महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-40, verse-14

वाचा वा वधबन्धैर्वा क्लेशैर्वा विविधैस्तथा ।
न शक्या रक्षितुं नार्यस्ता हि नित्यमसंयताः ॥१४॥

14. vācā vā vadhabandhairvā kleśairvā vividhaistathā ,
na śakyā rakṣituṁ nāryastā hi nityamasaṁyatāḥ.

14. vācā vā vadhabandhaiḥ vā kleśaiḥ vā vividhaiḥ tathā
na śakyāḥ rakṣitum nāryaḥ tāḥ hi nityam asaṃyatāḥ

14. tāḥ nāryaḥ vācā vā vadhabandhaiḥ vā vividhaiḥ kleśaiḥ
tathā vā rakṣitum na śakyāḥ hi tāḥ nityam asaṃyatāḥ

14. Women cannot be protected by mere words, nor by punishments like imprisonment, nor by various other forms of distress. Indeed, they are by nature always unrestrained.

Words meanings summery:

• वाचा (vācā) - by speech, by words

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• वधबन्धैः (vadhabandhaiḥ) - by killing and binding, by punishments and imprisonment

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• क्लेशैः (kleśaiḥ) - by afflictions, by troubles

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various (kinds)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly

• न (na) - not

• शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - able, capable (feminine plural nominative)

• रक्षितुम् (rakṣitum) - to protect, to guard

• नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

• ताः (tāḥ) - they (feminine)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• असंयताः (asaṁyatāḥ) - uncontrolled, unrestrained

Words meanings and morphology

वाचा (vācā) - by speech, by words

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

वधबन्धैः (vadhabandhaiḥ) - by killing and binding, by punishments and imprisonment

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vadhabandha

vadhabandha - killing and binding, punishment and imprisonment

Compound type : dvandva (vadha+bandha)

• vadha – killing, striking, slaughter, injury
  noun (masculine)
  Root: han (class 2)
• bandha – binding, bond, imprisonment, captivity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

क्लेशैः (kleśaiḥ) - by afflictions, by troubles

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kleśa

kleśa - affliction, distress, trouble, pain, suffering

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various (kinds)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse, different

Note: Agrees with 'kleśaiḥ'

तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - able, capable (feminine plural nominative)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, able to be (done), capable

Gerundive

Derived from root 'śak' with suffix '-ya'

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'nāryaḥ'

रक्षितुम् (rakṣitum) - to protect, to guard

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, female, wife

ताः (tāḥ) - they (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative singular neuter form)

असंयताः (asaṁyatāḥ) - uncontrolled, unrestrained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of asaṃyata

asaṁyata - uncontrolled, unrestrained, not disciplined

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃyata)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• saṃyata – restrained, controlled, disciplined, composed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yam' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nāryaḥ' and 'tāḥ'