महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-347, verse-10

पतिव्रतात्वं भार्यायाः परमो धर्म उच्यते ।
तवोपदेशान्नागेन्द्र तच्च तत्त्वेन वेद्मि वै ॥१०॥

10. pativratātvaṁ bhāryāyāḥ paramo dharma ucyate ,
tavopadeśānnāgendra tacca tattvena vedmi vai.

10. pativratātvaṃ bhāryāyāḥ paramaḥ dharmaḥ ucyate
tava upadeśāt nāgendra tat ca tattvena vedmi vai

10. bhāryāyāḥ pativratātvaṃ paramaḥ dharmaḥ ucyate
nāgendra tava upadeśāt tat ca tattvena vai vedmi

10. The devotion of a wife to her husband is declared to be her highest natural law (dharma). O chief of serpents, it is through your instructions that I truly comprehend that principle.

Words meanings summery:

• पतिव्रतात्वं (pativratātvaṁ) - the state of a wife's devotion to her husband (the state of being a devoted wife, conjugal fidelity)

• भार्यायाः (bhāryāyāḥ) - of a wife

• परमः (paramaḥ) - highest (highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared to be (is said, is called, is declared)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• उपदेशात् (upadeśāt) - through your instruction (from instruction, due to teaching)

• नागेन्द्र (nāgendra) - O chief of serpents (referring to a specific Nāga king) (O chief of serpents, O lord of elephants)

• तत् (tat) - that principle (referring to pativratātva) (that, that principle)

• च (ca) - and, also (emphasizing that fact) (and, also)

• तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly, essentially (truly, essentially, in reality, by truth)

• वेद्मि (vedmi) - I truly comprehend (I know, I understand)

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly (indeed, truly, surely (emphatic particle))

Words meanings and morphology

पतिव्रतात्वं (pativratātvaṁ) - the state of a wife's devotion to her husband (the state of being a devoted wife, conjugal fidelity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pativratātva

pativratātva - the state of being a devoted wife

From pativratā + tva (suffix for state/quality).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pativratā+tva)

• pativratā – devoted to husband, chaste wife
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of pati (husband) and vratā (vow, observance)
• tva – suffix denoting state, quality, condition
  noun (neuter)

भार्यायाः (bhāryāyāḥ) - of a wife

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, she who is to be supported

Gerundive

Feminine of gerundive from root bhṛ (to bear, support).

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

परमः (paramaḥ) - highest (highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent

Superlative of para.

Note: Agrees with `dharmaḥ`.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue

From root dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared to be (is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

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

Root vac in passive voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

उपदेशात् (upadeśāt) - through your instruction (from instruction, due to teaching)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of upadeśa

upadeśa - instruction, teaching, advice

From upa-diś (to point out, teach).

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

नागेन्द्र (nāgendra) - O chief of serpents (referring to a specific Nāga king) (O chief of serpents, O lord of elephants)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nāgendra

nāgendra - chief of serpents, lord of elephants

Compound of nāga (serpent/elephant) and indra (chief/lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+indra)

• nāga – serpent, elephant
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that principle (referring to pativratātva) (that, that principle)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers back to the idea of pativratātvaṃ.

च (ca) - and, also (emphasizing that fact) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly, essentially (truly, essentially, in reality, by truth)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - reality, truth, principle, essence

From tad + tva (suffix for state/quality).

Note: Used adverbially.

वेद्मि (vedmi) - I truly comprehend (I know, I understand)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present active form from root vid, 1st person singular.

Root: vid (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly (indeed, truly, surely (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)