महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-222, verse-35

पत्याश्रयो हि मे धर्मो मतः स्त्रीणां सनातनः ।
स देवः सा गतिर्नान्या तस्य का विप्रियं चरेत् ॥३५॥

35. patyāśrayo hi me dharmo mataḥ strīṇāṁ sanātanaḥ ,
sa devaḥ sā gatirnānyā tasya kā vipriyaṁ caret.

35. patyāśrayaḥ hi me dharmaḥ mataḥ strīṇām sanātanaḥ
sa devaḥ sā gatiḥ na anyā tasya kā vipriyam caret

35. Indeed, for women, reliance on their husband is considered my eternal natural law (dharma). He is a god, he is my destination; there is no other. Who would do anything displeasing to him?

Words meanings summery:

• पत्याश्रयः (patyāśrayaḥ) - husband as refuge, relying on husband, dependent on husband

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मे (me) - my, to me

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

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, approved

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

• स (sa) - he, that

• देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity

• सा (sā) - she, that

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - goal, refuge, destination, course

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्या (anyā) - other, another

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• का (kā) - who (feminine), what

• विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - disagreeable, unpleasant thing, offense

• चरेत् (caret) - should do, would do, perform

Words meanings and morphology

पत्याश्रयः (patyāśrayaḥ) - husband as refuge, relying on husband, dependent on husband

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patyāśraya

patyāśraya - reliance on husband, husband as refuge/support

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pati+āśraya)

• pati – husband, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
• āśraya – refuge, dependence, support
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Can also be dative singular.

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, virtue, religion, custom (dharma)

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, approved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, agreed, approved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √man (to think, believe) with kta (ta) suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, primeval

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गतिः (gatiḥ) - goal, refuge, destination, course

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, course, progress, goal, refuge, destination

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्या (anyā) - other, another

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

का (kā) - who (feminine), what

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - disagreeable, unpleasant thing, offense

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vipriya

vipriya - disagreeable, unpleasant, hostile

चरेत् (caret) - should do, would do, perform

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of car

Root: car (class 1)