महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-221, verse-44

नैवाकाशे न पशुषु नायोनौ न च पर्वसु ।
इन्द्रियस्य विसर्गं तेऽरोचयन्त कदाचन ॥४४॥

44. naivākāśe na paśuṣu nāyonau na ca parvasu ,
indriyasya visargaṁ te'rocayanta kadācana.

44. na eva ākāśe na paśuṣu na ayonau na ca parvasu
indriyasya visargam te arocayanta kadācana

44. te kadācana ākāśe na,
paśuṣu na,
ayonau na ca parvasu (api) indriyasya visargam na eva arocayanta

44. They never, not in the open sky, nor with animals, nor in a womb, nor on sacred days, desired the indulgence of their senses (indriya).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - negation (not, no, nor)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (emphasizing the negation) (only, indeed, just, certainly)

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the open sky (in the sky, in space, in the open)

• न (na) - negation (not, no, nor)

• पशुषु (paśuṣu) - with animals (among animals, with animals)

• न (na) - negation (not, no, nor)

• अयोनौ (ayonau) - in a womb (implying an inappropriate one) (in a non-womb, in an inappropriate place for conception, in a vulva)

• न (na) - negation (not, no, nor)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पर्वसु (parvasu) - on sacred days (days when sexual activity is traditionally restricted) (on sections, on holidays, on auspicious days)

• इन्द्रियस्य (indriyasya) - of the senses (indriya) (of the sense organ, of the faculty, of the power)

• विसर्गम् (visargam) - indulgence, discharge (in context of sexual activity) (discharge, emission, creation, sending forth)

• ते (te) - they (the people described in the previous verse) (they, to them)

• अरोचयन्त (arocayanta) - they did not desire (they did not desire/like, they disapproved)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never (ever, at any time (with na: never))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - negation (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (emphasizing the negation) (only, indeed, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the open sky (in the sky, in space, in the open)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space

न (na) - negation (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

पशुषु (paśuṣu) - with animals (among animals, with animals)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, cattle, beast

न (na) - negation (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

अयोनौ (ayonau) - in a womb (implying an inappropriate one) (in a non-womb, in an inappropriate place for conception, in a vulva)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of ayoni

ayoni - not a womb, an improper place of birth/origin, without origin

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yoni)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• yoni – womb, source, origin, vulva
  noun (feminine)

Note: Can refer to an improper place for sexual activity, or to a womb not belonging to one's wife, or even to non-human wombs.

न (na) - negation (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पर्वसु (parvasu) - on sacred days (days when sexual activity is traditionally restricted) (on sections, on holidays, on auspicious days)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of parvan

parvan - knot, joint, section, chapter, holiday, festival, auspicious day

Note: Refers to specific days (like new moon, full moon, certain festivals) when restraint is prescribed.

इन्द्रियस्य (indriyasya) - of the senses (indriya) (of the sense organ, of the faculty, of the power)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty, power, belonging to Indra

Note: Often used in plural sense when referring to the collective senses.

विसर्गम् (visargam) - indulgence, discharge (in context of sexual activity) (discharge, emission, creation, sending forth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of visarga

visarga - sending forth, emission, discharge, creation, abandonment

Prefixes: vi+sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Refers to sensual indulgence, particularly sexual discharge given the preceding items.

ते (te) - they (the people described in the previous verse) (they, to them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Note: Nominative plural for 'they'.

अरोचयन्त (arocayanta) - they did not desire (they did not desire/like, they disapproved)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of ruc

Imperfect Middle Causative Indicative

3rd person plural, Ātmanepada, Imperfect tense, causative (they caused to be liked -> they liked)

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: Used with the preceding 'na' for negation.

कदाचन (kadācana) - never (ever, at any time (with na: never))

(indeclinable)