudhyāti bhāryā putravatī satī.

31. na eva bhāryā iti viśvāsaḥ kāryaḥ puṃsā kathaṃcana
na hi kāryam anudhyāti bhāryā putravatī satī

31. A man should never place complete trust in his wife in any circumstance, because a wife who has a son does not truly consider her husband's welfare (kārya).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, neither

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

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife, married woman

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, indicating direct speech or thought

• विश्वासः (viśvāsaḥ) - trust, confidence, faith

• कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - to be placed (trust) (to be done, proper, duty, activity, work, purpose)

• पुंसा (puṁsā) - by a man, by a male person

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any circumstance (in any way, somehow, by any means, ever)

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - welfare, duty, purpose, action, work

• अनुध्याति (anudhyāti) - considers, reflects upon, meditates on

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife, married woman

• पुत्रवती (putravatī) - having a son, having children

• सती (satī) - being (such a wife) (being, existing, virtuous woman)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife, married woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, married woman

Gerundive

Derived from root √bhṛ (to bear, carry) with the suffix -ya, meaning 'to be borne' or 'to be supported', referring to a woman who is to be maintained by her husband.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

विश्वासः (viśvāsaḥ) - trust, confidence, faith

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāsa

viśvāsa - trust, confidence, faith

Derived from vi-√śvas (to trust, believe)

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - to be placed (trust) (to be done, proper, duty, activity, work, purpose)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper, duty, activity, work, purpose

Gerundive

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make) with the suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुंसा (puṁsā) - by a man, by a male person

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puṃs

puṁs - man, male person, human being

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - in any circumstance (in any way, somehow, by any means, ever)

(indeclinable)

Formed from katham (how) and cana (a particle implying indefiniteness)

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - welfare, duty, purpose, action, work

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper, duty, activity, work, purpose

Gerundive

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make) with the suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अनुध्याति (anudhyāti) - considers, reflects upon, meditates on

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of anudhyā

Anu-prefix + root √dhyai (to meditate, contemplate)

Prefix: anu

Root: dhyai (class 1)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife, married woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, married woman

Gerundive

Derived from root √bhṛ (to bear, carry) with the suffix -ya, meaning 'to be borne' or 'to be supported', referring to a woman who is to be maintained by her husband.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

पुत्रवती (putravatī) - having a son, having children

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of putravat

putravat - having a son, having children

Derived from putra (son) with the possessive suffix -vat.

सती (satī) - being (such a wife) (being, existing, virtuous woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root √as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)