महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-93, verse-25

ऋतुर्मातुः पितुर्बीजं दैवतं परमं पतिः ।
भर्तुः प्रसादात्स्त्रीणां वै रतिः पुत्रफलं तथा ॥२५॥

25. ṛturmātuḥ piturbījaṁ daivataṁ paramaṁ patiḥ ,
bhartuḥ prasādātstrīṇāṁ vai ratiḥ putraphalaṁ tathā.

25. ṛtuḥ mātuḥ pituḥ bījam daivatam paramam patiḥ
bhartuḥ prasādāt strīṇām vai ratiḥ putraphalam tathā

25. mātuḥ ṛtuḥ pituḥ bījam patiḥ paramam daivatam
bhartuḥ prasādāt vai strīṇām ratiḥ tathā putraphalam

25. The fertile period is from the mother, the seed from the father; the husband is the supreme deity. Indeed, for women, happiness and the fruit of sons are attained through the grace of the husband.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋतुः (ṛtuḥ) - fertile period (for conception) (season, fertile period, menstrual period)

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - from the mother (of the mother)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - from the father (of the father)

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed (semen) (seed, semen, germ)

• दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity (divinity, deity, divine)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

• पतिः (patiḥ) - husband (husband, lord, master)

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband (of the husband, of the maintainer)

• प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by the grace, by the favor (from grace, by favor, by clearness)

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

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily)

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

• पुत्रफलम् (putraphalam) - the fruit of sons (progeny) (fruit of sons, progeny, offspring)

• तथा (tathā) - and, likewise (thus, so, similarly, and)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋतुः (ṛtuḥ) - fertile period (for conception) (season, fertile period, menstrual period)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtu

ṛtu - season, proper time, menstrual period, fertile period

From root `ṛ` (to go, move).

Root: ṛ (class 1)

मातुः (mātuḥ) - from the mother (of the mother)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Also functions as ablative.

पितुः (pituḥ) - from the father (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Also functions as ablative.

बीजम् (bījam) - seed (semen) (seed, semen, germ)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause, semen

दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity (divinity, deity, divine)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - relating to a deity, divine, deity, divinity

From `deva` (god) + `ta` suffix.

Note: Predicate nominative for `patiḥ`.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent

Superlative of `para` (other).

Note: Agrees with `daivatam`.

पतिः (patiḥ) - husband (husband, lord, master)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, owner

Note: Subject of the clause 'husband is the supreme deity'.

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband (of the husband, of the maintainer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, supporter, lord

Agent noun from `bhṛ` (to bear, support, maintain).

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Also functions as ablative.

प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by the grace, by the favor (from grace, by favor, by clearness)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - grace, favor, clearness, calmness, serenity

From `pra-sad` (to be clear, be pleased).

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Indicates the source or cause.

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - for women (of women)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

Note: Denotes possession or for whom.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

रतिः (ratiḥ) - happiness (delight, pleasure, happiness, sexual intercourse)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rati

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

From root `ram` (to delight).

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject.

पुत्रफलम् (putraphalam) - the fruit of sons (progeny) (fruit of sons, progeny, offspring)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of putraphala

putraphala - fruit of sons, progeny, offspring

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+phala)

• putra – son, child, offspring
  noun (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Co-subject with `ratiḥ`.

तथा (tathā) - and, likewise (thus, so, similarly, and)

(indeclinable)

From `tad` (that) + `thā` suffix.