महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-62

ऋषीणां च नदीनां च कुलानां च महात्मनाम् ।
प्रभवो नाधिगन्तव्यः स्त्रीणां दुश्चरितस्य च ॥६२॥

62. ṛṣīṇāṁ ca nadīnāṁ ca kulānāṁ ca mahātmanām ,
prabhavo nādhigantavyaḥ strīṇāṁ duścaritasya ca.

62. ṛṣīṇām ca nadīnām ca kulānām ca mahātmanām
prabhavaḥ na adhigantavyaḥ strīṇām duścaritasya ca

62. One should not try to ascertain the origin (prabhava) of sages (ṛṣi), rivers, and noble families (mahātman), nor the misconduct of women.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages (ṛṣi) (of sages, of rishis)

• च (ca) - and

• नदीनाम् (nadīnām) - of rivers

• च (ca) - and

• कुलानाम् (kulānām) - of families, of lineages, of races

• च (ca) - and

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great souls (mahātman) (of great souls, of noble-minded ones)

• प्रभवः (prabhavaḥ) - origin (prabhava) (origin, source, birth, power)

• न (na) - not, no

• अधिगन्तव्यः (adhigantavyaḥ) - to be known, to be ascertained, to be understood

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

• दुश्चरितस्य (duścaritasya) - of bad conduct, of misconduct, of ill-behavior

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages (ṛṣi) (of sages, of rishis)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic sage

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नदीनाम् (nadīnām) - of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - river

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कुलानाम् (kulānām) - of families, of lineages, of races

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, community, noble family

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great souls (mahātman) (of great souls, of noble-minded ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, eminent, a great person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast, noble
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

प्रभवः (prabhavaḥ) - origin (prabhava) (origin, source, birth, power)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhava

prabhava - origin, source, birth, place of origin, power, might

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अधिगन्तव्यः (adhigantavyaḥ) - to be known, to be ascertained, to be understood

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhigantavya

adhigantavya - to be known, to be attained, to be understood, to be investigated

Gerundive

Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix adhi

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

दुश्चरितस्य (duścaritasya) - of bad conduct, of misconduct, of ill-behavior

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of duścarita

duścarita - misconduct, bad conduct, evil deed, ill-behavior

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+carita)

• dus – bad, evil, difficult (prefix)
  indeclinable
• carita – conduct, behavior, deed, action
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root car (to move, behave)
  Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)