महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-134, verse-52

पतिप्रसादः स्वर्गो वा तुल्यो नार्या न वा भवेत् ।
अहं स्वर्गं न हीच्छेयं त्वय्यप्रीते महेश्वर ॥५२॥

52. patiprasādaḥ svargo vā tulyo nāryā na vā bhavet ,
ahaṁ svargaṁ na hīccheyaṁ tvayyaprīte maheśvara.

52. pati-prasādaḥ svargaḥ vā tulyaḥ nāryā na vā bhavet
| aham svargam na hi iccheyam tvayi aprīte maheśvara

52. maheśvara,
tvayi aprīte,
aham svargam na hi iccheyam,
pati-prasādaḥ vā svargaḥ nāryā tulyaḥ na vā bhavet.

52. A husband's grace, or even heaven, may not be equally valued by a woman. O great lord (Maheśvara), I would certainly not desire heaven if you are displeased.

Words meanings summery:

• पति-प्रसादः (pati-prasādaḥ) - husband's grace, husband's favor

• स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, paradise

• वा (vā) - or, either

• तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar, comparable

• नार्या (nāryā) - for a woman (by a woman, for a woman)

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or, either

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

• अहम् (aham) - I

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, paradise (accusative)

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - emphasizes the negation (indeed, surely, for)

• इच्छेयम् (iccheyam) - I would desire, I should desire

• त्वयि (tvayi) - if you (locative absolute) (in you, on you, to you)

• अप्रीते (aprīte) - if you are displeased (locative absolute) (displeased, not pleased)

• महेश्वर (maheśvara) - vocative address to Shiva (O great lord, O Shiva)

Words meanings and morphology

पति-प्रसादः (pati-prasādaḥ) - husband's grace, husband's favor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati-prasāda

pati-prasāda - husband's grace, husband's favor

Compound type : tatpurusha (pati+prasāda)

• pati – husband, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
• prasāda – grace, favor, clearness, serenity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, paradise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, abode of gods

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar, comparable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable

From `tulā` (balance) + `yat` suffix

नार्या (nāryā) - for a woman (by a woman, for a woman)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, wife

Note: Could be instrumental for comparison, or dative/genitive sense. Context implies 'for a woman'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

optative mood, 3rd person singular

Parasmaipada, Present tense, Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, self

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, paradise (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, abode of gods

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - emphasizes the negation (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

इच्छेयम् (iccheyam) - I would desire, I should desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of iṣ

optative mood, 1st person singular

Parasmaipada, Present tense, Optative mood, 1st person singular. Derived from desiderative stem.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

त्वयि (tvayi) - if you (locative absolute) (in you, on you, to you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

अप्रीते (aprīte) - if you are displeased (locative absolute) (displeased, not pleased)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of aprīta

aprīta - displeased, not pleased, unhappy

Past Passive Participle

Formed from `a` (negation) + `prīta` (pleased), which is the PPP of `prī` (to please).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prīta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• prīta – pleased, delighted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √prī
  Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

महेश्वर (maheśvara) - vocative address to Shiva (O great lord, O Shiva)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - great lord (an epithet of Shiva)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• īśvara – lord, master, controller, Shiva
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)