महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-197, verse-28

अस्मिंस्त्वतिक्रमे ब्रह्मन्क्षन्तुमर्हसि मेऽनघ ।
पतिशुश्रूषया धर्मो यः स मे रोचते द्विज ॥२८॥

28. asmiṁstvatikrame brahmankṣantumarhasi me'nagha ,
patiśuśrūṣayā dharmo yaḥ sa me rocate dvija.

28. asmin tu atikrame brahman kṣantum arhasi me anagha
patiśuśrūṣayā dharmaḥ yaḥ saḥ me rocate dvija

28. But regarding this transgression, O sinless one (anagha) and Brahmin, you ought to forgive me. O twice-born one (dvija), the duty (dharma) which consists of serving one's husband, that is what pleases me.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• अतिक्रमे (atikrame) - in transgression, in offense, in violation

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• क्षन्तुम् (kṣantum) - to forgive, to be patient

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, faultless

• पतिशुश्रूषया (patiśuśrūṣayā) - by service to the husband

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty (righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution)

• यः (yaḥ) - which (who, which, what (relative pronoun))

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to dharma) (he, that)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

• रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing (is pleasing, shines, delights)

• द्विज (dvija) - O Brahmin (O twice-born one)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

अतिक्रमे (atikrame) - in transgression, in offense, in violation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of atikrama

atikrama - transgression, offense, violation, going beyond

Root: kram (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin (man of spiritual knowledge), priest, the creator god Brahma

Root: bṛh (class 1)

क्षन्तुम् (kṣantum) - to forgive, to be patient

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of kṣam

Infinitive

Derived from root kṣam (1st class) + tumun suffix

Root: kṣam (class 1)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh

Present Active Indicative

From root arh (1st class)

Root: arh (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form.

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, faultless

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+agha)

• a – not, without (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, distress, misfortune
  noun (neuter)

पतिशुश्रूषया (patiśuśrūṣayā) - by service to the husband

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of patiśuśrūṣā

patiśuśrūṣā - service to one's husband

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (pati+śuśrūṣā)

• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)
• śuśrūṣā – desire to hear, obedience, service, attendance
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative Noun
  Derived from desiderative stem of root śru (to hear/obey)
  Root: śru (class 5)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty (righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - which (who, which, what (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to dharma) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form.

रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing (is pleasing, shines, delights)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ruc

Present Middle Indicative

From root ruc (1st class), middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: ruc (class 1)

द्विज (dvija) - O Brahmin (O twice-born one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth, snake

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (Nominalized)
  Derived from root jan (to be born) + ḍa suffix
  Root: jan (class 4)