महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-20, verse-59

नातः परं हि नारीणां कार्यं किंचन विद्यते ।
यथा पुरुषसंसर्गः परमेतद्धि नः फलम् ॥५९॥

59. nātaḥ paraṁ hi nārīṇāṁ kāryaṁ kiṁcana vidyate ,
yathā puruṣasaṁsargaḥ parametaddhi naḥ phalam.

59. na ataḥ param hi nārīṇām kāryam kiṃcana vidyate
yathā puruṣasaṃsargaḥ param etat hi naḥ phalam

59. hi nārīṇām ataḥ param kiṃcana kāryam na vidyate
yathā puruṣasaṃsargaḥ etat hi naḥ param phalam

59. Indeed, for women, there is no other duty (kārya) whatsoever higher than this: that union with a man (puruṣa) is truly our supreme reward.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - no, not

• अतः (ataḥ) - than this, therefore, hence

• परम् (param) - higher, supreme, superior

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• नारीणाम् (nārīṇām) - of women

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, work, action

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - any, whatsoever, something

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

• पुरुषसंसर्गः (puruṣasaṁsargaḥ) - union with a man, contact with a man

• परम् (param) - higher, supreme, superior

• एतत् (etat) - this

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us, for us

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - no, not

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - than this, therefore, hence

(indeclinable)

derived from idam + tas

परम् (param) - higher, supreme, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, distant, supreme, highest, ulterior

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

नारीणाम् (nārīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, wife, female

कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, work, action

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, business, work

Gerundive/Passive Future Participle

from √kṛ (to do) + ya suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

किंचन (kiṁcana) - any, whatsoever, something

(indeclinable)

compound of kim + cana

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cana)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun (neuter)
• cana – even, also, indeed (particle)
  indeclinable

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Present Indicative

root vid (4th class, A), present stem vidya-

Root: vid (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

(indeclinable)

पुरुषसंसर्गः (puruṣasaṁsargaḥ) - union with a man, contact with a man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣasaṃsarga

puruṣasaṁsarga - contact with a man, union with a man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+saṃsarga)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• saṃsarga – contact, association, union
  noun (masculine)
  from sam- √sṛj (to create, join)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

परम् (param) - higher, supreme, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, distant, supreme, highest, ulterior

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - our, to us, for us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward