महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-13

भर्तव्या रक्षणीया च पत्नी हि पतिना सदा ।
तन्नष्टमुभयं कस्माद्धर्मज्ञस्य सतस्तव ॥१३॥

13. bhartavyā rakṣaṇīyā ca patnī hi patinā sadā ,
tannaṣṭamubhayaṁ kasmāddharmajñasya satastava.

13. bhartavyā rakṣaṇīyā ca patnī hi patinā sadā tat
naṣṭam ubhayam kasmāt dharma-jñasya sataḥ tava

13. Indeed, a wife must always be supported and protected by her husband. Why then have both of these (support and protection) been lost for you, who are always knowledgeable about the natural law (dharma)?

Words meanings summery:

• भर्तव्या (bhartavyā) - to be supported, to be maintained, to be cherished

• रक्षणीया (rakṣaṇīyā) - to be protected, to be guarded

• च (ca) - and, also

• पत्नी (patnī) - wife

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• पतिना (patinā) - by the husband, by the master

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

• तत् (tat) - these (referring to support and protection) (that, therefore, those, these)

• नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost, perished, destroyed

• उभयम् (ubhayam) - both

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what, for what reason

• धर्म-ज्ञस्य (dharma-jñasya) - of one knowing dharma, of one understanding righteousness

• सतः (sataḥ) - of the one who is always (righteous/existent) (of the good, of the existent, of the being, of the righteous)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

Words meanings and morphology

भर्तव्या (bhartavyā) - to be supported, to be maintained, to be cherished

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhartavya

bhartavya - to be supported, to be maintained, to be cherished

Gerundive

From root bhṛ (to bear, support) + tavya (gerundive suffix)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

रक्षणीया (rakṣaṇīyā) - to be protected, to be guarded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rakṣaṇīya

rakṣaṇīya - to be protected, to be guarded

Gerundive

From root rakṣ (to protect) + anīya (gerundive suffix)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पत्नी (patnī) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

पतिना (patinā) - by the husband, by the master

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, lord, master

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - these (referring to support and protection) (that, therefore, those, these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost, perished, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, perished, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root naś (to perish, to be lost) + kta (past participle suffix)

Root: naś (class 4)

उभयम् (ubhayam) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ubhaya

ubhaya - both

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what, for what reason

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

धर्म-ज्ञस्य (dharma-jñasya) - of one knowing dharma, of one understanding righteousness

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma-jña

dharma-jña - knower of dharma, understanding righteousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – duty, righteousness, law, constitution, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, acquainted with, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

सतः (sataḥ) - of the one who is always (righteous/existent) (of the good, of the existent, of the being, of the righteous)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, righteous, true

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be) + śatṛ

Root: as (class 2)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you