महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-68, verse-39

सा भार्या या गृहे दक्षा सा भार्या या प्रजावती ।
सा भार्या या पतिप्राणा सा भार्या या पतिव्रता ॥३९॥

39. sā bhāryā yā gṛhe dakṣā sā bhāryā yā prajāvatī ,
sā bhāryā yā patiprāṇā sā bhāryā yā pativratā.

39. sā bhāryā yā gṛhe dakṣā sā bhāryā yā prajāvatī
sā bhāryā yā patiprāṇā sā bhāryā yā pativratā

39. A true wife is one who is capable in household management, one who is blessed with children, one whose very life is her husband, and one who is devoted to her husband.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (is a wife) (she, that (feminine))

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, one who is to be supported)

• या (yā) - who (who, which (feminine))

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in household affairs (in the house, home)

• दक्षा (dakṣā) - skillful (skillful, clever, capable, expert)

• सा (sā) - that (is a wife) (she, that (feminine))

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, one who is to be supported)

• या (yā) - who (who, which (feminine))

• प्रजावती (prajāvatī) - blessed with children (having children, prolific, fertile)

• सा (sā) - that (is a wife) (she, that (feminine))

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, one who is to be supported)

• या (yā) - who (who, which (feminine))

• पतिप्राणा (patiprāṇā) - whose very life is her husband (whose husband is her life, devoted to husband)

• सा (sā) - that (is a wife) (she, that (feminine))

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, one who is to be supported)

• या (yā) - who (who, which (feminine))

• पतिव्रता (pativratā) - devoted to her husband (devoted to her husband, chaste, faithful to husband)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (is a wife) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, one who is to be supported)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife; one who is to be supported

Gerundive

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support) + suffix ya

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

या (yā) - who (who, which (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

गृहे (gṛhe) - in household affairs (in the house, home)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

दक्षा (dakṣā) - skillful (skillful, clever, capable, expert)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣa

dakṣa - skillful, clever, capable, expert; an ancient sage (Daksha Prajapati)

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with 'bhāryā'.

सा (sā) - that (is a wife) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, one who is to be supported)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife; one who is to be supported

Gerundive

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support) + suffix ya

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

या (yā) - who (who, which (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

प्रजावती (prajāvatī) - blessed with children (having children, prolific, fertile)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajāvat

prajāvat - having offspring, fertile, prolific

possessive suffix -vat

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with 'bhāryā'.

सा (sā) - that (is a wife) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, one who is to be supported)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife; one who is to be supported

Gerundive

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support) + suffix ya

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

या (yā) - who (who, which (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

पतिप्राणा (patiprāṇā) - whose very life is her husband (whose husband is her life, devoted to husband)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patiprāṇā

patiprāṇā - whose husband is her life, devoted to her husband

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pati+prāṇa)

• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)
• prāṇa – breath, life, vital air, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Bahuvrihi compound, agreeing with 'bhāryā'.

सा (sā) - that (is a wife) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, one who is to be supported)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife; one who is to be supported

Gerundive

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support) + suffix ya

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

या (yā) - who (who, which (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

पतिव्रता (pativratā) - devoted to her husband (devoted to her husband, chaste, faithful to husband)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pativratā

pativratā - devoted to her husband, chaste, faithful to husband

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pati+vrata)

• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Bahuvrihi compound, agreeing with 'bhāryā'.