महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-207, verse-12

योषितां न कथाः श्राव्या न निरीक्ष्या निरम्बराः ।
कदाचिद्दर्शनादासां दुर्बलानाविशेद्रजः ॥१२॥

12. yoṣitāṁ na kathāḥ śrāvyā na nirīkṣyā nirambarāḥ ,
kadāciddarśanādāsāṁ durbalānāviśedrajaḥ.

12. yoṣitām na kathāḥ śrāvyāḥ na nirīkṣyāḥ nirambarāḥ
| kadācit darśanāt āsām durbalānām āviśet rajaḥ

12. yoṣitām kathāḥ na śrāvyāḥ.
nirambarāḥ na nirīkṣyāḥ.
kadācit āsām darśanāt durbalānām rajaḥ āviśet.

12. One should not listen to stories about women, nor should one look at them when they are unclothed. For sometimes, just from seeing such women, desire (rajas) may enter the minds of the weak.

Words meanings summery:

• योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of women

• न (na) - not, nor

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, talks, narratives

• श्राव्याः (śrāvyāḥ) - to be heard, should be heard

• न (na) - not, nor

• निरीक्ष्याः (nirīkṣyāḥ) - to be seen, should be looked at

• निरम्बराः (nirambarāḥ) - unclothed, naked

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time, perhaps

• दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - from seeing, from the sight

• आसाम् (āsām) - of these women (of these (feminine))

• दुर्बलानाम् (durbalānām) - of the weak, of weak ones

• आविशेत् (āviśet) - may enter, should enter

• रजः (rajaḥ) - desire, passion, dust, impurity, principle of activity (rajas)

Words meanings and morphology

योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman, female

Root: yuṣ (class 4)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, talks, narratives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, talk, conversation, narrative

Root: kath (class 10)

श्राव्याः (śrāvyāḥ) - to be heard, should be heard

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śrāvya

śrāvya - to be heard, audible, fit to be heard

Gerundive

From root 'śru' (to hear) with suffix '-ya'

Root: śru (class 5)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

निरीक्ष्याः (nirīkṣyāḥ) - to be seen, should be looked at

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nirīkṣya

nirīkṣya - to be seen, visible, to be looked at, examined

Gerundive

From root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'nir'

Prefix: nir

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

निरम्बराः (nirambarāḥ) - unclothed, naked

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nirambara

nirambara - without clothes, naked, unclad

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+ambara)

• nir – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• ambara – garment, clothing, sky
  noun (neuter)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time, perhaps

(indeclinable)

दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - from seeing, from the sight

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, vision, sight, view, doctrine, philosophy

From root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आसाम् (āsām) - of these women (of these (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

दुर्बलानाम् (durbalānām) - of the weak, of weak ones

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, infirm

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+bala)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agreeing with an implied noun like 'manasām' (of minds) or 'janānām' (of people).

आविशेत् (āviśet) - may enter, should enter

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of āviś

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

रजः (rajaḥ) - desire, passion, dust, impurity, principle of activity (rajas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, gloom, impurity, passion, desire, the quality of activity and passion (rajas)