महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-38, verse-16

अनर्थित्वान्मनुष्याणां भयात्परिजनस्य च ।
मर्यादायाममर्यादाः स्त्रियस्तिष्ठन्ति भर्तृषु ॥१६॥

16. anarthitvānmanuṣyāṇāṁ bhayātparijanasya ca ,
maryādāyāmamaryādāḥ striyastiṣṭhanti bhartṛṣu.

16. anarthitvāt manuṣyāṇām bhayāt parijanasya ca
maryādāyām amaryādāḥ striyaḥ tiṣṭhanti bhartṛṣu

16. amaryādāḥ striyaḥ anarthitvāt manuṣyāṇām ca
bhayāt parijanasya maryādāyām bhartṛṣu tiṣṭhanti

16. Unrestrained women stay within the bounds of propriety with their husbands due to men's lack of purpose (or means), and out of fear of their family members.

Words meanings summery:

• अनर्थित्वात् (anarthitvāt) - due to men's lack of purpose or means (due to uselessness, due to worthlessness, due to lack of purpose or means)

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of men, for men

• भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear (of their family members) (out of fear, from fear)

• परिजनस्य (parijanasya) - of their family members (of family, of attendants, of dependents)

• च (ca) - and

• मर्यादायाम् (maryādāyām) - within the bounds of propriety (in the limit, within the bounds of propriety, in restraint)

• अमर्यादाः (amaryādāḥ) - women who are unrestrained by nature (unrestrained, without limits, improper)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stay (within bounds) (they stand, they stay, they remain, they abide)

• भर्तृषु (bhartṛṣu) - with their husbands (among husbands, with respect to husbands)

Words meanings and morphology

अनर्थित्वात् (anarthitvāt) - due to men's lack of purpose or means (due to uselessness, due to worthlessness, due to lack of purpose or means)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of anarthitva

anarthitva - uselessness, worthlessness, being without means, lack of purpose

derived from anartha (not useful, bad) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (anartha+tva)

• anartha – useless, bad, meaningless, impoverished
  adjective
  na + artha
  Prefix: an
• tva – suffix for abstract noun (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  indeclinable (neuter)
  suffix for abstract nouns

मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of men, for men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human being, man, person

Root: man

भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear (of their family members) (out of fear, from fear)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror

Root: bhī (class 3)

परिजनस्य (parijanasya) - of their family members (of family, of attendants, of dependents)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of parijana

parijana - family, dependants, attendants, servants

Compound type : pra-tatpurusha (pari+jana)

• pari – around, about, thoroughly
  indeclinable
  prefix
• jana – person, creature, folk
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मर्यादायाम् (maryādāyām) - within the bounds of propriety (in the limit, within the bounds of propriety, in restraint)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of maryādā

maryādā - limit, boundary, restraint, proper behaviour, propriety

अमर्यादाः (amaryādāḥ) - women who are unrestrained by nature (unrestrained, without limits, improper)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of amaryādā

amaryādā - without limit/restraint/propriety, improper

na + maryādā

Compound type : na-tatpurusha (na+maryādā)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
  negative particle
• maryādā – limit, boundary, restraint, proper behaviour, propriety
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'striyaḥ'.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Subject of 'tiṣṭhanti'.

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stay (within bounds) (they stand, they stay, they remain, they abide)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

present active

3rd person plural, parasmaipada

Root: sthā (class 1)

भर्तृषु (bhartṛṣu) - with their husbands (among husbands, with respect to husbands)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master, lord

agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)