महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-2, verse-62

पतिव्रता सत्यशीला नित्यं चैवार्जवे रता ।
कथं न प्रत्युदेत्यद्य स्मयमाना यथा पुरा ॥६२॥

62. pativratā satyaśīlā nityaṁ caivārjave ratā ,
kathaṁ na pratyudetyadya smayamānā yathā purā.

62. pativratā satyaśīlā nityam ca eva ārjave ratā
katham na prati ud eti adya smayamānā yathā purā

62. pativratā satyaśīlā nityam ca eva ārjave ratā
smayamānā sā adya yathā purā katham na prati ud eti

62. She, who is devoted to her husband, truthful, and always dedicated to honesty, why does she not greet me today, smiling as she used to?

Words meanings summery:

• पतिव्रता (pativratā) - devoted to husband, chaste wife

• सत्यशीला (satyaśīlā) - truthful, of virtuous conduct

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just

• आर्जवे (ārjave) - in honesty, in straightforwardness

• रता (ratā) - devoted, engaged, absorbed

• कथम् (katham) - how? why?

• न (na) - not

• प्रति (prati) - upasarga for the verb eti (towards, in the direction of)

• उद् (ud) - upasarga for the verb eti (up, forth)

• एति (eti) - combines with prati and ud to mean 'greet' (she comes, goes)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• स्मयमाना (smayamānā) - smiling

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, before

Words meanings and morphology

पतिव्रता (pativratā) - devoted to husband, chaste wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pativratā

pativratā - a chaste and devoted wife

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pati+vrata)

• pati – husband, master
  noun (masculine)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

सत्यशीला (satyaśīlā) - truthful, of virtuous conduct

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyaśīla

satyaśīla - truthful, of virtuous conduct, upright

Compound type : bahuvrihi (satya+śīla)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• śīla – nature, character, conduct, virtue
  noun (neuter)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just

(indeclinable)

आर्जवे (ārjave) - in honesty, in straightforwardness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - honesty, straightforwardness, sincerity

from ṛju (straight) + aṇ

रता (ratā) - devoted, engaged, absorbed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rata

rata - delighted, pleased, devoted, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

from root ram + kta (ta)

Root: ram (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how? why?

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

प्रति (prati) - upasarga for the verb eti (towards, in the direction of)

(indeclinable)

उद् (ud) - upasarga for the verb eti (up, forth)

(indeclinable)

एति (eti) - combines with prati and ud to mean 'greet' (she comes, goes)

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

स्मयमाना (smayamānā) - smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smayamāna

smayamāna - smiling, laughing

Present Middle Participle

from root smi + śānac

Root: smi (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, before

(indeclinable)