महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-197, verse-14

साध्वाचारा शुचिर्दक्षा कुटुम्बस्य हितैषिणी ।
भर्तुश्चापि हितं यत्तत्सततं सानुवर्तते ॥१४॥

14. sādhvācārā śucirdakṣā kuṭumbasya hitaiṣiṇī ,
bhartuścāpi hitaṁ yattatsatataṁ sānuvartate.

14. sādhu-ācārā śuciḥ dakṣā kuṭumbasya hita-eṣiṇī
bhartuḥ ca api hitam yat tat satatam sā anu-vartate

14. She possessed good conduct, was pure and diligent, and wished well for her family. Whatever was beneficial for her husband, she constantly conformed to that.

14. היא הייתה ישרת התנהגות, טהורה ומיומנת, חפצה בטובת המשפחה, ותמיד עשתה גם כל מה שהיה לטובת בעלה.

Words meanings summery:

• साधु-आचारा (sādhu-ācārā) - of good conduct, well-behaved

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean

• दक्षा (dakṣā) - diligent, skillful, clever

• कुटुम्बस्य (kuṭumbasya) - of the family

• हित-एषिणी (hita-eṣiṇī) - well-wishing, desiring welfare

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• हितम् (hitam) - welfare, benefit, good

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• तत् (tat) - that

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always

• सा (sā) - she

• अनु-वर्तते (anu-vartate) - she follows, she conforms

Words meanings and morphology

साधु-आचारा (sādhu-ācārā) - of good conduct, well-behaved

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sādhu-ācāra

sādhu-ācāra - of good conduct, well-behaved, virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sādhu+ācāra)

• sādhu – good, proper, virtuous, righteous
  adjective (masculine)
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice, behavior
  noun (masculine)

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, white

दक्षा (dakṣā) - diligent, skillful, clever

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣa

dakṣa - able, skillful, clever, diligent

कुटुम्बस्य (kuṭumbasya) - of the family

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kuṭumba

kuṭumba - family, household

हित-एषिणी (hita-eṣiṇī) - well-wishing, desiring welfare

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hita-eṣin

hita-eṣin - desiring benefit, well-wishing

Compound type : upapada (hita+eṣin)

• hita – welfare, benefit, good
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √dhā (to place), with prefix
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• eṣin – desiring, seeking
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle suffix
  Derived from √eṣ (to desire, to seek)
  Root: eṣ (class 4)

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - sustainer, supporter, master, husband

Agent noun from √bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

हितम् (hitam) - welfare, benefit, good

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - welfare, benefit, good, proper, suitable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dhā (to place), with prefix

Root: dhā (class 3)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अनु-वर्तते (anu-vartate) - she follows, she conforms

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of anu-√vṛt

Present tense

With prefix anu (after, along)

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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