महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-58, verse-6

ताभिः सह समापेतुर्ब्राह्मणाः संशितव्रताः ।
ऋतावृतौ नरव्याघ्र न कामान्नानृतौ तथा ॥६॥

6. tābhiḥ saha samāpeturbrāhmaṇāḥ saṁśitavratāḥ ,
ṛtāvṛtau naravyāghra na kāmānnānṛtau tathā.

6. tābhiḥ saha samāpetuḥ brāhmaṇāḥ saṃśitavratāḥ
ṛtau ṛtau naravyāghra na kāmān na anṛtau tathā

6. O Tiger among Men, those Brāhmaṇas of firm vows had intercourse with them (the Kṣatriya women) only during the proper season, not out of lust, and never during an improper time.

Words meanings summery:

• ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - with them (the Kṣatriya women) (with them, by them (feminine))

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

• समापेतुः (samāpetuḥ) - met, had intercourse (they came together, met, approached)

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the Brāhmaṇas (brahmins)

• संशितव्रताः (saṁśitavratāḥ) - of firm vows (of strict vows, with firm resolve)

• ऋतौ (ṛtau) - during the proper season (in the season, in the proper time)

• ऋतौ (ṛtau) - during the proper season (in the season, in the proper time)

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O Tiger among Men (O tiger among men! O excellent man!)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कामान् (kāmān) - out of lust/desire (desires, pleasures)

• न (na) - and never (not, no)

• अनृतौ (anṛtau) - during an improper time (in the unseasonable time, at an improper time)

• तथा (tathā) - and never (in such a way, implies similarly not at an improper time) (thus, so, similarly)

Words meanings and morphology

ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - with them (the Kṣatriya women) (with them, by them (feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to kṣatriyāḥ from previous verse.

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

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb

समापेतुः (samāpetuḥ) - met, had intercourse (they came together, met, approached)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of samāpat

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Subject is brāhmaṇāḥ.

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the Brāhmaṇas (brahmins)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, pertaining to Brahman or Brahmā

From Brahman + aṇ

Note: Subject of samāpetuḥ.

संशितव्रताः (saṁśitavratāḥ) - of firm vows (of strict vows, with firm resolve)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃśitavrata

saṁśitavrata - having firm or sharpened vows, resolute, austere

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sam+śita+vrata)

• sam – together, completely, intensely
  prefix/indeclinable
• śita – sharpened, keen, firm, strict
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root śo (to sharpen) + kta
  Root: śo (class 4)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice, rule
  noun (neuter)
  From root vṛ (to choose, to cover)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Adjective modifying brāhmaṇāḥ.

ऋतौ (ṛtau) - during the proper season (in the season, in the proper time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ṛtu

ṛtu - season, proper time for conception, menstruation

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Used iteratively.

ऋतौ (ṛtau) - during the proper season (in the season, in the proper time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ṛtu

ṛtu - season, proper time for conception, menstruation

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Used iteratively.

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O Tiger among Men (O tiger among men! O excellent man!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - a tiger among men, an excellent man, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)
  Root ghrā (to smell) with prefixes
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: ghrā (class 1)

Note: Addressee (likely Dhṛtarāṣṭra).

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Negates kāmān.

कामान् (kāmān) - out of lust/desire (desires, pleasures)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, love, wish, pleasure

From root kam (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Often used adverbially to denote a motive 'out of desire'.

न (na) - and never (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Connects with anṛtau.

अनृतौ (anṛtau) - during an improper time (in the unseasonable time, at an improper time)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of anṛtu

anṛtu - unseasonable, improper time, not in season

Formed with negative prefix 'an' from 'ṛtu'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ṛtu)

• an – not, non, un
  prefix/indeclinable
  Negative particle 'a' before a vowel.
• ṛtu – season, proper time for conception, menstruation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - and never (in such a way, implies similarly not at an improper time) (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' + 'thā' suffix

Note: Connects the negative statement about improper season.