महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-264, verse-6

तस्य भार्या व्रतकृशा शुचिः पुष्करचारिणी ।
यज्ञपत्नीत्वमानीता सत्येनानुविधीयते ।
सा तु शापपरित्रस्ता न स्वभावानुवर्तिनी ॥६॥

6. tasya bhāryā vratakṛśā śuciḥ puṣkaracāriṇī ,
yajñapatnītvamānītā satyenānuvidhīyate ,
sā tu śāpaparitrastā na svabhāvānuvartinī.

6. tasya bhāryā vratakṛśā śuciḥ
puṣkaracāriṇī yajñapatnītvam ānītā
satyena anuvidhīyate sā tu
śāpaparitrastā na svabhāvānuvartinī

6. tasya vratakṛśā śuciḥ puṣkaracāriṇī
bhāryā yajñapatnītvam ānītā
satyena anuvidhīyate tu sā
śāpaparitrastā svabhāvānuvartinī na

6. His wife, emaciated by vows, pure, and engaged in austerities among lotuses, was brought to be the ritual wife for the Vedic ritual (yajña). She was affirmed by truth. But she, terrified by a curse, did not follow her own intrinsic nature (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, she who is to be supported)

• व्रतकृशा (vratakṛśā) - thin from vows (emaciated by vows/austerities)

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure (pure, clean, virtuous)

• पुष्करचारिणी (puṣkaracāriṇī) - engaged in austerities among lotuses (lotus-dweller, one who moves among lotuses, one who performs austerities in water)

• यज्ञपत्नीत्वम् (yajñapatnītvam) - the ritual wife for the Vedic ritual (yajña) (the state of being a yajña wife)

• आनीता (ānītā) - brought (to that state), made (to be) (brought, led, made, caused to be)

• सत्येन (satyena) - by truth, affirmed by truth (by truth, truthfully, by reality)

• अनुविधीयते (anuvidhīyate) - is affirmed, is governed (is followed, is accompanied, is regulated, is established)

• सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine))

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• शापपरित्रस्ता (śāpaparitrastā) - terrified by a curse (terrified by a curse, distressed by a curse)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• स्वभावानुवर्तिनी (svabhāvānuvartinī) - did not follow her own intrinsic nature (dharma) (not following her own nature, not conforming to her intrinsic disposition)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, she who is to be supported)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife

Gerundive (female form)

From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) + suffix '-ya'.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

व्रतकृशा (vratakṛśā) - thin from vows (emaciated by vows/austerities)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vratakṛśā

vratakṛśa - emaciated by vows, weakened by ascetic practices

Feminine form of vratakṛśa.

Compound type : tatpurusha (vrata+kṛśa)

• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)
• kṛśa – thin, emaciated, lean
  adjective

Note: Agrees with `bhāryā`.

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure (pure, clean, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, sacred

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bhāryā`.

पुष्करचारिणी (puṣkaracāriṇī) - engaged in austerities among lotuses (lotus-dweller, one who moves among lotuses, one who performs austerities in water)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣkaracāriṇī

puṣkaracāriṇī - moving among lotuses, frequenting sacred lakes, practicing austerities in water

Feminine agent noun from 'puṣkara' (lotus/sacred lake) + 'car' (to move/practice).

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṣkara+cāriṇī)

• puṣkara – lotus, blue lotus, sacred lake
  noun (neuter)
• cāriṇī – moving, wandering, practicing (feminine)
  noun (feminine)
  Agent noun from root 'car' with suffix '-in'
  Root: car (class 1)

यज्ञपत्नीत्वम् (yajñapatnītvam) - the ritual wife for the Vedic ritual (yajña) (the state of being a yajña wife)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yajñapatnītva

yajñapatnītva - the state, condition, or office of a sacrificial wife

Formed from 'yajñapatnī' + suffix '-tva' (abstract noun).

Compound type : tatpurusha (yajña+patnī+tva)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• patnī – wife, mistress of the house
  noun (feminine)
• tva – state, condition, -ness, -hood
  suffix (neuter)
  Suffix forming abstract nouns.

Note: Object of `ānītā`.

आनीता (ānītā) - brought (to that state), made (to be) (brought, led, made, caused to be)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ānīta

ānīta - brought, led, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'nī' with upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

सत्येन (satyena) - by truth, affirmed by truth (by truth, truthfully, by reality)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

From 'sat' (being, existence).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agent or means for `anuvidhīyate`.

अनुविधीयते (anuvidhīyate) - is affirmed, is governed (is followed, is accompanied, is regulated, is established)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of anuvidhī

Present passive

Root 'dhā' (to place) with upasargas 'anu' and 'vi', in passive voice, present tense, third person singular, middle voice endings (inherent in passive formation).

Prefixes: anu+vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

शापपरित्रस्ता (śāpaparitrastā) - terrified by a curse (terrified by a curse, distressed by a curse)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śāpaparitrasta

śāpaparitrasta - terrified by a curse

Feminine form of śāpaparitrasta.

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāpa+paritrasta)

• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śap (class 1)
• paritrasta – terrified, greatly frightened
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'tras' with upasarga 'pari'
  Prefix: pari
  Root: tras (class 4)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

स्वभावानुवर्तिनी (svabhāvānuvartinī) - did not follow her own intrinsic nature (dharma) (not following her own nature, not conforming to her intrinsic disposition)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svabhāvānuvartinī

svabhāvānuvartinī - following one's own nature, conforming to one's intrinsic disposition

Feminine form of svabhāvānuvartin.

Compound type : tatpurusha (svabhāva+anuvartinī)

• svabhāva – one's own nature, intrinsic disposition, character
  noun (masculine)
• anuvartinī – following, conforming, accompanying (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent noun from root 'vṛt' with upasarga 'anu'
  Prefix: anu
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective with implied verb "is/was".