महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-134, verse-48

ब्राह्मणान्दुर्बलानाथान्दीनान्धकृपणांस्तथा ।
बिभर्त्यन्नेन या नारी सा पतिव्रतभागिनी ॥४८॥

48. brāhmaṇāndurbalānāthāndīnāndhakṛpaṇāṁstathā ,
bibhartyannena yā nārī sā pativratabhāginī.

48. brāhmaṇān durbalān anāthān dīnāndhakṛpaṇān tathā
bibharti annena yā nārī sā pativratabhāginī

48. That woman who sustains with food Brahmins, the weak, the helpless, the poor, the blind, and the miserable, she shares in the merits of being a devoted wife (pativratā).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins, priestly class members

• दुर्बलान् (durbalān) - the weak, feeble ones

• अनाथान् (anāthān) - the helpless, those without a protector

• दीनान्धकृपणान् (dīnāndhakṛpaṇān) - the poor, blind, and miserable

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and also

• बिभर्ति (bibharti) - supports, maintains, nourishes

• अन्नेन (annena) - with food

• या (yā) - which, who (feminine)

• नारी (nārī) - woman

• सा (sā) - she, that (woman)

• पतिव्रतभागिनी (pativratabhāginī) - one who partakes in the merits of being a devoted wife

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins, priestly class members

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, related to brahman

दुर्बलान् (durbalān) - the weak, feeble ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, powerless, infirm

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dur+bala)

• dur – bad, difficult, hard (prefix)
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'the weak'.

अनाथान् (anāthān) - the helpless, those without a protector

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anātha

anātha - helpless, without a protector, orphan

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (a+nātha)

• a – not, non- (privative prefix)
  indeclinable
• nātha – lord, protector, refuge
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'the helpless'.

दीनान्धकृपणान् (dīnāndhakṛpaṇān) - the poor, blind, and miserable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dīnāndhakṛpaṇa

dīnāndhakṛpaṇa - poor, blind, and miserable/pitiful

Compound type : Dvandva (dīna+andha+kṛpaṇa)

• dīna – poor, distressed, wretched, sad
  adjective (masculine)
• andha – blind
  adjective (masculine)
• kṛpaṇa – miserable, wretched, piteous, avaricious
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'the poor, blind, and miserable'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and also

(indeclinable)

बिभर्ति (bibharti) - supports, maintains, nourishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhṛ

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

अन्नेन (annena) - with food

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, cooked rice

या (yā) - which, who (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

नारी (nārī) - woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, wife

सा (sā) - she, that (woman)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

पतिव्रतभागिनी (pativratabhāginī) - one who partakes in the merits of being a devoted wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pativratabhāginī

pativratabhāginī - female sharer/partaker in the virtues of a devoted wife (pativratā)

Feminine form of pativratabhāgin

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pativratā+bhāginī)

• pativratā – a woman devoted to her husband
  noun (feminine)
• bhāginī – female sharer, partaker
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of bhāgin, derived from bhāga (share) with the suffix -in