महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-30, verse-33

कच्चिद्वृत्तिं श्वशुरेषु भद्राः कल्याणीं वर्तध्वमनृशंसरूपाम् ।
यथा च वः स्युः पतयोऽनुकूलास्तथा वृत्तिमात्मनः स्थापयध्वम् ॥३३॥

33. kaccidvṛttiṁ śvaśureṣu bhadrāḥ; kalyāṇīṁ vartadhvamanṛśaṁsarūpām ,
yathā ca vaḥ syuḥ patayo'nukūlā;stathā vṛttimātmanaḥ sthāpayadhvam.

33. kaccit vṛttim śvaśureṣu bhadrāḥ
kalyāṇīm vartadhvam anṛśaṃsarūpām |
yathā ca vaḥ syuḥ patayaḥ anukūlāḥ
tathā vṛttim ātmanaḥ sthāpayadhvam

33. O auspicious ladies, I hope you are conducting yourselves in a blessed and non-cruel manner towards your fathers-in-law. Also, establish your own conduct (vṛtti) in such a way that your husbands may remain favorable to you.

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that (introducing a question) (whether, if, perhaps, I hope that)

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct (vṛtti) (livelihood, conduct, mode of life, behavior)

• श्वशुरेषु (śvaśureṣu) - towards your fathers-in-law (among fathers-in-law, in relation to fathers-in-law)

• भद्राः (bhadrāḥ) - O auspicious ladies (auspicious, blessed, good, excellent)

• कल्याणीम् (kalyāṇīm) - blessed, auspicious (blessed, auspicious, good, beautiful)

• वर्तध्वम् (vartadhvam) - conduct yourselves (conduct yourselves, you should be)

• अनृशंसरूपाम् (anṛśaṁsarūpām) - characterized by non-cruelty (having a non-cruel form, compassionate, benevolent)

• यथा (yathā) - in such a way that (as, just as, in what manner)

• च (ca) - and, also

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (the wives) (to you, your)

• स्युः (syuḥ) - they may remain (they may be, they should be)

• पतयः (patayaḥ) - your husbands (husbands, masters, lords)

• अनुकूलाः (anukūlāḥ) - favorable (to you) (favorable, well-disposed, agreeable)

• तथा (tathā) - in that way, thus (thus, so, in that manner)

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct (vṛtti) (livelihood, conduct, mode of life, behavior)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - your own (conduct) (of oneself, one's own, of the self (ātman))

• स्थापयध्वम् (sthāpayadhvam) - establish, maintain (your conduct) (cause to stand, establish, maintain, set up)

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that (introducing a question) (whether, if, perhaps, I hope that)

(indeclinable)

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct (vṛtti) (livelihood, conduct, mode of life, behavior)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - livelihood, conduct, mode of life, behavior

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vartadhvam'.

श्वशुरेषु (śvaśureṣu) - towards your fathers-in-law (among fathers-in-law, in relation to fathers-in-law)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of śvaśura

śvaśura - father-in-law

Note: Indicates the persons towards whom the conduct is directed.

भद्राः (bhadrāḥ) - O auspicious ladies (auspicious, blessed, good, excellent)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, plural of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, blessed, good, excellent

Note: Addressing the wives of the Pandavas.

कल्याणीम् (kalyāṇīm) - blessed, auspicious (blessed, auspicious, good, beautiful)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kalyāṇī

kalyāṇī - blessed, auspicious, good, beautiful

Note: Adjective modifying 'vṛttim'.

वर्तध्वम् (vartadhvam) - conduct yourselves (conduct yourselves, you should be)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛt

Imperative Middle 2nd Plural

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: The command is directed at the wives.

अनृशंसरूपाम् (anṛśaṁsarūpām) - characterized by non-cruelty (having a non-cruel form, compassionate, benevolent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anṛśaṃsarūpa

anṛśaṁsarūpa - having a non-cruel form, compassionate, benevolent

Compound type : bahuvrihi (anṛśaṃsa+rūpa)

• anṛśaṃsa – non-cruel, benevolent, compassionate
  adjective
  Negative prefix 'an' + 'ṛśaṃsa' (cruel).
  Prefix: an
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'vṛttim'.

यथा (yathā) - in such a way that (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a clause of manner or purpose.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

वः (vaḥ) - to you (the wives) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Note: Indirect object of 'anukūlāḥ' (favorable to you).

स्युः (syuḥ) - they may remain (they may be, they should be)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Optative Active 3rd Plural

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Expresses possibility or desire.

पतयः (patayaḥ) - your husbands (husbands, masters, lords)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pati

pati - husband, master, lord

Note: Subject of 'syuḥ'.

अनुकूलाः (anukūlāḥ) - favorable (to you) (favorable, well-disposed, agreeable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anukūla

anukūla - favorable, agreeable, well-disposed

Compound type : tatpurusha (anu+kūla)

• anu – after, along, with
  indeclinable
• kūla – bank, shore, slope
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'patayaḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - in that way, thus (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers back to the 'yathā' clause.

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct (vṛtti) (livelihood, conduct, mode of life, behavior)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - livelihood, conduct, mode of life, behavior

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'sthāpayadhvam'.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - your own (conduct) (of oneself, one's own, of the self (ātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Possessive, modifying 'vṛttim'.

स्थापयध्वम् (sthāpayadhvam) - establish, maintain (your conduct) (cause to stand, establish, maintain, set up)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Causative Imperative Middle 2nd Plural

Causative stem 'sthāpayati' from root 'sthā' (to stand) + imperative middle 2nd plural ending.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Directs the wives to maintain their conduct.