महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-47, verse-4

चतस्रो विहिता भार्या ब्राह्मणस्य पितामह ।
ब्राह्मणी क्षत्रिया वैश्या शूद्रा च रतिमिच्छतः ॥४॥

4. catasro vihitā bhāryā brāhmaṇasya pitāmaha ,
brāhmaṇī kṣatriyā vaiśyā śūdrā ca ratimicchataḥ.

4. catasraḥ vihitāḥ bhāryāḥ brāhmaṇasya pitāmaha
brāhmaṇī kṣatriyā vaiśyā śūdrā ca ratim icchataḥ

4. he pitāmaha brāhmaṇasya ratim icchataḥ catasraḥ bhāryāḥ
vihitāḥ brāhmaṇī kṣatriyā vaiśyā ca śūdrā ca [tāḥ santi]

4. Yudhishthira said: O Grandfather, four wives are ordained for a brahmin: a brahmin woman, a kṣatriya woman, a vaiśya woman, and a śūdra woman, should he desire conjugal relations.

Words meanings summery:

• चतस्रः (catasraḥ) - four

• विहिताः (vihitāḥ) - ordained, prescribed, arranged

• भार्याः (bhāryāḥ) - wives, women to be supported

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - Refers to Bhishma. (O Grandfather)

• ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - One of the types of wives. (a brahmin woman)

• क्षत्रिया (kṣatriyā) - One of the types of wives. (a kṣatriya woman)

• वैश्या (vaiśyā) - One of the types of wives. (a vaiśya woman)

• शूद्रा (śūdrā) - One of the types of wives. (a śūdra woman)

• च (ca) - Connects the list of wives. (and, also)

• रतिम् (ratim) - Conjugal relations. (pleasure, enjoyment, sexual intercourse)

• इच्छतः (icchataḥ) - Referring to the brahmin who desires relations. (desiring, wishing, wanting)

Words meanings and morphology

चतस्रः (catasraḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with bhāryāḥ.

विहिताः (vihitāḥ) - ordained, prescribed, arranged

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vihita

vihita - ordained, prescribed, arranged, performed

past passive participle

From root dhā (to place, put) with vi prefix.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective, implies "are ordained".

भार्याः (bhāryāḥ) - wives, women to be supported

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, woman to be supported

gerundive

From root bhṛ (to bear, support) with -ya suffix.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied santi (are).

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, priestly class

From brahman (Vedic text, ultimate reality).

Note: Possessive, "for a brahmin".

पितामह (pitāmaha) - Refers to Bhishma. (O Grandfather)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great sire

Compound of pitṛ (father) and maha (great/venerable).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, big, venerable
  adjective

Note: Address to Bhishma.

ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - One of the types of wives. (a brahmin woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇī

brāhmaṇī - a woman of the brahmin caste

Feminine form of brāhmaṇa.

Note: Specifies one of the four wives.

क्षत्रिया (kṣatriyā) - One of the types of wives. (a kṣatriya woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣatriyā

kṣatriyā - a woman of the kṣatriya caste

Feminine form of kṣatriya.

Note: Specifies one of the four wives.

वैश्या (vaiśyā) - One of the types of wives. (a vaiśya woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaiśyā

vaiśyā - a woman of the vaiśya caste

Feminine form of vaiśya.

Note: Specifies one of the four wives.

शूद्रा (śūdrā) - One of the types of wives. (a śūdra woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūdrā

śūdrā - a woman of the śūdra caste

Feminine form of śūdra.

Note: Specifies one of the four wives.

च (ca) - Connects the list of wives. (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects the last item in the list.

रतिम् (ratim) - Conjugal relations. (pleasure, enjoyment, sexual intercourse)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - pleasure, enjoyment, sexual intercourse, love

From root ram (to delight, to enjoy).

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Direct object of icchataḥ.

इच्छतः (icchataḥ) - Referring to the brahmin who desires relations. (desiring, wishing, wanting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - desiring, wishing, wanting

present active participle

From root iṣ (to wish, desire).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies brāhmaṇasya.