महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-196, verse-8

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स्त्रीणां धर्मात्सुघोराद्धि नान्यं पश्यामि दुष्करम् ।
साध्वाचाराः स्त्रियो ब्रह्मन्यत्कुर्वन्ति सदादृताः ।
दुष्करं बत कुर्वन्ति पितरो मातरश्च वै ॥८॥

8. strīṇāṁ dharmātsughorāddhi nānyaṁ paśyāmi duṣkaram ,
sādhvācārāḥ striyo brahmanyatkurvanti sadādṛtāḥ ,
duṣkaraṁ bata kurvanti pitaro mātaraśca vai.

8. strīṇām dharmāt sughorāt hi na anyam
paśyāmi duṣkaram sādhvācārāḥ striyaḥ
brahman yat kurvanti sadādṛtāḥ duṣkaram
bata kurvanti pitaraḥ mātaraḥ ca vai

8. O Brahmin (brahman), I see nothing else for women more challenging than their extremely severe natural law (dharma). Alas, the difficult duties (duṣkaram) performed by virtuous women (sādhvācārāḥ), who are always revered, are indeed arduous. And parents also certainly undertake difficult tasks.

Words meanings summery:

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स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - than the constitutional duty (dharma) (from natural law (dharma), from sacred duty (dharma), than natural law (dharma))

सुघोरात् (sughorāt) - from the very terrible, from the very dreadful, than the very severe

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

न (na) - not

अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive

दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult, hard to do, arduous

साध्वाचाराः (sādhvācārāḥ) - of good conduct, virtuous, well-behaved

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

यत् (yat) - which, what

कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they perform (duties) (they do, they make)

सदादृताः (sadādṛtāḥ) - always revered, always honored, always respected

दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult, hard to do, arduous

बत (bata) - an exclamation of wonder or pity (alas, oh, indeed)

कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they perform (duties) (they do, they make)

पितरः (pitaraḥ) - fathers, ancestors

मातरः (mātaraḥ) - mothers

च (ca) - and

वै (vai) - Emphasizes the statement. (indeed, surely)

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife

Note: Defines for whom the service to husbands is.

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - than the constitutional duty (dharma) (from natural law (dharma), from sacred duty (dharma), than natural law (dharma))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

from root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सुघोरात् (sughorāt) - from the very terrible, from the very dreadful, than the very severe

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sughora

sughora - very terrible, very dreadful, extremely severe

compound of su (very) + ghora (terrible)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+ghora)

su – good, well, very
indeclinable
prefix
ghora – terrible, dreadful, fierce
adjective (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

negative particle

अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

present active

from root dṛś, using stem paśya in present tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The speaker (Vyāsa or Jaimini in Mahābhārata context) is saying this.

दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult, hard to do, arduous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duṣkara

duṣkara - difficult to do, arduous, hard, formidable

compound of dus (bad, difficult) + kara (doing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+kara)

dus – bad, difficult, ill-
indeclinable
prefix
kara – doing, making, performer
adjective (masculine)
from root kṛ + a suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of paśyāmi.

साध्वाचाराः (sādhvācārāḥ) - of good conduct, virtuous, well-behaved

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sādhvācārā

sādhvācārā - of good conduct, virtuous, righteous

compound of sādhu (good) + ācāra (conduct)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sādhu+ācāra)

sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous
adjective (masculine)
ācāra – conduct, custom, practice
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā

Note: Agrees with striyaḥ.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife

Note: Subject of kurvanti.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, cosmic being (brahman), prayer

Root: bṛh (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Serves as the object of kurvanti (what they do).

कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they perform (duties) (they do, they make)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

present active

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सदादृताः (sadādṛtāḥ) - always revered, always honored, always respected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sadādṛta

sadādṛta - always honored, constantly respected, ever revered

compound of sadā (always) + ādṛta (honored)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sadā+ādṛta)

sadā – always, ever
indeclinable
ādṛta – honored, respected, regarded
adjective (masculine)
past passive participle
from root dṛ with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: dṛ (class 6)

दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult, hard to do, arduous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duṣkara

duṣkara - difficult to do, arduous, hard, formidable

compound of dus (bad, difficult) + kara (doing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+kara)