महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-221, verse-75

श्वश्रूश्वशुरयोरग्रे वधूः प्रेष्यानशासत ।
अन्वशासच्च भर्तारं समाहूयाभिजल्पती ॥७५॥

75. śvaśrūśvaśurayoragre vadhūḥ preṣyānaśāsata ,
anvaśāsacca bhartāraṁ samāhūyābhijalpatī.

75. śvaśrūśvaśurayoḥ agre vadhūḥ preṣyān aśāsata
| anu aśāsat ca bhartāram samāhūya abhijalpatī

75. vadhūḥ śvaśrūśvaśurayoḥ agre preṣyān aśāsata
ca samāhūya abhijalpatī bhartāram anu aśāsat

75. In front of her mother-in-law and father-in-law, the daughter-in-law commanded the servants. And, summoning her husband and speaking to him, she even ordered him.

Words meanings summery:

• श्वश्रूश्वशुरयोः (śvaśrūśvaśurayoḥ) - of the mother-in-law and father-in-law, of parents-in-law

• अग्रे (agre) - in the presence of (in front, before, in the presence of)

• वधूः (vadhūḥ) - daughter-in-law (daughter-in-law, bride, wife)

• प्रेष्यान् (preṣyān) - servants (servants, messengers)

• अशासत (aśāsata) - she commanded (she commanded, she ordered, she instructed)

• अनु (anu) - (as prefix to verb) (after, along, according to)

• अशासत् (aśāsat) - she ordered (she commanded, she ordered, she instructed)

• च (ca) - and, also (and, also, moreover)

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband (husband, maintainer, supporter)

• समाहूय (samāhūya) - having summoned (having called, having summoned)

• अभिजल्पती (abhijalpatī) - speaking to (him), addressing (him) (speaking to, addressing)

Words meanings and morphology

श्वश्रूश्वशुरयोः (śvaśrūśvaśurayoḥ) - of the mother-in-law and father-in-law, of parents-in-law

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of śvaśrūśvaśura

śvaśrūśvaśura - mother-in-law and father-in-law (dual compound)

Itara-itara dvandva compound

Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (śvaśrū+śvaśura)

• śvaśrū – mother-in-law
  noun (feminine)
• śvaśura – father-in-law
  noun (masculine)

अग्रे (agre) - in the presence of (in front, before, in the presence of)

(indeclinable)

Locative of agra used adverbially.

Note: Adverbial usage of locative singular of 'agra'.

वधूः (vadhūḥ) - daughter-in-law (daughter-in-law, bride, wife)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vadhū

vadhū - daughter-in-law, bride, young woman, wife

प्रेष्यान् (preṣyān) - servants (servants, messengers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of preṣya

preṣya - a servant, messenger, attendant, one who is sent

gerundive (future passive participle)

From pra-√iṣ (to send) + -ya suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

अशासत (aśāsata) - she commanded (she commanded, she ordered, she instructed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of śās

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

Root √śās, Imperfect (laṅ) with augment 'a-' prefix.

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Used here with an active sense, typical for commanding.

अनु (anu) - (as prefix to verb) (after, along, according to)

(indeclinable)

Particle/verbal prefix.

Note: Functions as a verbal prefix here, adding the sense of 'following' or 'in accordance with' to the command.

अशासत् (aśāsat) - she ordered (she commanded, she ordered, she instructed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of śās

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root √śās, Imperfect (laṅ) with augment 'a-' prefix.

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Used here with the verbal prefix `anu`.

च (ca) - and, also (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - husband (husband, maintainer, supporter)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, lord, master, maintainer, supporter

agent noun

From √bhṛ (to bear, support) + -tṛc suffix.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

समाहूय (samāhūya) - having summoned (having called, having summoned)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from sam-ā-√hvā (to call) + -ya suffix.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: hvā (class 1)

अभिजल्पती (abhijalpatī) - speaking to (him), addressing (him) (speaking to, addressing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhijalpat

abhijalpat - speaking to, conversing with, addressing

present active participle

From abhi-√jalp (to speak) + -śatṛ suffix, feminine nominative singular.

Prefix: abhi

Root: jalp (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe the daughter-in-law.