महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-38, verse-22

यदि पुंसां गतिर्ब्रह्म कथंचिन्नोपपद्यते ।
अप्यन्योन्यं प्रवर्तन्ते न हि तिष्ठन्ति भर्तृषु ॥२२॥

22. yadi puṁsāṁ gatirbrahma kathaṁcinnopapadyate ,
apyanyonyaṁ pravartante na hi tiṣṭhanti bhartṛṣu.

22. yadi puṃsām gatiḥ brahma kathaṃcit na upapadyate
api anyonyam pravartante na hi tiṣṭhanti bhartṛṣu

22. yadi puṃsām brahma-gatiḥ kathaṃcit na upapadyate,
(tataḥ) anyonyam pravartante,
hi na bhartṛṣu tiṣṭhanti

22. If men's adherence to (brahman), their proper spiritual path, is somehow not maintained, then women will engage in relations with other men, for they certainly do not remain faithful to their husbands.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

• पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - men's (of men, for men)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - path (path, course, destination, state, conduct)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - adherence to (brahman), their proper spiritual path (the ultimate reality, sacred knowledge, spiritual pursuit)

• कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - somehow (somehow, by any means, with difficulty)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is maintained / achieved (is obtained, comes about, succeeds, is appropriate)

• अपि (api) - then (implies a consequence) (even, also, too)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - with other men (mutually implies reciprocal action or with others) (mutually, with each other, among themselves)

• प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - will engage in relations (they act, they proceed, they engage in)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - certainly, for (indeed, for, surely)

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - do not remain faithful (they stand, they remain, they abide)

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

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

(indeclinable)

पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - men's (of men, for men)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, person

गतिः (gatiḥ) - path (path, course, destination, state, conduct)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, course, fate, refuge, conduct, state

Derived from the root gam (to go) with the suffix -ti.

Root: gam (class 1)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - adherence to (brahman), their proper spiritual path (the ultimate reality, sacred knowledge, spiritual pursuit)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the creative principle, sacred knowledge, spiritual devotion, divine

कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - somehow (somehow, by any means, with difficulty)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is maintained / achieved (is obtained, comes about, succeeds, is appropriate)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of upapad

Present Middle Indicative

Derived from the root pad (to go) with prefix upa, 4th conjugation, middle voice, third person singular.

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

अपि (api) - then (implies a consequence) (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - with other men (mutually implies reciprocal action or with others) (mutually, with each other, among themselves)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (anya+anya)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• anya – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here.

प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - will engage in relations (they act, they proceed, they engage in)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of pravṛt

Present Middle Indicative

Derived from the root vṛt (to turn, to exist) with prefix pra, 1st conjugation, middle voice, third person plural.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - certainly, for (indeed, for, surely)

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - do not remain faithful (they stand, they remain, they abide)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Derived from the root sthā, 1st conjugation, parasmaipada, third person plural, reduplicated stem.

Root: sthā (class 1)

भर्तृषु (bhartṛṣu) - to their husbands (with/among husbands, supporters)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, lord, supporter

Agent noun from the root bhṛ (to bear, to support).

Root: bhṛ (class 3)