महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-36, verse-25

निवेश्यं तु भवेत्तेन सदा तारयिता पितॄन् ।
न तु स्त्रिया भवेद्दोषो न तु सा तेन लिप्यते ॥२५॥

25. niveśyaṁ tu bhavettena sadā tārayitā pitṝn ,
na tu striyā bhaveddoṣo na tu sā tena lipyate.

25. niveśyam tu bhavet tena sadā tārayitā pitṝn na
tu striyā bhavet doṣaḥ na tu sā tena lipyate

25. tena sadā niveśyam bhavet,
pitṝn tārayitā tu striyā doṣaḥ na bhavet,
tu sā tena na lipyate

25. A duty should always be fulfilled by him, for he is the one who ensures the liberation (mokṣa) of his ancestors. However, no fault is incurred by a woman, nor is she defiled by it.

Words meanings summery:

• निवेश्यम् (niveśyam) - a duty or act that must be performed/established (to be placed, to be settled, to be established, to be invested, to be performed (as a duty))

• तु (tu) - indeed, however (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (may be, should be, would be, exists)

• तेन (tena) - by him (referring to the man mentioned implicitly or previously) (by him, by that, with him, with that)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

• तारयिता (tārayitā) - the one who liberates/delivers (a liberator, a deliverer, one who causes to cross)

• पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors (ancestors, fathers)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• तु (tu) - indeed, however (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)

• स्त्रिया (striyā) - by a woman, on the part of a woman (by a woman, with a woman)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (may be, should be, would be, exists)

• दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault, offense (fault, defect, sin, offense, harm)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• तु (tu) - indeed, however (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)

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

• तेन (tena) - by that (act or duty) (by him, by that, with him, with that)

• लिप्यते (lipyate) - is tainted/defiled (is smeared, is tainted, is defiled, adheres)

Words meanings and morphology

निवेश्यम् (niveśyam) - a duty or act that must be performed/established (to be placed, to be settled, to be established, to be invested, to be performed (as a duty))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niveśya

niveśya - to be placed, to be settled, to be established, to be invested, to be performed

Gerundive / Potential Passive Participle

Derived from root viś (to enter) with upasarga ni, in causative form (ni-veśaya) + -ya suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Used substantively as 'a duty' or 'that which must be established'.

तु (tu) - indeed, however (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (may be, should be, would be, exists)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, active voice

3rd person singular, optative, active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by him (referring to the man mentioned implicitly or previously) (by him, by that, with him, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the male individual responsible for performing the duty.

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Formed from "sa" (that) and "dā" (time suffix).

तारयिता (tārayitā) - the one who liberates/delivers (a liberator, a deliverer, one who causes to cross)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tārayitṛ

tārayitṛ - liberator, deliverer, savior, one who helps cross over

Agent noun (kṛt-pratyaya)

From causative root tṝ (to cross) + ṇic (causative) + tṛc (agent suffix).

Root: tṝ (class 1)

Note: Implies the role of a son in freeing ancestors from lower realms or ensuring their well-being.

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors (ancestors, fathers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Refers to deceased paternal ancestors.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed, however (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

स्त्रिया (striyā) - by a woman, on the part of a woman (by a woman, with a woman)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (may be, should be, would be, exists)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, active voice

3rd person singular, optative, active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault, offense (fault, defect, sin, offense, harm)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, sin, offense, harm

From root duṣ (to be corrupt, to be bad).

Root: duṣ (class 4)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed, however (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she (the woman) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Feminine nominative singular.

तेन (tena) - by that (act or duty) (by him, by that, with him, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

लिप्यते (lipyate) - is tainted/defiled (is smeared, is tainted, is defiled, adheres)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of lip

Present tense, middle voice

3rd person singular, present, middle voice.

Root: lip (class 6)