महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-38, verse-11

पूजनीया महाभागाः पुण्याश्च गृहदीप्तयः ।
स्त्रियः श्रियो गृहस्योक्तास्तस्माद्रक्ष्या विशेषतः ॥११॥

11. pūjanīyā mahābhāgāḥ puṇyāśca gṛhadīptayaḥ ,
striyaḥ śriyo gṛhasyoktāstasmādrakṣyā viśeṣataḥ.

11. pūjanīyāḥ mahābhāgāḥ puṇyāḥ ca gṛhadīptayaḥ striyaḥ
śriyaḥ gṛhasya uktāḥ tasmāt rakṣyāḥ viśeṣataḥ

11. Women are to be honored; they are highly fortunate, sacred, and the lights of the home. They are declared to be the prosperity (śrī) of the household; therefore, they must be protected especially.

Words meanings summery:

• पूजनीयाः (pūjanīyāḥ) - to be honored, venerable

• महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - highly fortunate, greatly blessed

• पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - sacred, virtuous, holy

• च (ca) - and, also

• गृहदीप्तयः (gṛhadīptayaḥ) - lights of the home

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - prosperity, wealth, goddess Lakṣmī

• गृहस्य (gṛhasya) - of the house, of the home

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - said, declared

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - to be protected, to be guarded

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

Words meanings and morphology

पूजनीयाः (pūjanīyāḥ) - to be honored, venerable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pūjanīya

pūjanīya - worthy of worship/honor, venerable

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root √pūj (to worship) with suffix '-anīya'.

Root: √pūj (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'striyaḥ'.

महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - highly fortunate, greatly blessed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, noble, distinguished

Compound 'mahā' (great) + 'bhāga' (fortune/share).

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of mahat.
• bhāga – fortune, share, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  Masculine noun.
  Root: √bhaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'striyaḥ'.

पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - sacred, virtuous, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred

Note: Refers to 'striyaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गृहदीप्तयः (gṛhadīptayaḥ) - lights of the home

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gṛhadīpti

gṛhadīpti - light/radiance of the house

Tatpurusha compound 'gṛha' (house) + 'dīpti' (light).

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛha+dīpti)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
  Neuter noun.
• dīpti – light, radiance, splendor
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine noun from root √dīp (to shine).
  Root: √dīp (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'striyaḥ'.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife

Feminine noun.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - prosperity, wealth, goddess Lakṣmī

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, goddess Lakṣmī

Feminine noun.

Note: Used as predicate nominative for 'striyaḥ'.

गृहस्य (gṛhasya) - of the house, of the home

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home

Neuter noun.

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - said, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root √vac (to speak).

Root: √vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'striyaḥ' and 'śriyaḥ'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, therefore

Demonstrative pronoun, ablative singular.

Note: Used here adverbially meaning 'therefore'.

रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - to be protected, to be guarded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rakṣya

rakṣya - to be guarded, to be protected

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root √rakṣ (to protect) with suffix '-ya'.

Root: √rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'striyaḥ'.

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix '-tas' indicating 'from' or 'in respect of'.