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12,186

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-186, verse-16

नेक्षेतादित्यमुद्यन्तं न च नग्नां परस्त्रियम् ।
मैथुनं समये धर्म्यं गुह्यं चैव समाचरेत् ॥१६॥
16. nekṣetādityamudyantaṁ na ca nagnāṁ parastriyam ,
maithunaṁ samaye dharmyaṁ guhyaṁ caiva samācaret.
16. न ईक्षेत आदित्यम् उद्यन्तम् न च नग्नाम् पर स्त्रियम्
मैथुनम् समये धर्म्यम् गुह्यम् च एव समाचरेत्
16. न आदित्यम् उद्यन्तम् ईक्षेत न च पर स्त्रियम्
नग्नाम् मैथुनम् समये धर्म्यम् गुह्यम् च एव समाचरेत्
16. One should not look at the rising sun, nor at another man's naked wife. One should engage in sexual intercourse at the proper time, in a manner consistent with (dharma) duty, and discreetly.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (न) - not (not, no, nor)
  • ईक्षेत (ईक्षेत) - one should look (at) (one should see, one should look, one should observe)
  • आदित्यम् (आदित्यम्) - the sun (the sun, a son of Aditi)
  • उद्यन्तम् (उद्यन्तम्) - rising (rising, going up, appearing)
  • (न) - nor (not, no, nor)
  • (च) - and (nor) (and, also, but, moreover)
  • नग्नाम् (नग्नाम्) - naked (naked, unclothed)
  • पर (पर) - another's (other, another, foreign, supreme)
  • स्त्रियम् (स्त्रियम्) - wife (woman, wife)
  • मैथुनम् (मैथुनम्) - sexual intercourse (sexual intercourse, copulation, union)
  • समये (समये) - at the proper time (at the proper time, at the right moment, at an appointed time)
  • धर्म्यम् (धर्म्यम्) - consistent with (dharma) duty (righteous, lawful, consistent with (dharma), virtuous)
  • गुह्यम् (गुह्यम्) - discreetly, in secret (secret, hidden, confidential)
  • (च) - and (and, also, but, moreover)
  • एव (एव) - indeed, also (emphasizing both previous adjectives) (indeed, just, only, truly)
  • समाचरेत् (समाचरेत्) - one should engage in, practice (one should perform, one should practice, one should observe)

Words meanings and morphology

(न) - not (not, no, nor)
(indeclinable)
ईक्षेत (ईक्षेत) - one should look (at) (one should see, one should look, one should observe)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of īkṣ
optative mood, 3rd person singular
root īkṣ (अन्वेषणे - to seek, observe), 1st conjugation, ātmanepada
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
Note: From root īkṣ (ईक्ष्), ātmanepada, vidhiliṅ (optative), 3rd singular.
आदित्यम् (आदित्यम्) - the sun (the sun, a son of Aditi)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of āditya
āditya - the sun, a son of Aditi
Note: Accusative singular of āditya (masculine noun).
उद्यन्तम् (उद्यन्तम्) - rising (rising, going up, appearing)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of udyant
udyant - rising, going up, appearing
present active participle
From root 'i' (इ) to go, with upasarga 'ud' (उत्)
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Accusative singular masculine of present active participle udyant, modifying ādityam.
(न) - nor (not, no, nor)
(indeclinable)
(च) - and (nor) (and, also, but, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
नग्नाम् (नग्नाम्) - naked (naked, unclothed)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nagna
nagna - naked, unclothed
Note: Accusative singular feminine of nagna.
पर (पर) - another's (other, another, foreign, supreme)
(adjective)
of para
para - other, another, foreign, supreme
Note: Adjective modifying striyam. The feminine stem is parā.
स्त्रियम् (स्त्रियम्) - wife (woman, wife)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, wife, female
Note: Accusative singular of strī (feminine noun).
मैथुनम् (मैथुनम्) - sexual intercourse (sexual intercourse, copulation, union)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of maithuna
maithuna - sexual intercourse, copulation, union
Note: Accusative singular of maithuna (neuter noun).
समये (समये) - at the proper time (at the proper time, at the right moment, at an appointed time)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of samaya
samaya - time, season, proper time, agreement, convention
Note: Locative singular of samaya (masculine noun).
धर्म्यम् (धर्म्यम्) - consistent with (dharma) duty (righteous, lawful, consistent with (dharma), virtuous)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmya
dharmya - righteous, lawful, consistent with (dharma), virtuous
Derived from dharma (धर्म)
Note: Accusative singular neuter of dharmya, modifying maithunam.
गुह्यम् (गुह्यम्) - discreetly, in secret (secret, hidden, confidential)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of guhya
guhya - secret, hidden, confidential
Gerundive of root guh (गुह्) to hide, or noun derived from it.
Root: guh (class 1)
Note: Accusative singular neuter of guhya, modifying maithunam.
(च) - and (and, also, but, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
एव (एव) - indeed, also (emphasizing both previous adjectives) (indeed, just, only, truly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
समाचरेत् (समाचरेत्) - one should engage in, practice (one should perform, one should practice, one should observe)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of samācar
optative mood, 3rd person singular
Root car (चर्) to move, with upasargas sam (सम्) and ā (आ)
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: car (class 1)
Note: From root car (चर्), with upasargas sam-ā-, parasmaipada, vidhiliṅ (optative), 3rd singular.