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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-60, verse-14

बुद्धिर्लज्जा मतिश्चैव पत्न्यो धर्मस्य ता दश ।
द्वाराण्येतानि धर्मस्य विहितानि स्वयंभुवा ॥१४॥
14. buddhirlajjā matiścaiva patnyo dharmasya tā daśa ,
dvārāṇyetāni dharmasya vihitāni svayaṁbhuvā.
14. buddhiḥ lajjā matiḥ ca eva patnyaḥ dharmasya tāḥ
daśa | dvārāṇi etāni dharmasya vihitāni svayaṃbhuvā
14. Intellect, modesty, and mental faculty are indeed wives of Dharma. These are the ten doors to Dharma, established by Svayambhu (the self-born creator).

Words meanings summery:

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  • बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - the faculty of intellect or discrimination (intellect, understanding, mind)
  • लज्जा (lajjā) - modesty, a virtue (modesty, shame, bashfulness)
  • मतिः (matiḥ) - mental faculty, intelligence (thought, intelligence, opinion, mind)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizes the preceding statement (indeed, only, just so)
  • पत्न्यः (patnyaḥ) - wives (personifications of qualities) (wives)
  • धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of Dharma (righteous conduct/duty, personified) (of Dharma, of righteousness, of duty)
  • ताः (tāḥ) - those (referring to the qualities mentioned) (those (feminine plural nom/acc))
  • दश (daśa) - ten
  • द्वाराणि (dvārāṇi) - means, avenues, doors (doors, gates)
  • एतानि (etāni) - these (referring to the doors) (these (neuter plural nom/acc))
  • धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of Dharma (righteous conduct/duty) (of Dharma, of righteousness, of duty)
  • विहितानि (vihitāni) - established, created (ordained, established, created, arranged)
  • स्वयंभुवा (svayaṁbhuvā) - by Svayambhu (Brahma), the self-created deity (by the self-existent, by Svayambhu (Brahma))

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - the faculty of intellect or discrimination (intellect, understanding, mind)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, perception, understanding, mind, reason
action noun
from √budh (to know, perceive) + suffix -ti
Root: budh (class 1)
लज्जा (lajjā) - modesty, a virtue (modesty, shame, bashfulness)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of lajjā
lajjā - shame, modesty, bashfulness, confusion
from √lajj (to be ashamed)
Root: lajj (class 1)
मतिः (matiḥ) - mental faculty, intelligence (thought, intelligence, opinion, mind)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mati
mati - thought, mind, intelligence, opinion, purpose, intention
action noun
from √man (to think) + suffix -ti
Root: man (class 4)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizes the preceding statement (indeed, only, just so)
(indeclinable)
पत्न्यः (patnyaḥ) - wives (personifications of qualities) (wives)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of patnī
patnī - wife, mistress, female owner
from pati (master, husband) + feminine suffix -nī
धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of Dharma (righteous conduct/duty, personified) (of Dharma, of righteousness, of duty)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, duty, law, virtue, custom, religion, conduct
from √dhṛ (to hold, support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
ताः (tāḥ) - those (referring to the qualities mentioned) (those (feminine plural nom/acc))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
दश (daśa) - ten
(indeclinable)
numeral
द्वाराणि (dvārāṇi) - means, avenues, doors (doors, gates)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of dvāra
dvāra - door, gate, entrance, means
एतानि (etāni) - these (referring to the doors) (these (neuter plural nom/acc))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of etad
etad - this, these
धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of Dharma (righteous conduct/duty) (of Dharma, of righteousness, of duty)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, duty, law, virtue, custom, religion, conduct
from √dhṛ (to hold, support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
विहितानि (vihitāni) - established, created (ordained, established, created, arranged)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of vihita
vihita - arranged, appointed, ordained, prescribed, created, placed
past passive participle
from vi-√dhā (to place, arrange, ordain)
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
स्वयंभुवा (svayaṁbhuvā) - by Svayambhu (Brahma), the self-created deity (by the self-existent, by Svayambhu (Brahma))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of svayaṃbhū
svayaṁbhū - self-existent, self-created, an epithet of Brahma (and others)
from svayam (self) + bhū (being, existing)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+bhū)
  • svayam – self, by oneself
    indeclinable
  • bhū – being, existence, earth, becoming
    noun (feminine)
    agent noun
    from √bhū (to be, exist)
    Root: bhū (class 1)