महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-68, verse-50

सुसंरब्धोऽपि रामाणां न ब्रूयादप्रियं बुधः ।
रतिं प्रीतिं च धर्मं च तास्वायत्तमवेक्ष्य च ॥५०॥

50. susaṁrabdho'pi rāmāṇāṁ na brūyādapriyaṁ budhaḥ ,
ratiṁ prītiṁ ca dharmaṁ ca tāsvāyattamavekṣya ca.

50. su-saṃrabdhaḥ api rāmāṇām na brūyāt apriyam budhaḥ
ratim prītim ca dharmam ca tāsu āyattam avekṣya ca

50. Even if very angry, a wise person should not speak harshly to women, considering that pleasure, affection, and dharma all depend on them.

50. גם כשהוא כועס מאוד, החכם לא יאמר דבר לא נעים לנשים, כשהוא רואה שהאהבה, ההנאה והיושר תלויים בהן.

Words meanings summery:

• सु-संरब्धः (su-saṁrabdhaḥ) - greatly enraged (greatly enraged, very angry, highly agitated)

• अपि (api) - even if (even, also, although)

• रामाणाम् (rāmāṇām) - of women (of women, of wives)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - should speak (he should speak, he might speak)

• अप्रियम् (apriyam) - harsh (words) (disagreeable, unpleasant, harsh (word))

• बुधः (budhaḥ) - a wise person (a wise person, an intelligent person)

• रतिम् (ratim) - pleasure (pleasure, delight, enjoyment)

• प्रीतिम् (prītim) - affection (love, affection, favor)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma (dharma, righteous conduct, duty)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तासु (tāsu) - in them (women) (in them, among them)

• आयत्तम् (āyattam) - dependent (dependent, resting on, belonging to)

• अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - considering (having considered, having perceived, observing)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

सु-संरब्धः (su-saṁrabdhaḥ) - greatly enraged (greatly enraged, very angry, highly agitated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of su-saṃrabdha

su-saṁrabdha - greatly enraged, very angry, highly agitated

Past Passive Participle

From 'sam-rabdh' (to become agitated) with prefix 'su' (intensifier).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+saṃrabdha)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix/adverb intensifying meaning.
• saṃrabdha – enraged, agitated, provoked
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'rabh' (to seize, to begin) with prefix 'sam' (together, completely).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'budhaḥ'.

अपि (api) - even if (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing concession or emphasis.

रामाणाम् (rāmāṇām) - of women (of women, of wives)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of rāmā

rāmā - woman, beautiful woman, wife

Feminine form of 'rāma'.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Literally 'of women', implies 'to women' in the context of speaking.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

Note: Negates the verb 'brūyāt'.

ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - should speak (he should speak, he might speak)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of brū

Optative Mood, Parasmaipada

From root 'brū' (to speak).

Root: brū (class 2)

अप्रियम् (apriyam) - harsh (words) (disagreeable, unpleasant, harsh (word))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apriya

apriya - disagreeable, unpleasant, hostile, not beloved

'a' (not) + 'priya' (dear, pleasing).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+priya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Root: prī (class 4)

Note: Object of 'brūyāt'.

बुधः (budhaḥ) - a wise person (a wise person, an intelligent person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, learned person, the planet Mercury

From root 'budh' (to know, to understand).

Root: budh (class 1)

रतिम् (ratim) - pleasure (pleasure, delight, enjoyment)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - pleasure, delight, enjoyment, love, sexual desire

From root 'ram' (to rejoice, to delight).

Root: ram (class 1)

प्रीतिम् (prītim) - affection (love, affection, favor)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - love, affection, fondness, joy, satisfaction

From root 'prī' (to please, to love).

Root: prī (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma (dharma, righteous conduct, duty)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, to support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

तासु (tāsu) - in them (women) (in them, among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, they

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine plural locative.

आयत्तम् (āyattam) - dependent (dependent, resting on, belonging to)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyatta

āyatta - dependent, subject to, resting on, devoted to

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yat' (to strive, to control) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Syntactically agrees with the objects 'ratim', 'prītim', 'dharmam'.

अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - considering (having considered, having perceived, observing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

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