महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-38, verse-12

न स्त्रीभ्यः किंचिदन्यद्वै पापीयस्तरमस्ति वै ।
स्त्रियो हि मूलं दोषाणां तथा त्वमपि वेत्थ ह ॥१२॥

12. na strībhyaḥ kiṁcidanyadvai pāpīyastaramasti vai ,
striyo hi mūlaṁ doṣāṇāṁ tathā tvamapi vettha ha.

12. na strībhyah kimcit anyat vai pāpīyastaram asti vai
striyah hi mūlam doṣāṇām tathā tvam api vettha ha

12. Indeed, there is nothing worse than women. Women are truly the root of all faults, and you too know this.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• स्त्रीभ्यह् (strībhyah) - from women, to women

• किम्चित् (kimcit) - something, anything

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• पापीयस्तरम् (pāpīyastaram) - worse, more sinful, more evil

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• स्त्रियह् (striyah) - women

• हि (hi) - for, because, indeed

• मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, foundation

• दोषाणाम् (doṣāṇām) - of faults, of defects

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• वेत्थ (vettha) - you know

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

स्त्रीभ्यह् (strībhyah) - from women, to women

(noun)

feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

किम्चित् (kimcit) - something, anything

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kimcit

kimcit - something, anything, a little

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

(adjective)

neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with `kimcit`.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पापीयस्तरम् (pāpīyastaram) - worse, more sinful, more evil

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pāpīyastara

pāpīyastara - worse, more evil

Comparative degree of 'pāpīyas' (worse), which is itself comparative of 'pāpa' (evil). Formed with suffix -tara.

Note: Predicative adjective for `kimcit`.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present active indicative of root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Null subject implied (referring to `kimcit`).

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

स्त्रियह् (striyah) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Subject of the clause.

हि (hi) - for, because, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Causal/emphatic particle.

मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, foundation

(noun)

neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, origin, foundation

Note: Predicate nominative.

दोषाणाम् (doṣāṇām) - of faults, of defects

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, vice, sin

Note: Genitive of possession, 'root of faults'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses, 'and so'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Subject of `vettha`.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `tvam`.

वेत्थ (vettha) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (liṭ) of vid

Perfect Active Indicative (irregular, often used as present)

2nd person singular perfect active of root 'vid'.

Root: vid (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.