महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-4, verse-17

यच्च भर्तानुयुञ्जीत तदेवाभ्यनुवर्तयेत् ।
प्रमादमवहेलां च कोपं च परिवर्जयेत् ॥१७॥

17. yacca bhartānuyuñjīta tadevābhyanuvartayet ,
pramādamavahelāṁ ca kopaṁ ca parivarjayet.

17. yat ca bhartā anuyuñjīta tat eva abhyanuvarrtayet
pramādam avahēlām ca kopam ca parivarjayet

17. Whatever the husband (bhartā) instructs or asks, she should comply with that very thing. She should avoid negligence, disrespect, and anger.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• च (ca) - and, moreover

• भर्ता (bhartā) - husband (husband, supporter, master)

• अनुयुञ्जीत (anuyuñjīta) - should ask, should question, should enjoin

• तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very (emphasizing particle)

• अभ्यनुवर्र्तयेत् (abhyanuvarrtayet) - should comply with, should follow, should act in accordance with

• प्रमादम् (pramādam) - negligence, carelessness, error

• अवहेलाम् (avahēlām) - disrespect, contempt, disregard

• च (ca) - and, moreover

• कोपम् (kopam) - anger, wrath

• च (ca) - and, moreover

• परिवर्जयेत् (parivarjayet) - should avoid, should shun, should abandon

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: `yat` can be nom/acc neuter singular. Here, "whatever (thing)".

च (ca) - and, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

भर्ता (bhartā) - husband (husband, supporter, master)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - bearer, supporter, maintainer, husband, master, lord

Agent noun

From root `bhṛ` (to bear, support) + agent suffix `tṛ`.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

अनुयुञ्जीत (anuyuñjīta) - should ask, should question, should enjoin

(verb)

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

Optative mood, Ātmanepada, 3rd person, singular

From root `yuj` (to join, to yoke) with upasarga `anu`. Root `yuj` changes to `yuñj` in certain conjugations.

Prefix: anu

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to what the husband asks.

तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to `yat`.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very (emphasizing particle)

(indeclinable)

अभ्यनुवर्र्तयेत् (abhyanuvarrtayet) - should comply with, should follow, should act in accordance with

(verb)

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

Optative mood, Causative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

From root `vṛt` (to turn, exist) with upasargas `abhi` and `anu`, in causative.

Prefixes: abhi+anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied female subject.

प्रमादम् (pramādam) - negligence, carelessness, error

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pramāda

pramāda - negligence, carelessness, inadvertence, error, delusion

From root `mad` (to be intoxicated) with `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Object of `parivarjayet`.

अवहेलाम् (avahēlām) - disrespect, contempt, disregard

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avahēlā

avahēlā - contempt, disrespect, disregard, scorn

From root `hēl` (to disregard, despise) with `ava`.

Prefix: ava

Root: hēl (class 1)

Note: Object of `parivarjayet`.

च (ca) - and, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

कोपम् (kopam) - anger, wrath

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kopa

kopa - anger, wrath, fury, passion

From root `kup` (to be angry).

Root: kup (class 4)

Note: Object of `parivarjayet`.

च (ca) - and, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

परिवर्जयेत् (parivarjayet) - should avoid, should shun, should abandon

(verb)

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

Optative mood, Causative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

From root `vṛj` (to abandon, ward off) with upasarga `pari`.

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied female subject.