महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-40, verse-18

नारीणां चरितज्ञश्च देवशर्मा महामुनिः ।
यथाशक्ति यथोत्साहं भार्यां तामभ्यरक्षत ॥१८॥

18. nārīṇāṁ caritajñaśca devaśarmā mahāmuniḥ ,
yathāśakti yathotsāhaṁ bhāryāṁ tāmabhyarakṣata.

18. nārīṇām caritajñaḥ ca devaśarmā mahāmuniḥ
yathāśakti yathā utsāhaṃ bhāryām tām abhyarakṣata

18. devaśarmā mahāmuniḥ ca nārīṇām caritajñaḥ tām
bhāryām yathāśakti yathā utsāhaṃ abhyarakṣata

18. And the great sage Devasharman, who understood the conduct of women, protected his wife with all his power and enthusiasm.

Words meanings summery:

• नारीणाम् (nārīṇām) - of women, of wives

• चरितज्ञः (caritajñaḥ) - knower of conduct, acquainted with character

• च (ca) - and, also

• देवशर्मा (devaśarmā) - Devasharman (name of a sage)

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

• यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to ability, to the best of one's power

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to

• उत्साहं (utsāhaṁ) - enthusiasm, zeal, energy

• भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine accusative singular)

• अभ्यरक्षत (abhyarakṣata) - he protected

Words meanings and morphology

नारीणाम् (nārīṇām) - of women, of wives

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, wife

चरितज्ञः (caritajñaḥ) - knower of conduct, acquainted with character

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caritajña

caritajña - knower of conduct/character

Compound type : tatpurusha (carita+jña)

• carita – conduct, character, action
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from car (to move, act) + kta
  Root: car (class 1)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective
  from jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

देवशर्मा (devaśarmā) - Devasharman (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devaśarman

devaśarman - Devasharman (a proper name)

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+muni)

• mahat – great, large, eminent
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
  from man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to ability, to the best of one's power

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śakti)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• śakti – power, ability, energy
  noun (feminine)
  from śak (to be able)
  Root: śak (class 5)

यथा (yathā) - as, according to

(indeclinable)

उत्साहं (utsāhaṁ) - enthusiasm, zeal, energy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utsāha

utsāha - enthusiasm, zeal, energy, effort

from ut + sah (to endure, overcome)

Prefix: ut

Root: sah (class 1)

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, one to be supported/nourished

Gerundive

from bhṛ (to bear, support) + ṇyat, feminine form

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

अभ्यरक्षत (abhyarakṣata) - he protected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abhirakṣ

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)