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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.

Words meanings summery:

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  • 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
  • (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)
(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)