महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-19, verse-6

अनृताः स्त्रिय इत्येवं सूत्रकारो व्यवस्यति ।
यदानृताः स्त्रियस्तात सहधर्मः कुतः स्मृतः ॥६॥

6. anṛtāḥ striya ityevaṁ sūtrakāro vyavasyati ,
yadānṛtāḥ striyastāta sahadharmaḥ kutaḥ smṛtaḥ.

6. anṛtāḥ striyaḥ iti evam sūtrakāraḥ vyavasyati
yadā anṛtāḥ striyaḥ tāta sahadharmaḥ kutaḥ smṛtaḥ

6. sūtrakāraḥ iti evam striyaḥ anṛtāḥ vyavasyati
yadā tāta striyaḥ anṛtāḥ kutaḥ sahadharmaḥ smṛtaḥ

6. Thus, the aphorist (sūtrakāra) concludes that women are untruthful. O dear one, if women are indeed untruthful, how can a shared duty (sahadharma) be ordained?

Words meanings summery:

• अनृताः (anṛtāḥ) - untruthful, false, untrue

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or conclusion

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• सूत्रकारः (sūtrakāraḥ) - the composer of aphorisms, an aphorist

• व्यवस्यति (vyavasyati) - determines, decides, settles, resolves

• यदा (yadā) - when, if

• अनृताः (anṛtāḥ) - untruthful, false

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• तात (tāta) - Address to a respected person, here likely 'dear one' or 'my child'. (O dear one, father, son)

• सहधर्मः (sahadharmaḥ) - Joint religious or marital duty. (shared duty, co-dharma)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, prescribed, enjoined, taught

Words meanings and morphology

अनृताः (anṛtāḥ) - untruthful, false, untrue

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anṛta

anṛta - untrue, false, unrighteous

Negative prefix 'an-' + 'ṛta' (truth, righteousness).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+ṛta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• ṛta – truth, order, righteousness, cosmic law
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or conclusion

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

सूत्रकारः (sūtrakāraḥ) - the composer of aphorisms, an aphorist

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūtrakāra

sūtrakāra - composer of sūtras, aphorist

Compound of 'sūtra' (aphorism) and 'kāra' (maker, doer).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūtra+kāra)

• sūtra – aphorism, thread, rule
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'sūtr' (to string).
  Root: sūtr (class 10)
• kāra – maker, doer, author
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with 'ghañ' suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

व्यवस्यति (vyavasyati) - determines, decides, settles, resolves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vyavasya

present active indicative

From root 'so' (to cut, decide) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ava'.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: so (class 4)

यदा (yadā) - when, if

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'yad'.

अनृताः (anṛtāḥ) - untruthful, false

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anṛta

anṛta - untrue, false, unrighteous

Negative prefix 'an-' + 'ṛta' (truth, righteousness).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+ṛta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• ṛta – truth, order, righteousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

तात (tāta) - Address to a respected person, here likely 'dear one' or 'my child'. (O dear one, father, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, son, dear one (term of endearment or respect)

सहधर्मः (sahadharmaḥ) - Joint religious or marital duty. (shared duty, co-dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahadharma

sahadharma - joint duty, common religious observance, co-dharma

Compound of 'saha' (with) and 'dharma' (duty, law).

Compound type : tatpurusha (saha+dharma)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, moral law
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support) + 'man' suffix.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'kim' + ablative suffix 'tas'.

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, prescribed, enjoined, taught

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, prescribed (in sacred texts)

Past Passive Participle

From root 'smṛ' (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)