महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-134, verse-6

तेन त्वां परिपृच्छामि धर्मज्ञे धर्मवादिनि ।
स्त्रीधर्मं श्रोतुमिच्छामि त्वयोदाहृतमादितः ॥६॥

6. tena tvāṁ paripṛcchāmi dharmajñe dharmavādini ,
strīdharmaṁ śrotumicchāmi tvayodāhṛtamāditaḥ.

6. tena tvām paripṛcchāmi dharmajñe dharmavādini
strīdhamam śrotum icchāmi tvayā udāhṛtam āditaḥ

6. tena (he) dharmajñe dharmavādini (you) tvām paripṛcchāmi.
(aham) tvayā āditaḥ udāhṛtam strīdharmaṃ śrotum icchāmi.

6. Therefore, I ask you, O knower of [dharma] and speaker of [dharma]. I wish to hear the [dharma] of women as explained by you from the very beginning.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, for that reason

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• परिपृच्छामि (paripṛcchāmi) - I ask, I inquire

• धर्मज्ञे (dharmajñe) - O knower of dharma/righteousness/natural law

• धर्मवादिनि (dharmavādini) - O speaker of dharma/righteousness/natural law

• स्त्रीधर्मं (strīdharmaṁ) - the dharma/duty/constitution of women

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - explained (by you) (declared, explained, stated)

• आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning, firstly

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, for that reason

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

परिपृच्छामि (paripṛcchāmi) - I ask, I inquire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prapṛcch

Present Active Indicative

From root √prach (class 6) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

धर्मज्ञे (dharmajñe) - O knower of dharma/righteousness/natural law

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of [dharma], one who knows righteousness or duty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, acquainted with
  adjective
  From root √jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

धर्मवादिनि (dharmavādini) - O speaker of dharma/righteousness/natural law

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of dharmavādin

dharmavādin - one who speaks of [dharma], righteous person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vādin)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• vādin – speaking, telling, proclaiming, speaker
  adjective
  Agent noun from √vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

स्त्रीधर्मं (strīdharmaṁ) - the dharma/duty/constitution of women

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of strīdharma

strīdharma - the [dharma] or duty of women, female constitution

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+dharma)

• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Active Indicative

From root √iṣ (class 6)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - explained (by you) (declared, explained, stated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - declared, explained, stated, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

From root √hṛ (to carry) with prefixes ud- and ā-

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'strīdharmaṃ'.

आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning, firstly

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas