महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-43, verse-21

एवमेतासु रक्षा वै शक्या कर्तुं महात्मभिः ।
अन्यथा राजशार्दूल न शक्या रक्षितुं स्त्रियः ॥२१॥

21. evametāsu rakṣā vai śakyā kartuṁ mahātmabhiḥ ,
anyathā rājaśārdūla na śakyā rakṣituṁ striyaḥ.

21. evam etāsu rakṣā vai śakyā kartum mahātmabhiḥ
anyathā rājaśārdūla na śakyā rakṣitum striyaḥ

21. rājaśārdūla evam etāsu rakṣā vai mahātmabhiḥ
kartum śakyā anyathā striyaḥ na rakṣitum śakyā

21. In this way, O tiger among kings, protection for these women can indeed be provided by great persons (mahātmabhiḥ); otherwise, women cannot be protected.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• एतासु (etāsu) - among these unvirtuous women (in these, among these)

• रक्षा (rakṣā) - protection, guarding

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely

• शक्या (śakyā) - possible, capable, able to be done

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great souls, by great persons

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

• राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - O tiger among kings, O excellent king

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्या (śakyā) - possible, capable, able to be done

• रक्षितुम् (rakṣitum) - to protect, to guard

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women (in general, including the unvirtuous ones) (women, females)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एतासु (etāsu) - among these unvirtuous women (in these, among these)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of etas

etas - this, this one

रक्षा (rakṣā) - protection, guarding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rakṣā

rakṣā - protection, guarding, preservation

Derived from root rakṣ (to protect)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely

(indeclinable)

शक्या (śakyā) - possible, capable, able to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya

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

Gerundive

Derived from root śak (to be able) with gerundive suffix -ya.

Root: śak (class 5)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(verb)

active, infinitive of kṛ

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root kṛ (class 8, U)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great souls, by great persons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, great self, great person, noble person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

(indeclinable)

राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - O tiger among kings, O excellent king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājaśārdūla

rājaśārdūla - tiger among kings, excellent king, best of kings

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+śārdūla)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शक्या (śakyā) - possible, capable, able to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya

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

Gerundive

Derived from root śak (to be able) with gerundive suffix -ya.

Root: śak (class 5)

रक्षितुम् (rakṣitum) - to protect, to guard

(verb)

active, infinitive of rakṣ

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root rakṣ (class 1, P)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women (in general, including the unvirtuous ones) (women, females)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female, wife