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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-67, verse-13

गान्धर्वराक्षसौ क्षत्रे धर्म्यौ तौ मा विशङ्किथाः ।
पृथग्वा यदि वा मिश्रौ कर्तव्यौ नात्र संशयः ॥१३॥
13. gāndharvarākṣasau kṣatre dharmyau tau mā viśaṅkithāḥ ,
pṛthagvā yadi vā miśrau kartavyau nātra saṁśayaḥ.
13. gāndharvarākṣasau kṣatre dharmyau tau mā viśaṅkithāḥ
pṛthak vā yadi vā miśrau kartavyau na atra saṃśayaḥ
13. For a kṣatriya, the Gandharva and Rākṣasa forms of marriage are righteous; do not have any doubt about them. They may be performed either separately or combined; there is no doubt about this.

Words meanings summery:

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  • गान्धर्वराक्षसौ (gāndharvarākṣasau) - the Gandharva and Rākṣasa forms of marriage (dual nominative) (the Gandharva and Rākṣasa (forms of marriage))
  • क्षत्रे (kṣatre) - for the kṣatriya (class) (in the kṣatriya, in the ruling class)
  • धर्म्यौ (dharmyau) - righteous (dual) (righteous, lawful, conforming to dharma)
  • तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the Gandharva and Rākṣasa marriages) (those two (masculine))
  • मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive particle))
  • विशङ्किथाः (viśaṅkithāḥ) - you (sg) should doubt (do not doubt) (you (sg) should doubt, you should fear)
  • पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, individually, apart)
  • वा (vā) - or
  • यदि (yadi) - whether (if, in case that)
  • वा (vā) - or
  • मिश्रौ (miśrau) - combined (dual nominative) (mixed, combined (dual))
  • कर्तव्यौ (kartavyau) - should be performed (dual, referring to the forms of marriage) (to be done, proper to be done, duty)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this matter)
  • संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, hesitation)

Words meanings and morphology

गान्धर्वराक्षसौ (gāndharvarākṣasau) - the Gandharva and Rākṣasa forms of marriage (dual nominative) (the Gandharva and Rākṣasa (forms of marriage))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of gāndharvarākṣasa
gāndharvarākṣasa - Gandharva and Rākṣasa (referring to types of marriage)
Compound type : dvandva (gāndharva+rākṣasa)
  • gāndharva – relating to Gandharvas; a type of marriage (love marriage where consent is spontaneous)
    adjective (masculine)
  • rākṣasa – relating to Rākṣasas; a type of marriage (forcible abduction of a bride)
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Refers to two forms of marriage.
क्षत्रे (kṣatre) - for the kṣatriya (class) (in the kṣatriya, in the ruling class)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kṣatra
kṣatra - dominion, power, sovereignty, kṣatriya class, warrior caste
धर्म्यौ (dharmyau) - righteous (dual) (righteous, lawful, conforming to dharma)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of dharmya
dharmya - righteous, lawful, customary, conforming to dharma
Derived from dharma with -ya suffix.
Note: Agrees with 'gāndharvarākṣasau'.
तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the Gandharva and Rākṣasa marriages) (those two (masculine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Agrees with 'gāndharvarākṣasau'.
मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive particle))
(indeclinable)
विशङ्किथाः (viśaṅkithāḥ) - you (sg) should doubt (do not doubt) (you (sg) should doubt, you should fear)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ) of śaṅk
Aorist
Root śaṅk (1A) with upasarga vi-; aorist, second person singular, middle voice.
Prefix: vi
Root: śaṅk (class 1)
पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, individually, apart)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
यदि (yadi) - whether (if, in case that)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
मिश्रौ (miśrau) - combined (dual nominative) (mixed, combined (dual))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of miśra
miśra - mixed, combined, blended, mingled
Note: Agrees with (implied) 'vivāhau' (marriages).
कर्तव्यौ (kartavyau) - should be performed (dual, referring to the forms of marriage) (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)
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this matter)
(indeclinable)
संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, hesitation)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya
saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation, suspicion
From sam-śī, root śī (to lie, to doubt) or śī (to sharpen/observe with sam).
Prefix: sam
Root: śī (class 2)