महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-93, verse-24

सत्यं रतिश्च धर्मश्च स्वर्गश्च गुणनिर्जितः ।
स्त्रीणां पतिसमाधीनं काङ्क्षितं च द्विजोत्तम ॥२४॥

24. satyaṁ ratiśca dharmaśca svargaśca guṇanirjitaḥ ,
strīṇāṁ patisamādhīnaṁ kāṅkṣitaṁ ca dvijottama.

24. satyam ratiḥ ca dharmaḥ ca svargaḥ ca guṇanirjitaḥ
strīṇām patisamādhīnam kāṅkṣitam ca dvijottama

24. dvijottama strīṇām satyam ratiḥ ca dharmaḥ ca
guṇanirjitaḥ svargaḥ ca patisamādhīnam kāṅkṣitam ca

24. O best among the twice-born, for women, truth, happiness, the natural law (dharma), and heaven acquired through virtues—all these are desired and dependent on their husband.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, righteousness (truth, reality, righteousness)

• रतिः (ratiḥ) - happiness, joy (delight, pleasure, love, attachment, sexual intercourse)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), righteousness (duty, righteousness, law, constitution, intrinsic nature, virtue)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven (heaven, celestial world)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• गुणनिर्जितः (guṇanirjitaḥ) - acquired through virtues (won by virtues, conquered by qualities)

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - for women (of women)

• पतिसमाधीनम् (patisamādhīnam) - dependent on their husband (dependent on husband, devoted to husband)

• काङ्क्षितम् (kāṅkṣitam) - desired (desired, longed for, wish)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born (O best of twice-born, O best of Brahmins)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, righteousness (truth, reality, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, righteousness, faithful

Derived from `sat` (being, existing) + `ya` suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Functions as a noun here.

रतिः (ratiḥ) - happiness, joy (delight, pleasure, love, attachment, sexual intercourse)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - delight, pleasure, love, attachment, sexual intercourse

From root `ram` (to delight).

Root: ram (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), righteousness (duty, righteousness, law, constitution, intrinsic nature, virtue)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue

From root `dhṛ` (to hold, support, maintain) + `man` suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven (heaven, celestial world)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial world, abode of gods

From `su` (good) + `gā` (to go), related to `svarga`.

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

गुणनिर्जितः (guṇanirjitaḥ) - acquired through virtues (won by virtues, conquered by qualities)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇanirjita

guṇanirjita - conquered by virtues, won by good qualities

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (guṇa+nirjita)

• guṇa – virtue, quality, attribute
  noun (masculine)
• nirjita – conquered, won, defeated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `ji` (to conquer) with prefix `nir`.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `svargaḥ`.

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - for women (of women)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

Note: Denotes possession or for whom.

पतिसमाधीनम् (patisamādhīnam) - dependent on their husband (dependent on husband, devoted to husband)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patisamādhīna

patisamādhīna - devoted to husband, dependent on husband

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (pati+samādhīna)

• pati – husband, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
• samādhīna – dependent on, devoted to, absorbed in
  adjective (masculine)
  From `ā-dhā` + `kta` suffix.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `kāṅkṣitam`.

काङ्क्षितम् (kāṅkṣitam) - desired (desired, longed for, wish)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāṅkṣita

kāṅkṣita - desired, wished, longed for

Past Passive Participle

From root `kāṅkṣ` (to desire).

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Functions as the main predicate here (implying 'is desired').

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born (O best of twice-born, O best of Brahmins)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best of Brahmins, excellent twice-born

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of `ud` (up) + `tama` suffix.

Note: Addressed to a Brahmin.