महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-68, verse-46

एतस्मात्कारणाद्राजन्पाणिग्रहणमिष्यते ।
यदाप्नोति पतिर्भार्यामिह लोके परत्र च ॥४६॥

46. etasmātkāraṇādrājanpāṇigrahaṇamiṣyate ,
yadāpnoti patirbhāryāmiha loke paratra ca.

46. etasmāt kāraṇāt rājan pāṇigrahaṇam iṣyate
yat āpnoti patiḥ bhāryām iha loke paratra ca

46. For this reason, O King, marriage (literally 'taking of the hand') is desired and performed, because a husband obtains his wife's companionship in this world and in the next.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this (reason) (from this)

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for this reason (from a cause, for a reason)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• पाणिग्रहणम् (pāṇigrahaṇam) - marriage (literally, the taking of the hand) (taking of the hand, marriage)

• इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired/performed (is desired, is sought, is performed)

• यत् (yat) - because (because, that, which)

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains (obtains, reaches, attains)

• पतिः (patiḥ) - husband (husband, master, lord)

• भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, now)

• लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world, in the realm)

• परत्र (paratra) - in the other world (in the other world, hereafter)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this (reason) (from this)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the reason mentioned in the previous verses.

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for this reason (from a cause, for a reason)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From √kṛ (to do) + -ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

पाणिग्रहणम् (pāṇigrahaṇam) - marriage (literally, the taking of the hand) (taking of the hand, marriage)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāṇigrahaṇa

pāṇigrahaṇa - taking of the hand, marriage (one of the Vedic rites)

Compound of 'pāṇi' (hand) and 'grahaṇa' (taking).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṇi+grahaṇa)

• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
• grahaṇa – taking, seizing, receiving, apprehending
  noun (neuter)
  Noun of action
  Derived from √grah (to seize, take) with suffix -ana.
  Root: grah (class 9)

इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired/performed (is desired, is sought, is performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of iṣ

Root √iṣ (to wish) in the passive voice.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

यत् (yat) - because (because, that, which)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction or relative pronoun.

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains (obtains, reaches, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of āp

Root √āp (to obtain).

Root: āp (class 5)

पतिः (patiḥ) - husband (husband, master, lord)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband, owner

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, a woman to be maintained or supported

Gerundive/Past Passive Participle

Derived from √bhṛ (to bear, support) with suffix -ya (kṛtya).

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, now)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world, in the realm)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, common sight

From √lok (to see, perceive).

Root: lok (class 1)

परत्र (paratra) - in the other world (in the other world, hereafter)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from 'para' (other) + -tra (suffix for place).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.