महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-19, verse-7

अनृताः स्त्रिय इत्येवं वेदेष्वपि हि पठ्यते ।
धर्मोऽयं पौर्विकी संज्ञा उपचारः क्रियाविधिः ॥७॥

7. anṛtāḥ striya ityevaṁ vedeṣvapi hi paṭhyate ,
dharmo'yaṁ paurvikī saṁjñā upacāraḥ kriyāvidhiḥ.

7. anṛtāḥ striyaḥ iti evam vedeṣu api hi paṭhyate
dharmaḥ ayam paurvikī saṃjñā upacāraḥ kriyāvidhiḥ

7. hi vedeṣu api iti evam striyaḥ anṛtāḥ paṭhyate
ayam dharmaḥ paurvikī saṃjñā upacāraḥ kriyāvidhiḥ

7. Indeed, it is also read in the Vedas that women are untruthful. This (dharma) is an ancient designation, a conventional usage, and a rule for actions.

Words meanings summery:

• अनृताः (anṛtāḥ) - untruthful, false

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• पठ्यते (paṭhyate) - is read, is recited

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Referring to the concept of dharma as discussed in relation to women's truthfulness and shared duty. (natural law, duty, righteousness)

• अयम् (ayam) - Refers to the current topic of dharma concerning women. (this, this one)

• पौर्विकी (paurvikī) - ancient, old, former

• संज्ञा (saṁjñā) - designation, name, term, convention

• उपचारः (upacāraḥ) - Refers to a conventional or figurative use of the term. (conventional usage, secondary application, treatment, figure of speech)

• क्रियाविधिः (kriyāvidhiḥ) - rule of action, ritual injunction

Words meanings and morphology

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

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, Veda (scripture)

From root 'vid' (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

Particle.

पठ्यते (paṭhyate) - is read, is recited

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of paṭh

present passive indicative

Passive voice formed with 'ya' suffix.

Root: paṭh (class 1)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Referring to the concept of dharma as discussed in relation to women's truthfulness and shared duty. (natural law, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, moral law

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support) + 'man' suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - Refers to the current topic of dharma concerning women. (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

पौर्विकी (paurvikī) - ancient, old, former

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paurvika

paurvika - ancient, old, ancestral, belonging to the former ones

From 'pūrva' (former, ancient) + 'ṭhak' suffix.

संज्ञा (saṁjñā) - designation, name, term, convention

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃjñā

saṁjñā - designation, name, term, convention, consciousness

From root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: jñā (class 9)

उपचारः (upacāraḥ) - Refers to a conventional or figurative use of the term. (conventional usage, secondary application, treatment, figure of speech)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upacāra

upacāra - usage, convention, courtesy, treatment, secondary meaning, figure of speech

From root 'car' (to move) with prefix 'upa-'.

Prefix: upa

Root: car (class 1)

क्रियाविधिः (kriyāvidhiḥ) - rule of action, ritual injunction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kriyāvidhi

kriyāvidhi - rule for action, precept for ritual, method of procedure

Compound of 'kriyā' (action, ritual) and 'vidhi' (rule, injunction).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kriyā+vidhi)

• kriyā – action, deed, ritual, ceremony
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + 'ā' suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vidhi – rule, injunction, ordinance, method
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhā' (to place) with 'vi' prefix and 'ki' suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)