महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-20

परदारा न गन्तव्याः सर्ववर्णेषु कर्हिचित् ।
न हीदृशमनायुष्यं लोके किंचन विद्यते ।
यादृशं पुरुषस्येह परदारोपसेवनम् ॥२०॥

20. paradārā na gantavyāḥ sarvavarṇeṣu karhicit ,
na hīdṛśamanāyuṣyaṁ loke kiṁcana vidyate ,
yādṛśaṁ puruṣasyeha paradāropasevanam.

20. paradārāḥ na gantavyāḥ sarvavarṇeṣu
karhicit na hi īdṛśam anāyuṣyam
loke kim cana vidyate yādṛśam
puruṣasya iha paradāropasevanam

20. The wives of others should never be approached, regardless of social class. For indeed, there is nothing in this world that shortens life as much as a man's sexual intercourse with another's wife.

Words meanings summery:

• परदाराः (paradārāḥ) - the wives of others (wives of others)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• गन्तव्याः (gantavyāḥ) - should be approached (to be gone to, to be approached, fit to be gone to)

• सर्ववर्णेषु (sarvavarṇeṣu) - regardless of social class (in all social classes)

• कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever (with 'na' means never) (ever, at any time (with 'na' -> never))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - for indeed (for, indeed, because)

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such (such, of this kind)

• अनायुष्यम् (anāyuṣyam) - that shortens life (shortening life, inauspicious for life)

• लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world, in the realm)

• किम् (kim) - anything (in combination with `cana`) (what, anything)

• चन (cana) - particle indicating indefiniteness (combines with `kim` to mean 'anything') (particle indicating indefiniteness (any, some))

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (is found, exists, is present)

• यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - as much as (of which kind, such as, like which)

• पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a man (of a man, of a person, of the cosmic being)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

• परदारोपसेवनम् (paradāropasevanam) - sexual intercourse with another's wife (sexual intercourse with another's wife, consorting with another's wife)

Words meanings and morphology

परदाराः (paradārāḥ) - the wives of others (wives of others)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paradāra

paradāra - another's wife

Compound of para (other) and dārā (wife - plural in form, singular in meaning)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+dāra)

• para – other, another, supreme, highest
  adjective (masculine)
• dāra – wife
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

गन्तव्याः (gantavyāḥ) - should be approached (to be gone to, to be approached, fit to be gone to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gantavya

gantavya - to be gone, to be approached, to be attained

Gerundive (future passive participle)

from root gam (to go) + tavya suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

सर्ववर्णेषु (sarvavarṇeṣu) - regardless of social class (in all social classes)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarvavarṇa

sarvavarṇa - all classes/colors/castes

Compound of sarva (all) and varṇa (class)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+varṇa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• varṇa – color, class, caste, social order, letter, sound
  noun (masculine)
  from root vṛ (to cover, choose)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever (with 'na' means never) (ever, at any time (with 'na' -> never))

(indeclinable)

from karhi (when) + cit (particle)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for indeed (for, indeed, because)

(indeclinable)

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such (such, of this kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

from idam + dṛś (to see)

अनायुष्यम् (anāyuṣyam) - that shortens life (shortening life, inauspicious for life)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāyuṣya

anāyuṣya - unfavorable to long life, shortening life, inauspicious

from a- (negation) + āyuṣya (conducive to long life)

Compound type : nah (a+āyuṣya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• āyuṣya – conducive to long life, healthy
  adjective (masculine)
  from āyus (life)

लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world, in the realm)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, common practice

from root lok (to see, perceive)

Root: lok (class 1)

किम् (kim) - anything (in combination with `cana`) (what, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

चन (cana) - particle indicating indefiniteness (combines with `kim` to mean 'anything') (particle indicating indefiniteness (any, some))

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (is found, exists, is present)

(verb)

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

present, 3rd person singular, middle voice

from root vid (class 4, ātmanepada, to be)

Root: vid (class 4)

यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - as much as (of which kind, such as, like which)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of which kind, such as, like which

from yad + dṛś (to see)

पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a man (of a man, of a person, of the cosmic being)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, human being, person, soul, spirit, the supreme cosmic person

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

परदारोपसेवनम् (paradāropasevanam) - sexual intercourse with another's wife (sexual intercourse with another's wife, consorting with another's wife)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paradāropasevana

paradāropasevana - enjoying or consorting with another's wife, adultery

Compound of paradāra (another's wife) and upasevana (sexual intercourse, service)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paradāra+upasevana)

• paradāra – another's wife
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of para (other) and dāra (wife)
• upasevana – serving, attending, honoring, enjoying, sexual intercourse
  noun (neuter)
  from root sev (to serve) with prefix upa
  Prefix: upa
  Root: sev (class 1)