महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-159, verse-30

स्त्रीरत्नं दुष्कुलाच्चापि विषादप्यमृतं पिबेत् ।
अदुष्टा हि स्त्रियो रत्नमाप इत्येव धर्मतः ॥३०॥

30. strīratnaṁ duṣkulāccāpi viṣādapyamṛtaṁ pibet ,
aduṣṭā hi striyo ratnamāpa ityeva dharmataḥ.

30. strīratnam duṣkulāt ca api viṣāt api amṛtam pibet
aduṣṭāḥ hi striyaḥ ratnam āpaḥ iti eva dharmataḥ

30. duṣkulāt api strīratnam pibet viṣāt api amṛtam pibet
hi aduṣṭāḥ striyaḥ ratnam āpaḥ iti eva dharmataḥ

30. One should take a jewel of a woman even from an ignoble family, and one should drink nectar even if it comes from poison. For, indeed, blameless women are considered a jewel and (as essential as) water, according to natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्रीरत्नम् (strīratnam) - a jewel among women, an excellent woman

• दुष्कुलात् (duṣkulāt) - from a bad family, from an ignoble lineage

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• विषात् (viṣāt) - from poison

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, immortality

• पिबेत् (pibet) - one should drink

• अदुष्टाः (aduṣṭāḥ) - blameless, faultless, innocent (feminine plural)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• रत्नम् (ratnam) - jewel, gem, treasure

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters (plural of water)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to dharma, by natural law, by law

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रीरत्नम् (strīratnam) - a jewel among women, an excellent woman

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of strīratna

strīratna - an excellent woman, a jewel among women

Compound type : karmadhāraya (strī+ratna)

• strī – woman, wife, female
  noun (feminine)
• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure, excellent thing
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of implicit verb like 'take' (understood from pibet).

दुष्कुलात् (duṣkulāt) - from a bad family, from an ignoble lineage

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of duṣkula

duṣkula - bad family, ignoble lineage, low family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kula)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  prefix
• kula – family, lineage, race, community
  noun (neuter)

Note: Denotes source.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'from a bad family' with 'even'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'even from a bad family'.

विषात् (viṣāt) - from poison

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of viṣa

viṣa - poison, venom

Note: Denotes source.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'even from poison'.

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, immortality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - nectar, immortality, ambrosia, divine drink

'a' (not) + 'mṛta' (dead); thus, immortal.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mṛta)

• a – not, non
  prefix
• mṛta – dead, deceased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Object of pibet.

पिबेत् (pibet) - one should drink

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pā

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Expresses an injunction 'one should'.

अदुष्टाः (aduṣṭāḥ) - blameless, faultless, innocent (feminine plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of aduṣṭa

aduṣṭa - blameless, faultless, pure, innocent

'a' (not) + 'duṣṭa' (corrupt, faulty)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+duṣṭa)

• a – not, non
  prefix
• duṣṭa – corrupted, faulty, wicked, spoiled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root duṣ (to be corrupted, faulty)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies striyaḥ.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Explanatory.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

Note: Subject of the clause.

रत्नम् (ratnam) - jewel, gem, treasure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, treasure, excellent thing

Note: Predicate nominative.

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters (plural of water)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water (usually plural), waters

Always used in plural (often).

Note: Predicate nominative.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a statement or classification.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding.

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to dharma, by natural law, by law

(indeclinable)

Tasi suffix from dharma.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the basis for the statement.