महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-67, verse-12

पैशाचश्चासुरश्चैव न कर्तव्यौ कथंचन ।
अनेन विधिना कार्यो धर्मस्यैषा गतिः स्मृता ॥१२॥

12. paiśācaścāsuraścaiva na kartavyau kathaṁcana ,
anena vidhinā kāryo dharmasyaiṣā gatiḥ smṛtā.

12. paiśācaḥ ca āsuraḥ ca eva na kartavyau kathaṃcana
anena vidhinā kāryaḥ dharmasya eṣā gatiḥ smṛtā

12. The Paiśāca and Āsura forms of marriage should never be performed. Marriage should be conducted by the proper method, for this is declared to be the course of dharma.

Words meanings summery:

• पैशाचः (paiśācaḥ) - the Paiśāca form of marriage (characterized by abduction, rape, fraud) (relating to a Piśāca (demon), demoniac)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आसुरः (āsuraḥ) - the Āsura form of marriage (characterized by purchase) (relating to an Asura (demon), demoniac)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कर्तव्यौ (kartavyau) - should be performed (dual, referring to Paiśāca and Āsura marriages) (to be done, proper to be done, duty)

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

• अनेन (anena) - by this (method) (by this (masculine/neuter))

• विधिना (vidhinā) - by the method/rule (by rule, by injunction, by method)

• कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be performed (marriage, implied) (to be done, to be performed, duty)

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma (of dharma, of justice, of duty)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (path) (this (feminine))

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - path, course (path, course, movement, destination)

• स्मृता (smṛtā) - declared, considered (remembered, traditionally held, declared)

Words meanings and morphology

पैशाचः (paiśācaḥ) - the Paiśāca form of marriage (characterized by abduction, rape, fraud) (relating to a Piśāca (demon), demoniac)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paiśāca

paiśāca - demoniac, relating to a Piśāca

Note: Refers to the Paiśāca marriage form.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

आसुरः (āsuraḥ) - the Āsura form of marriage (characterized by purchase) (relating to an Asura (demon), demoniac)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsura

āsura - demoniac, relating to an Asura

Note: Refers to the Āsura marriage form.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यौ (kartavyau) - should be performed (dual, referring to Paiśāca and Āsura marriages) (to be done, proper to be done, duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kartavya

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

Gerundive

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(indeclinable)

अनेन (anena) - by this (method) (by this (masculine/neuter))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Agrees with 'vidhinā'.

विधिना (vidhinā) - by the method/rule (by rule, by injunction, by method)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, injunction, method, procedure, fate, destiny

कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be performed (marriage, implied) (to be done, to be performed, duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, action, business

Gerundive

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma (of dharma, of justice, of duty)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - dharma, righteousness, duty, law, virtue, custom

एषा (eṣā) - this (path) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Agrees with 'gatiḥ'.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - path, course (path, course, movement, destination)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - movement, going, path, course, destination, state

Derived from the root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

स्मृता (smṛtā) - declared, considered (remembered, traditionally held, declared)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, traditional, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root smṛ (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)