महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-134, verse-42

शुश्रूषां परिचर्यां च करोत्यविमनाः सदा ।
सुप्रतीता विनीता च सा नारी धर्मभागिनी ॥४२॥

42. śuśrūṣāṁ paricaryāṁ ca karotyavimanāḥ sadā ,
supratītā vinītā ca sā nārī dharmabhāginī.

42. śuśrūṣām paricaryām ca karoti avimanāḥ sadā
supratītā vinītā ca sā nārī dharmabhāginī

42. sā nārī avimanāḥ sadā śuśrūṣām ca paricaryām karoti,
supratītā ca vinītā,
dharmabhāginī

42. The woman who always performs service and attendance with an unwavering mind, who is content and humble, that woman shares in religious merit (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• शुश्रूषाम् (śuśrūṣām) - dutiful service (service, obedience, desire to hear)

• परिचर्याम् (paricaryām) - attentive care (attendance, service, worship, homage)

• च (ca) - and, also

• करोति (karoti) - does, performs, makes

• अविमनाः (avimanāḥ) - unwavering in mind, not disheartened, firm-minded

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

• सुप्रतीता (supratītā) - content, well-satisfied (very pleased, well-known, convinced)

• विनीता (vinītā) - modest, humble, well-behaved, trained, disciplined

• च (ca) - and, also

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• नारी (nārī) - woman, wife

• धर्मभागिनी (dharmabhāginī) - one who shares in religious merit (dharma) (partaker of (dharma), sharing in virtue or merit)

Words meanings and morphology

शुश्रूषाम् (śuśrūṣām) - dutiful service (service, obedience, desire to hear)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śuśrūṣā

śuśrūṣā - service, obedience, desire to hear

Desiderative noun

Derived from desiderative stem of root √śru (to hear) with suffix -ā.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Object of 'karoti'.

परिचर्याम् (paricaryām) - attentive care (attendance, service, worship, homage)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paricaryā

paricaryā - attendance, service, worship, homage

Derived from prefix pari- and root √car (to move, to go) + suffix -yā.

Prefix: pari

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of 'karoti'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

करोति (karoti) - does, performs, makes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of karoti

Present Tense, Active Voice, Third Person, Singular

Root √kṛ (to do, to make) in the Present Tense.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Main verb of the first clause.

अविमनाः (avimanāḥ) - unwavering in mind, not disheartened, firm-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avimanā

avimanā - unwavering in mind, not disheartened, firm-minded

Negative compound of 'a' + 'vimana' (dispirited, sad).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vimana)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• vimana – dispirited, dejected, sad, distracted
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'nārī' (implied).

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'karoti'.

सुप्रतीता (supratītā) - content, well-satisfied (very pleased, well-known, convinced)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of supratīta

supratīta - very pleased, well-known, convinced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √i (to go) with prefixes su- (good) and prati- (towards) and suffix -ta.

Prefixes: su+prati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'nārī' (implied).

विनीता (vinītā) - modest, humble, well-behaved, trained, disciplined

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vinīta

vinīta - modest, humble, well-behaved, trained, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √nī (to lead) with prefix vi- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: vi

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nārī' (implied).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Feminine nominative singular form.

Note: Refers to 'nārī'.

नारी (nārī) - woman, wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, wife

Note: Subject of the sentence.

धर्मभागिनी (dharmabhāginī) - one who shares in religious merit (dharma) (partaker of (dharma), sharing in virtue or merit)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharmabhāgin

dharmabhāgin - partaker of righteousness/ (dharma), sharing in merit

Derived from 'dharma' + 'bhāgin' (one who partakes).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+bhāgin)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, (dharma), intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
• bhāgin – partaker, sharer, possessing, having a share
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `bhāga` (share) + suffix `-in`.

Note: Predicate adjective for 'sā nārī'.