महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-134, verse-36

पुत्रवक्त्रमिवाभीक्ष्णं भर्तुर्वदनमीक्षते ।
या साध्वी नियताचारा सा भवेद्धर्मचारिणी ॥३६॥

36. putravaktramivābhīkṣṇaṁ bharturvadanamīkṣate ,
yā sādhvī niyatācārā sā bhaveddharmacāriṇī.

36. putra-vaktram iva abhīkṣṇam bhartuḥ vadanam īkṣate
yā sādhvī niyata-ācārā sā bhavet dharma-cāriṇī

36. yā sādhvī niyata-ācārā sā abhīkṣṇam putra-vaktram
iva bhartuḥ vadanam īkṣate sā dharma-cāriṇī bhavet

36. The virtuous woman, whose conduct is disciplined, constantly gazes upon her husband's face as if it were her son's; she truly becomes a wife who performs her marital duty (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्र-वक्त्रम् (putra-vaktram) - son's face

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - constantly, repeatedly

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, master's

• वदनम् (vadanam) - face, mouth

• ईक्षते (īkṣate) - sees, looks at, gazes upon

• या (yā) - who, which

• साध्वी (sādhvī) - virtuous woman, chaste woman, upright

• नियत-आचारा (niyata-ācārā) - of disciplined conduct, whose behavior is restrained

• सा (sā) - she, that

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

• धर्म-चारिणी (dharma-cāriṇī) - one who practices dharma, faithful wife, performing marital duties

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्र-वक्त्रम् (putra-vaktram) - son's face

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of putra-vaktra

putra-vaktra - son's face

Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+vaktra)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - constantly, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of accusative singular neuter.

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, master's

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, master, maintainer, supporter

agent noun

From root `bhṛ` (to bear, support) + `tṛ` suffix.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वदनम् (vadanam) - face, mouth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vadana

vadana - face, mouth

Root: vad (class 1)

ईक्षते (īkṣate) - sees, looks at, gazes upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of īkṣ

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

या (yā) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

साध्वी (sādhvī) - virtuous woman, chaste woman, upright

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sādhvī

sādhvī - virtuous woman, chaste wife, upright, good

Feminine form of `sādhu`.

नियत-आचारा (niyata-ācārā) - of disciplined conduct, whose behavior is restrained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyata-ācārā

niyata-ācārā - of disciplined conduct, whose behavior is restrained

Compound type : bahuvrihi (niyata+ācāra)

• niyata – restrained, disciplined, regulated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root `yam` (to restrain) with prefix `ni`.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• ācāra – conduct, custom, behavior, practice
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhilin) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

धर्म-चारिणी (dharma-cāriṇī) - one who practices dharma, faithful wife, performing marital duties

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharma-cāriṇī

dharma-cāriṇī - one who practices dharma, faithful wife, performing marital duties

agent noun

Feminine agent noun from `dharma` + root `car` (to move, to practice) with suffix `iṇī`.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+cāriṇī)

• dharma – duty, law, righteousness, intrinsic nature, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• cāriṇī – female practitioner, female follower
  noun (feminine)
  agent noun
  Feminine form of `cārin` (from root `car` + suffix `in`).
  Root: car (class 1)