महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-13, verse-15

परदारे न ते बुद्धिर्जातु कार्या कथंचन ।
विवर्जनं ह्यकार्याणामेतत्सत्पुरुषव्रतम् ॥१५॥

15. paradāre na te buddhirjātu kāryā kathaṁcana ,
vivarjanaṁ hyakāryāṇāmetatsatpuruṣavratam.

15. paradāre na te buddhiḥ jātu kāryā kathaṃcana
vivarjanam hi akāryāṇām etat satpuruṣavratam

15. Your intention (buddhi) should never, under any circumstances, be directed towards another man's wife. Indeed, refraining from improper actions is the vow (vrata) of a virtuous person.

Words meanings summery:

• परदारे (paradāre) - regarding another's wife, towards another's wife

• न (na) - not, never

• ते (te) - your, to you

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intention (mind, intellect, intention, understanding)

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time, never (when used with 'na')

• कार्या (kāryā) - to be done, should be done, to be performed

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, somehow

• विवर्जनम् (vivarjanam) - avoidance, refraining, giving up

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

• अकार्याणाम् (akāryāṇām) - of improper actions, of things not to be done

• एतत् (etat) - this

• सत्पुरुषव्रतम् (satpuruṣavratam) - the vow (vrata) of a virtuous person (the vow of a good person, the observance of a virtuous man)

Words meanings and morphology

परदारे (paradāre) - regarding another's wife, towards another's wife

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of paradārā

paradārā - another's wife

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (para+dārā)

• para – other, another
  adjective
• dārā – wife
  noun (feminine)

न (na) - not, never

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intention (mind, intellect, intention, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - mind, intellect, intention, understanding

Root: budh (class 1)

जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time, never (when used with 'na')

(indeclinable)

कार्या (kāryā) - to be done, should be done, to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, work

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with the 'yat' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, somehow

(indeclinable)

विवर्जनम् (vivarjanam) - avoidance, refraining, giving up

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vivarjana

vivarjana - avoidance, refraining, giving up

Derived from root vṛj with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛj (class 10)

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

(indeclinable)

अकार्याणाम् (akāryāṇām) - of improper actions, of things not to be done

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of akārya

akārya - not to be done, improper, unrighteous

Gerundive

Derived from 'na' and 'kārya'. 'kārya' from root kṛ (to do) with 'yat' suffix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+kārya)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• kārya – to be done, duty, action, work
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root kṛ (to do) with the 'yat' suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

सत्पुरुषव्रतम् (satpuruṣavratam) - the vow (vrata) of a virtuous person (the vow of a good person, the observance of a virtuous man)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satpuruṣavrata

satpuruṣavrata - the vow of a good person, the observance of a virtuous man

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (satpuruṣa+vrata)

• satpuruṣa – a good person, a virtuous man
  noun (masculine)
• vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred duty
  noun (neuter)