महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-36, verse-35

स्त्रीशूद्रपतितांश्चापि नाभिभाषेद्व्रतान्वितः ।
पापान्यज्ञानतः कृत्वा मुच्येदेवंव्रतो द्विजः ॥३५॥

35. strīśūdrapatitāṁścāpi nābhibhāṣedvratānvitaḥ ,
pāpānyajñānataḥ kṛtvā mucyedevaṁvrato dvijaḥ.

35. strī śūdra patitān ca api na abhibhāṣet vratānvitaḥ
pāpāni ajñānataḥ kṛtvā mucyeta evaṃvrataḥ dvijaḥ

35. evaṃvrataḥ dvijaḥ vratānvitaḥ strī śūdra patitān ca
api na abhibhāṣet ajñānataḥ pāpāni kṛtvā mucyeta

35. A twice-born (dvija) who is observing such a vow should not speak to women, śūdras, or outcasts. By doing so, even if they have committed sins unknowingly, such a person is liberated (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्री (strī) - women

• शूद्र (śūdra) - śūdras (members of the fourth social class)

• पतितान् (patitān) - outcasts, fallen ones

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - even, also

• न (na) - not

• अभिभाषेत् (abhibhāṣet) - one should speak to, address

• व्रतान्वितः (vratānvitaḥ) - endowed with vows, observing a vow

• पापानि (pāpāni) - sins, evil deeds

• अज्ञानतः (ajñānataḥ) - unknowingly, out of ignorance

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, by doing

• मुच्येत (mucyeta) - one is freed, liberated

• एवंव्रतः (evaṁvrataḥ) - having such a vow, observing such a vow

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya (a twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्री (strī) - women

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Implied plural by context of 'patitān' and list.

शूद्र (śūdra) - śūdras (members of the fourth social class)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śūdra

śūdra - a member of the fourth social class in the Hindu varna system

Note: Implied plural by context of 'patitān' and list.

पतितान् (patitān) - outcasts, fallen ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, degraded, outcast

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Functions as a noun here.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अभिभाषेत् (abhibhāṣet) - one should speak to, address

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhāṣ

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

व्रतान्वितः (vratānvitaḥ) - endowed with vows, observing a vow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vratānvita

vratānvita - endowed with or accompanied by a vow

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vrata+anvita)

• vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred duty
  noun (neuter)
• anvita – accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefix anu.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

पापानि (pāpāni) - sins, evil deeds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wicked

अज्ञानतः (ajñānataḥ) - unknowingly, out of ignorance

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas used adverbially.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Adverbial form from the ablative.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, by doing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मुच्येत (mucyeta) - one is freed, liberated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (vidhiliṅ) of muc

Root: muc (class 6)

एवंव्रतः (evaṁvrataḥ) - having such a vow, observing such a vow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of evaṃvrata

evaṁvrata - one who has such a vow

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (evam+vrata)

• evam – thus, in this manner
  indeclinable
• vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred duty
  noun (neuter)

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya (a twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (referring to Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas who undergo the upanayana ceremony)

Compound of dvi (twice) and ja (born).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)