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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-134, verse-37

श्रुत्वा दंपतिधर्मं वै सहधर्मकृतं शुभम् ।
अनन्यचित्ता सुमुखी भर्तुः सा धर्मचारिणी ॥३७॥
37. śrutvā daṁpatidharmaṁ vai sahadharmakṛtaṁ śubham ,
ananyacittā sumukhī bhartuḥ sā dharmacāriṇī.
37. śrutvā dampati-dharmam vai saha-dharma-kṛtam śubham
ananya-cittā su-mukhī bhartuḥ sā dharma-cāriṇī
37. yā dampati-dharmam śubham saha-dharma-kṛtam śrutvā
ananya-cittā su-mukhī bhartuḥ sā vai dharma-cāriṇī
37. She who, having understood the auspicious duty (dharma) of a married couple, performed together, remains with an undivided mind and a pleasant face towards her husband, she is truly a wife who performs her marital duty (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having understood
  • दम्पति-धर्मम् (dampati-dharmam) - the duty of a couple, marital duty
  • वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily
  • सह-धर्म-कृतम् (saha-dharma-kṛtam) - performed together with duty, conjointly done as duty
  • शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, propitious, good
  • अनन्य-चित्ता (ananya-cittā) - with an undivided mind, mind fixed on one (husband)
  • सु-मुखी (su-mukhī) - pleasant-faced, with a good face
  • भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, master's
  • सा (sā) - she, that
  • धर्म-चारिणी (dharma-cāriṇī) - one who practices dharma, faithful wife, performing marital duties

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having understood
(indeclinable)
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.
दम्पति-धर्मम् (dampati-dharmam) - the duty of a couple, marital duty
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dampati-dharma
dampati-dharma - the duty of a couple, marital duty
Compound type : tatpurusha (dampati+dharma)
  • dampati – a married couple, master of the house and his wife
    noun (masculine)
  • dharma – duty, law, righteousness, intrinsic nature, virtue
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily
(indeclinable)
सह-धर्म-कृतम् (saha-dharma-kṛtam) - performed together with duty, conjointly done as duty
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saha-dharma-kṛta
saha-dharma-kṛta - performed together with duty, conjointly done as duty
Compound type : tatpurusha (saha+dharma+kṛta)
  • saha – together with, along with
    indeclinable
  • dharma – duty, law, righteousness, intrinsic nature, virtue
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • kṛta – done, made, performed
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    PPP of root `kṛ` (to do, make).
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, propitious, good
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha
śubha - auspicious, propitious, good, beautiful
अनन्य-चित्ता (ananya-cittā) - with an undivided mind, mind fixed on one (husband)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ananya-cittā
ananya-cittā - with an undivided mind, mind fixed on one
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ananya+citta)
  • ananya – no other, exclusive
    adjective (masculine)
  • citta – mind, thought, intelligence
    noun (neuter)
    Root: cit (class 1)
सु-मुखी (su-mukhī) - pleasant-faced, with a good face
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of su-mukhī
su-mukhī - pleasant-faced, with a good face
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+mukha)
  • su – good, well, excellent
    indeclinable
  • mukha – face, mouth
    noun (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)
सा (sā) - she, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
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)