महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-45, verse-10

भार्यापत्योर्हि संबन्धः स्त्रीपुंसोस्तुल्य एव सः ।
रतिः साधारणो धर्म इति चाह स पार्थिवः ॥१०॥

10. bhāryāpatyorhi saṁbandhaḥ strīpuṁsostulya eva saḥ ,
ratiḥ sādhāraṇo dharma iti cāha sa pārthivaḥ.

10. bhāryāpatyoḥ hi sambandhaḥ strīpuṃsoḥ tulyaḥ eva saḥ
ratiḥ sādhāraṇaḥ dharmaḥ iti ca āha saḥ pārthivaḥ

10. hi bhāryāpatyoḥ sambandhaḥ strīpuṃsoḥ tulyaḥ eva saḥ
ratiḥ sādhāraṇaḥ dharmaḥ iti ca saḥ pārthivaḥ āha

10. Indeed, the relationship between a wife and husband is the same as that between any man and woman. Sexual pleasure is a common natural law (dharma), thus said that king.

Words meanings summery:

• भार्यापत्योः (bhāryāpatyoḥ) - of wife and husband, between wife and husband

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - relationship, connection, bond

• स्त्रीपुंसोः (strīpuṁsoḥ) - of woman and man, between woman and man

• तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar, same

• एव (eva) - only, certainly, truly

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• रतिः (ratiḥ) - sexual pleasure, love, delight

• साधारणः (sādhāraṇaḥ) - common, universal, ordinary

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, duty, conduct

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• च (ca) - and

• आह (āha) - said, spoke

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king, earthly ruler

Words meanings and morphology

भार्यापत्योः (bhāryāpatyoḥ) - of wife and husband, between wife and husband

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of bhāryāpati

bhāryāpati - wife and husband

Compound type : dvandva (bhāryā+pati)

• bhāryā – wife
  noun (feminine)
• pati – husband, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - relationship, connection, bond

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sambandha

sambandha - connection, relation, bond, tie

स्त्रीपुंसोः (strīpuṁsoḥ) - of woman and man, between woman and man

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of strīpuṃsa

strīpuṁsa - woman and man

Compound type : dvandva (strī+puṃs)

• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• puṃs – man, male, person
  noun (masculine)

तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar, same

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, like, comparable

एव (eva) - only, certainly, truly

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रतिः (ratiḥ) - sexual pleasure, love, delight

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - delight, joy, love, sexual pleasure, passion

साधारणः (sādhāraṇaḥ) - common, universal, ordinary

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhāraṇa

sādhāraṇa - common, general, universal, ordinary

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, duty, conduct

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue (dharma)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king, earthly ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, earthly, prince, ruler

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