महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-8, verse-21

नारी तु पत्यभावे वै देवरं कुरुते पतिम् ।
पृथिवी ब्राह्मणालाभे क्षत्रियं कुरुते पतिम् ॥२१॥

21. nārī tu patyabhāve vai devaraṁ kurute patim ,
pṛthivī brāhmaṇālābhe kṣatriyaṁ kurute patim.

21. nārī tu patyabhāve vai devaram kurute patim
pṛthivī brāhmaṇālābhe kṣatriyam kurute patim

21. nārī tu vai patyabhāve devaram patim kurute
pṛthivī brāhmaṇālābhe kṣatriyam patim kurute

21. Indeed, a woman, in the absence of a husband, takes her husband's brother as a husband. Similarly, the earth, in the absence of a brāhmaṇa, takes a kṣatriya as its lord.

Words meanings summery:

• नारी (nārī) - woman, wife

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• पत्यभावे (patyabhāve) - in the absence of a husband

• वै (vai) - verily, indeed, surely

• देवरम् (devaram) - brother-in-law (husband's brother)

• कुरुते (kurute) - she makes, she takes, she does

• पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth, land

• ब्राह्मणालाभे (brāhmaṇālābhe) - in the absence of a brāhmaṇa

• क्षत्रियम् (kṣatriyam) - a member of the warrior/ruling class, a kṣatriya

• कुरुते (kurute) - she makes, she takes, she does

• पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master

Words meanings and morphology

नारी (nārī) - woman, wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, wife, female

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

पत्यभावे (patyabhāve) - in the absence of a husband

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of patyabhāva

patyabhāva - absence of a husband

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pati+abhāva)

• pati – husband, lord, master, owner
  noun (masculine)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, non-occurrence
  noun (masculine)

वै (vai) - verily, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

देवरम् (devaram) - brother-in-law (husband's brother)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devara

devara - husband's brother, brother-in-law

कुरुते (kurute) - she makes, she takes, she does

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, lord, master, owner

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, land, ground

ब्राह्मणालाभे (brāhmaṇālābhe) - in the absence of a brāhmaṇa

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇālābha

brāhmaṇālābha - non-availability of a brāhmaṇa, absence of a brāhmaṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+alābha)

• brāhmaṇa – a member of the priestly class, a brāhmaṇa
  noun (masculine)
• alābha – non-acquisition, non-obtainment, absence
  noun (masculine)

क्षत्रियम् (kṣatriyam) - a member of the warrior/ruling class, a kṣatriya

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class, a kṣatriya

कुरुते (kurute) - she makes, she takes, she does

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, lord, master, owner