महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-53, verse-8

नार्या म्लेच्छन्ति भाषाभिर्मायया न चरन्त्युत ।
अजिह्ममशठं युद्धमेतत्सत्पुरुषव्रतम् ॥८॥

8. nāryā mlecchanti bhāṣābhirmāyayā na carantyuta ,
ajihmamaśaṭhaṁ yuddhametatsatpuruṣavratam.

8. nāryā mlecchanti bhāṣābhiḥ māyayā na caranti
uta ajihmam aśaṭham yuddham etat satpuruṣavratam

8. One should not speak in barbarian tongues through women, nor should one act with deception (māyā). This battle, free from crookedness and deceit, is indeed the vow of a noble person.

Words meanings summery:

• नार्या (nāryā) - by means of a woman (by a woman, through a woman)

• म्लेच्छन्ति (mlecchanti) - they speak barbarously, they behave like foreigners

• भाषाभिः (bhāṣābhiḥ) - with languages, by words

• मायया (māyayā) - by illusion, by deception

• न (na) - not, no

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they act, they move

• उत (uta) - and, moreover

• अजिह्मम् (ajihmam) - not crooked, straightforward, honest

• अशठम् (aśaṭham) - not deceitful, sincere

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war

• एतत् (etat) - this (battle) (this)

• सत्पुरुषव्रतम् (satpuruṣavratam) - the vow/conduct of noble persons

Words meanings and morphology

नार्या (nāryā) - by means of a woman (by a woman, through a woman)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, wife

म्लेच्छन्ति (mlecchanti) - they speak barbarously, they behave like foreigners

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of mlecch

Root: mlecch (class 1)

भाषाभिः (bhāṣābhiḥ) - with languages, by words

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of bhāṣā

bhāṣā - language, speech, words

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

मायया (māyayā) - by illusion, by deception

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, deception, artifice, creative power (māyā)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'caranti'.

चरन्ति (caranti) - they act, they move

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of car

Root: car (class 1)

उत (uta) - and, moreover

(indeclinable)

अजिह्मम् (ajihmam) - not crooked, straightforward, honest

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ajihma

ajihma - not crooked, straightforward, honest

from a- (not) + jihma (crooked)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jihma)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jihma – crooked, oblique, dishonest
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjectivally modifying 'yuddham'.

अशठम् (aśaṭham) - not deceitful, sincere

(adjective)

neuter, singular of aśaṭha

aśaṭha - not deceitful, sincere, honest

from a- (not) + śaṭha (deceitful)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śaṭha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• śaṭha – deceitful, cunning, rogue
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjectivally modifying 'yuddham'.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war

(noun)

neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle used as noun

from root 'yudh'

Root: yudh (class 4)

एतत् (etat) - this (battle) (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the 'yuddham'.

सत्पुरुषव्रतम् (satpuruṣavratam) - the vow/conduct of noble persons

(noun)

neuter, singular of satpuruṣavrata

satpuruṣavrata - vow/conduct of noble persons

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (satpuruṣa+vrata)

• satpuruṣa – noble person, good man
  noun (masculine)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, conduct, rule
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound: 'vrata of satpuruṣa'.