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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-110, verse-46

परस्त्रियो नाभिलषेद्वाचाथ मनसापि वा ।
अनृतं च न भाषेत मातापित्रोः कृतेऽपि वा ॥४६॥
46. parastriyo nābhilaṣedvācātha manasāpi vā ,
anṛtaṁ ca na bhāṣeta mātāpitroḥ kṛte'pi vā.
46. parastriyaḥ na abhilaṣet vācā atha manasā api
vā anṛtam ca na bhāṣeta mātāpitroḥ kṛte api vā
46. parastriyaḥ vācā atha manasā api vā na abhilaṣet
ca anṛtam mātāpitroḥ kṛte api vā na bhāṣeta
46. One should not desire other women, either by word or even by thought. And one should not speak falsehood, not even for the sake of one's parents.

Words meanings summery:

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  • परस्त्रियः (parastriyaḥ) - other women
  • (na) - not
  • अभिलषेत् (abhilaṣet) - should desire
  • वाचा (vācā) - by word (by word, by speech)
  • अथ (atha) - or (and, also, then)
  • मनसा (manasā) - by thought (by mind, by thought)
  • अपि (api) - even (even, also)
  • वा (vā) - or
  • अनृतम् (anṛtam) - falsehood (untruth, falsehood)
  • (ca) - and
  • (na) - not
  • भाषेत (bhāṣeta) - should speak
  • मातापित्रोः (mātāpitroḥ) - of one's parents (of parents, for parents)
  • कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of (for the sake of, on account of)
  • अपि (api) - even (even, also)
  • वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

परस्त्रियः (parastriyaḥ) - other women
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of parastrī
parastrī - another's wife, another woman
Compound type : tatpurusha (para+strī)
  • para – other, another
    adjective
  • strī – woman, wife
    noun (feminine)
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
अभिलषेत् (abhilaṣet) - should desire
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of abhilaṣ
Prefix: abhi
Root: laṣ (class 1)
वाचा (vācā) - by word (by word, by speech)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc
vāc - speech, word, voice
अथ (atha) - or (and, also, then)
(indeclinable)
मनसा (manasā) - by thought (by mind, by thought)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought
अपि (api) - even (even, also)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अनृतम् (anṛtam) - falsehood (untruth, falsehood)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anṛta
anṛta - untrue, false, falsehood
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
भाषेत (bhāṣeta) - should speak
(verb)
3rd person , singular, ātmanepada, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhāṣ
Root: bhāṣ (class 1)
मातापित्रोः (mātāpitroḥ) - of one's parents (of parents, for parents)
(noun)
Genitive, dual, dual of mātāpitṛ
mātāpitṛ - mother and father, parents
Compound type : dvandva (mātṛ+pitṛ)
  • mātṛ – mother
    noun (feminine)
  • pitṛ – father
    noun (masculine)
Note: Used with 'kṛte' to mean 'for the sake of'.
कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of (for the sake of, on account of)
(indeclinable)
Locative singular of past passive participle 'kṛta', often used as an indeclinable with genitive.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Used with genitive case.
अपि (api) - even (even, also)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)