महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-43, verse-7

स तत्र समयं चक्रे भार्यया सह सत्तमः ।
विप्रियं मे न कर्तव्यं न च वाच्यं कदाचन ॥७॥

7. sa tatra samayaṁ cakre bhāryayā saha sattamaḥ ,
vipriyaṁ me na kartavyaṁ na ca vācyaṁ kadācana.

7. sa tatra samayam cakre bhāryayā saha sattamaḥ
vipriyam me na kartavyam na ca vācyam kadācana

7. There, that best of men made an agreement with his wife: 'Nothing disagreeable should ever be done to me, nor should anything (disagreeable) be spoken to me.'

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - That (man/husband) (he, that)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (at that place/time) (there, then)

• समयम् (samayam) - an agreement, a condition (agreement, condition, time, appointment)

• चक्रे (cakre) - made (an agreement) (made, did, performed)

• भार्यया (bhāryayā) - with his wife (by the wife, with the wife)

• सह (saha) - with (with, accompanied by)

• सत्तमः (sattamaḥ) - that best of men (referring to the husband) (the best, the most excellent)

• विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - anything disagreeable or unpleasant (unpleasant, disagreeable, disliked thing)

• मे (me) - to me (dative of interest) (to me, for me, my)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done (to be done, proper to be done, duty)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - nor (in combination with preceding 'na') (and, also, moreover)

• वाच्यम् (vācyam) - should be spoken/said (to be spoken, to be said)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever (ever, at any time, never (with negation))

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - That (man/husband) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत्र (tatra) - there (at that place/time) (there, then)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' + 'tra' suffix.

समयम् (samayam) - an agreement, a condition (agreement, condition, time, appointment)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - agreement, contract, condition, time, convention

From sam + i (to go) + aya

Root: i (class 2)

चक्रे (cakre) - made (an agreement) (made, did, performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: From root kṛ (to do, make)

भार्यया (bhāryayā) - with his wife (by the wife, with the wife)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, a woman to be supported

From root bhṛ (to bear, support) + ṇyaT suffix (passive participle) + feminine ā

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

सह (saha) - with (with, accompanied by)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition/postposition

सत्तमः (sattamaḥ) - that best of men (referring to the husband) (the best, the most excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sattama

sattama - best, most excellent, most virtuous

superlative

From 'sat' (good, existent) + '-tama' (superlative suffix)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'sa' (he)

विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - anything disagreeable or unpleasant (unpleasant, disagreeable, disliked thing)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vipriya

vipriya - disagreeable, unpleasant, disliked, enemy

Formed with prefix 'vi-' (negation/opposite) + 'priya' (dear, pleasant)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (vi+priya)

• vi – apart, astray, intensive, negative
  prefix
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant, agreeable
  adjective
  From root prī (to please)
  Root: prī (class 4)

Note: Subject of passive verb 'kartavyam'

मे (me) - to me (dative of interest) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Dative case, indicating recipient of action or interest.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done (to be done, proper to be done, duty)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, obligation

verbal adjective (future passive participle)

From root kṛ (to do, make) + tavyaT suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective agreeing with 'vipriyam'

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (in combination with preceding 'na') (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with preceding 'na' to mean 'nor'

वाच्यम् (vācyam) - should be spoken/said (to be spoken, to be said)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vācya

vācya - to be spoken, to be said, mentionable, to be declared

verbal adjective (future passive participle)

From root vac (to speak) + ṇyaT suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective, implicitly agreeing with 'vipriyam'

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever (ever, at any time, never (with negation))

(indeclinable)

From 'kadā' (when) + 'cana' (ever)