महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-134, verse-39

न चन्द्रसूर्यौ न तरुं पुंनाम्नो या निरीक्षते ।
भर्तृवर्जं वरारोहा सा भवेद्धर्मचारिणी ॥३९॥

39. na candrasūryau na taruṁ puṁnāmno yā nirīkṣate ,
bhartṛvarjaṁ varārohā sā bhaveddharmacāriṇī.

39. na candra-sūryau na tarum puṃ-nāmnaḥ yā nirīkṣate
bhartṛ-varjam vara-ārohā sā bhavet dharma-cāriṇī

39. yā vara-ārohā bhartṛ-varjam candra-sūryau na nirīkṣate
na tarum puṃ-nāmnaḥ nirīkṣate sā dharma-cāriṇī bhavet

39. That beautiful woman who, excluding her husband, does not gaze upon the moon and the sun, nor any man, truly becomes a wife who performs her marital duty (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• चन्द्र-सूर्यौ (candra-sūryau) - the moon and the sun

• न (na) - not, no

• तरुम् (tarum) - In this context, often interpreted as referring to 'a man' or 'any male person other than her husband', potentially as a euphemism or a metaphorical usage for a standing male figure. (tree; (contextually) a man)

• पुं-नाम्नः (puṁ-nāmnaḥ) - Used here in conjunction with `tarum` to denote any male person other than her husband. (of a male name; (contextually) a man)

• या (yā) - who, which

• निरीक्षते (nirīkṣate) - looks at, gazes upon, observes

• भर्तृ-वर्जम् (bhartṛ-varjam) - excluding the husband, except for the husband

• वर-आरोहा (vara-ārohā) - A respectful and admiring epithet for a beautiful woman. (O woman of beautiful hips/thighs; a beautiful woman)

• 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

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चन्द्र-सूर्यौ (candra-sūryau) - the moon and the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of candra-sūrya

candra-sūrya - moon and sun

Compound type : dvandva (candra+sūrya)

• candra – moon, luminous
  noun (masculine)
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तरुम् (tarum) - In this context, often interpreted as referring to 'a man' or 'any male person other than her husband', potentially as a euphemism or a metaphorical usage for a standing male figure. (tree; (contextually) a man)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of taru

taru - tree, plant

पुं-नाम्नः (puṁ-nāmnaḥ) - Used here in conjunction with `tarum` to denote any male person other than her husband. (of a male name; (contextually) a man)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puṃ-nāman

puṁ-nāman - of a male name, named after a man

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṃ+nāman)

• puṃ – man, male
  noun (masculine)
• nāman – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)

या (yā) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

निरीक्षते (nirīkṣate) - looks at, gazes upon, observes

(verb)

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

Prefix: nir

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

भर्तृ-वर्जम् (bhartṛ-varjam) - excluding the husband, except for the husband

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhartṛ+varja)

• bhartṛ – husband, master
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• varja – exclusion, abandonment
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

वर-आरोहा (vara-ārohā) - A respectful and admiring epithet for a beautiful woman. (O woman of beautiful hips/thighs; a beautiful woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vara-ārohā

vara-ārohā - woman of beautiful hips/thighs, a beautiful woman

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vara+āroha)

• vara – excellent, beautiful, best
  adjective (masculine)
• āroha – buttock, hip, thigh; rising, ascending
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruh (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)