महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-134, verse-55

एष देव मया प्रोक्तः स्त्रीधर्मो वचनात्तव ।
या त्वेवंभाविनी नारी सा भवेद्धर्मभागिनी ॥५५॥

55. eṣa deva mayā proktaḥ strīdharmo vacanāttava ,
yā tvevaṁbhāvinī nārī sā bhaveddharmabhāginī.

55. eṣa deva mayā proktaḥ strī-dharmaḥ vacanāt tava |
yā tu evam-bhāvinī nārī sā bhavet dharma-bhāginī

55. deva,
tava vacanāt eṣaḥ strī-dharmaḥ mayā proktaḥ; yā nārī tu evam-bhāvinī,
sā dharma-bhāginī bhavet.

55. O god, this wifely constitution (dharma) has been declared by me at your word. And that woman who is of such a disposition will partake in this (divine) natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• एष (eṣa) - this, this one

• देव (deva) - vocative address (O god, O divine one)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - has been declared (declared, said, spoken)

• स्त्री-धर्मः (strī-dharmaḥ) - wifely constitution (dharma) (wifely natural law (dharma), duty of a woman)

• वचनात् (vacanāt) - at your word, according to your command (from the word, according to the command)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• या (yā) - that (woman) who (who, which (feminine singular))

• तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, on the other hand, and)

• एवम्-भाविनी (evam-bhāvinī) - of such a disposition, acting in this manner (being such, of such a disposition, acting in this manner)

• नारी (nārī) - woman, wife

• सा (sā) - that (woman) (she, that (feminine singular))

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

• धर्म-भागिनी (dharma-bhāginī) - will partake in this (divine) natural law (dharma) (partaking in natural law (dharma), sharing in merit/duty)

Words meanings and morphology

एष (eṣa) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

देव (deva) - vocative address (O god, O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine, celestial

Root: div (class 4)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - has been declared (declared, said, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - declared, spoken, uttered, said

Past Passive Participle

PPP of √vac (to speak) with `pra` prefix.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used as predicate.

स्त्री-धर्मः (strī-dharmaḥ) - wifely constitution (dharma) (wifely natural law (dharma), duty of a woman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of strī-dharma

strī-dharma - duty of a woman, woman's intrinsic nature, wifely natural law

Compound of `strī` (woman, wife) and `dharma` (natural law, duty).

Compound type : tatpurusha (strī+dharma)

• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of `proktaḥ`.

वचनात् (vacanāt) - at your word, according to your command (from the word, according to the command)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, command, declaration

From √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Indicates the source or cause.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Qualifies `vacanāt`.

या (yā) - that (woman) who (who, which (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of `bhavet`.

तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, on the other hand, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एवम्-भाविनी (evam-bhāvinī) - of such a disposition, acting in this manner (being such, of such a disposition, acting in this manner)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of evam-bhāvin

evam-bhāvin - being so, of such a nature or disposition, acting in such a way

Agent Noun / Present Active Participle (feminine stem)

Compound of `evam` (thus, in this manner) + `bhāvin` (being, becoming, disposed to). From √bhū.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (evam+bhāvin)

• evam – thus, so, in this manner
  indeclinable
• bhāvin – being, becoming, future, disposed to
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Participle
  Derived from √bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `nārī`.

नारी (nārī) - woman, wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, wife

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

सा (sā) - that (woman) (she, that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Subject of `bhavet`.

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)

धर्म-भागिनी (dharma-bhāginī) - will partake in this (divine) natural law (dharma) (partaking in natural law (dharma), sharing in merit/duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharma-bhāgin

dharma-bhāgin - partaking of dharma, sharing in righteousness/duty

Compound of `dharma` (natural law, duty) + `bhāgin` (sharing, partaking).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+bhāgin)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhāgin – sharing, partaking, possessing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √bhaj (to share, partake)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for `sā`.