महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-265, verse-20

तद्भद्रसुख भद्रं ते मानसं विनिवर्त्यताम् ।
परदारास्म्यलभ्या च सततं च पतिव्रता ॥२०॥

20. tadbhadrasukha bhadraṁ te mānasaṁ vinivartyatām ,
paradārāsmyalabhyā ca satataṁ ca pativratā.

20. tat bhadrasukha bhadram te mānasam vinivartyatām
paradārā asmi alabhyā ca satatam ca pativratā

20. Therefore, O good sir, may good fortune be with you; let your mind and intention be turned back (from this desire). I am another's wife and unattainable, for I am always devoted to my husband.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, so, that)

• भद्रसुख (bhadrasukha) - O good sir (polite address to Rāvaṇa, possibly sarcastic) (O good and happy one, O good sir)

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (may it be well for you) (good, well-being, auspiciousness)

• ते (te) - for you (Rāvaṇa) (to you, for you)

• मानसम् (mānasam) - your intention (mind, mental faculty, intention)

• विनिवर्त्यताम् (vinivartyatām) - let it (your mind) be turned back (from this improper desire) (let it be turned back, let it be averted)

• परदारा (paradārā) - (I am) another's wife (another's wife)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• अलभ्या (alabhyā) - (I am) unattainable (unattainable, unobtainable)

• च (ca) - and

• सततम् (satatam) - always (always, constantly)

• च (ca) - and

• पतिव्रता (pativratā) - (I am) always devoted to my husband (devoted to one's husband)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, so, that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the previous statement.

भद्रसुख (bhadrasukha) - O good sir (polite address to Rāvaṇa, possibly sarcastic) (O good and happy one, O good sir)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhadrasukha

bhadrasukha - one whose happiness is good, fortunate and happy person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhadra+sukha)

• bhadra – good, auspicious, fortunate
  adjective (masculine)
• sukha – happiness, comfort, easy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Rāvaṇa, used as a polite or formal address.

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (may it be well for you) (good, well-being, auspiciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - good, auspicious, prosperous, well-being

Note: Used in the idiom 'bhadram te' (may good be to you / well be to you).

ते (te) - for you (Rāvaṇa) (to you, for you)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative singular of 'yuṣmad'.

मानसम् (mānasam) - your intention (mind, mental faculty, intention)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mānasa

mānasa - mental, belonging to the mind, mind, intention

Note: Subject of 'vinivartyatām'.

विनिवर्त्यताम् (vinivartyatām) - let it (your mind) be turned back (from this improper desire) (let it be turned back, let it be averted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vinivartya

Passive Imperative

Derived from root vṛt (to turn) with prefixes vi- and ni-.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Passive imperative, literally 'let it be turned back'.

परदारा (paradārā) - (I am) another's wife (another's wife)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paradāra

paradāra - another's wife

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (para+dāra)

• para – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• dāra – wife
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective for implied 'aham' (I).

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The verb 'to be' for the first person singular.

अलभ्या (alabhyā) - (I am) unattainable (unattainable, unobtainable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of alabhya

alabhya - unattainable, unobtainable, not to be got

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root labh (to obtain) with prefix a-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+labhya)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• labhya – to be obtained, obtainable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root labh.
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies implied 'aham' (I).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सततम् (satatam) - always (always, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use, modifying 'pativratā'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

पतिव्रता (pativratā) - (I am) always devoted to my husband (devoted to one's husband)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pativratā

pativratā - a wife devoted to her husband, chaste wife

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pati+vratā)

• pati – husband, lord
  noun (masculine)
• vratā – vow, sacred observance, religious practice (feminine form of vrata)
  noun (feminine)

Note: Predicate adjective for implied 'aham' (I). This term signifies her adherence to dharma regarding marital fidelity.