महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-71

अवलोक्यो न चादर्शो मलिनो बुद्धिमत्तरैः ।
न चाज्ञातां स्त्रियं गच्छेद्गर्भिणीं वा कदाचन ॥७१॥

71. avalokyo na cādarśo malino buddhimattaraiḥ ,
na cājñātāṁ striyaṁ gacchedgarbhiṇīṁ vā kadācana.

71. avalokyaḥ na ca ādarśaḥ malinaḥ buddhimattaraiḥ |
na ca ajñātām striyam gacchet garbhiṇīm vā kadācana

71. buddhimattaraiḥ malinaḥ ādarśaḥ na avalokyaḥ ca
ajñātām striyam garbhiṇīm vā ca kadācana na gacchet

71. Intelligent people should not look at a dirty mirror. And one should never approach an unknown woman, or a pregnant woman (for intimacy).

Words meanings summery:

• अवलोक्यः (avalokyaḥ) - ought to be looked at (i.e., one should look at) (should be seen, should be looked at, visible)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• आदर्शः (ādarśaḥ) - a mirror (mirror, reflection, model)

• मलिनः (malinaḥ) - a dirty (mirror) (dirty, soiled, stained, impure)

• बुद्धिमत्तरैः (buddhimattaraiḥ) - by intelligent people (by the most intelligent, by the highly discerning, by wise people)

• अज्ञाताम् (ajñātām) - an unknown woman (unknown, unacquainted, not recognized)

• स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, female

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should approach (for intimacy) (one should go, one should approach)

• गर्भिणीम् (garbhiṇīm) - pregnant woman

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never (ever, at any time (when combined with 'na', it means 'never'))

Words meanings and morphology

अवलोक्यः (avalokyaḥ) - ought to be looked at (i.e., one should look at) (should be seen, should be looked at, visible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avalokya

avalokya - to be seen, visible, fit to be seen

Gerundive/Potential Participle

Formed from ava-√lok (to see)

Prefix: ava

Root: √lok (class 1)

Note: Gerundive, meaning 'to be looked at'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the gerundive 'avalokyaḥ'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses or phrases

आदर्शः (ādarśaḥ) - a mirror (mirror, reflection, model)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādarśa

ādarśa - mirror, reflection, ideal, example

From ā-√dṛś (to see)

Prefix: ā

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied 'is'

मलिनः (malinaḥ) - a dirty (mirror) (dirty, soiled, stained, impure)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of malina

malina - dirty, stained, impure, dark

Derived from mala (dirt, impurity)

बुद्धिमत्तरैः (buddhimattaraiḥ) - by intelligent people (by the most intelligent, by the highly discerning, by wise people)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, discerning, wise

Derived from buddhi (intellect) + mat (possessive suffix)

Note: Refers to the agent of 'avalokyaḥ'

अज्ञाताम् (ajñātām) - an unknown woman (unknown, unacquainted, not recognized)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ajñāta

ajñāta - unknown, unrecognized, ignorant

Past Passive Participle

Negative form of jñāta (known), formed with 'a' prefix and √jñā

Prefix: a

Root: √jñā (class 9)

स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, female

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female, wife

Note: Object of the verb 'gacchet'

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should approach (for intimacy) (one should go, one should approach)

(verb)

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

Root: √gam (class 1)

गर्भिणीम् (garbhiṇīm) - pregnant woman

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of garbhiṇī

garbhiṇī - pregnant woman

Derived from garbha (womb, fetus)

Note: Object of the verb 'gacchet'

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects alternatives

कदाचन (kadācana) - never (ever, at any time (when combined with 'na', it means 'never'))

(indeclinable)

Composed of kadā (when) + cana (particle)