महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-39, verse-7

उशना वेद यच्छास्त्रं यच्च वेद बृहस्पतिः ।
स्त्रीबुद्ध्या न विशिष्येते ताः स्म रक्ष्याः कथं नरैः ॥७॥

7. uśanā veda yacchāstraṁ yacca veda bṛhaspatiḥ ,
strībuddhyā na viśiṣyete tāḥ sma rakṣyāḥ kathaṁ naraiḥ.

7. uśanā veda yat śāstram yat ca veda bṛhaspatiḥ
strībuddhyā na viśiṣyete tāḥ sma rakṣyāḥ katham naraiḥ

7. uśanā yat śāstram veda yat ca bṛhaspatiḥ veda
strībuddhyā na viśiṣyete tāḥ katham naraiḥ rakṣyāḥ sma

7. The knowledge (śāstram) that Uśanā possesses, and what Bṛhaspati knows, these do not surpass a woman's intellect (strībuddhi). How then can such women indeed be protected by men?

Words meanings summery:

• उशना (uśanā) - the sage Uśanā (Uśanā (name of a sage, also known as Śukra, preceptor of the demons))

• वेद (veda) - knows (he knows, he understands)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, what, that)

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - knowledge (śāstram) (scripture, science, knowledge, teaching, treatise)

• यत् (yat) - what (which, what, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• वेद (veda) - knows (he knows, he understands)

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - the sage Bṛhaspati (Bṛhaspati (name of the preceptor of the gods, also the planet Jupiter))

• स्त्रीबुद्ध्या (strībuddhyā) - by a woman's intellect (strībuddhi) (by a woman's intellect, with a woman's understanding)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विशिष्येते (viśiṣyete) - they are surpassed (by) (they are distinguished, they excel, they surpass)

• ताः (tāḥ) - such women (those (feminine))

• स्म (sma) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly (used with present tense verb to indicate past action))

• रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - to be protected (to be protected, protectable)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

• नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men

Words meanings and morphology

उशना (uśanā) - the sage Uśanā (Uśanā (name of a sage, also known as Śukra, preceptor of the demons))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uśanas

uśanas - Uśanā, Śukra, the planet Venus

वेद (veda) - knows (he knows, he understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Modifies `śāstram`.

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - knowledge (śāstram) (scripture, science, knowledge, teaching, treatise)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, science, knowledge, teaching, treatise, rule

From root 'śās' (to teach, instruct).

Root: śās (class 2)

यत् (yat) - what (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to knowledge (śāstram) again.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

वेद (veda) - knows (he knows, he understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - the sage Bṛhaspati (Bṛhaspati (name of the preceptor of the gods, also the planet Jupiter))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati, preceptor of the gods, the planet Jupiter

Compound of 'bṛhat' (great) and 'pati' (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bṛhat+pati)

• bṛhat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

स्त्रीबुद्ध्या (strībuddhyā) - by a woman's intellect (strībuddhi) (by a woman's intellect, with a woman's understanding)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of strībuddhi

strībuddhi - woman's intellect, female understanding

Compound of 'strī' (woman) and 'buddhi' (intellect).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (strī+buddhi)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, wisdom (buddhi)
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'budh' (to know, understand).
  Root: budh (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विशिष्येते (viśiṣyete) - they are surpassed (by) (they are distinguished, they excel, they surpass)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, present (laṭ) of viśiṣ

From prefix 'vi' and root 'śiṣ' (to distinguish, to be special). Passive sense from Middle voice suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Refers to the two `śāstram`s.

ताः (tāḥ) - such women (those (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to women in general, implied by the context.

स्म (sma) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly (used with present tense verb to indicate past action))

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Here used as an intensifier, emphasizing the question.

रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - to be protected (to be protected, protectable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rakṣya

rakṣya - to be protected, protectable, guarded

Gerundive (Karmaṇi Kṛtya)

From root 'rakṣ' (to protect) with suffix 'ya'.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective.

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being

Root: nṛ

Note: Agent of the passive construction `rakṣyāḥ`.