मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-21, verse-71

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तथैव भर्तारमृते भार्या धर्मादिसाधने ।
न समर्था त्रिवर्गोऽयं दाम्पत्यं समुपाश्रितः ॥७१॥

71. tathaiva bhartāramṛte bhāryā dharmādisādhane .
na samarthā trivargo'yaṃ dāmpatyaṃ samupāśritaḥ.

71. tathā eva bhartāram ṛte bhāryā dharmādisādhane |
na samarthā trivargaḥ ayam dāmpatyam samupāśritaḥ

71. Similarly, a wife is not capable of achieving righteousness (dharma) and other goals without a husband. This triad (dharma, artha, kāma) depends entirely on the married state.

Words meanings summery:

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तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in the same way)

एव (eva) - indeed, similarly (only, just, indeed, certainly)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - a husband (husband, supporter, master)

ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for)

भार्या (bhāryā) - a wife (wife, she who is to be supported)

धर्मादिसाधने (dharmādisādhane) - in the means of achieving righteousness (dharma), etc. (referring to artha and kāma) (in the means of dharma etc., in the performance of duty etc.)

न (na) - not (not, no)

समर्था (samarthā) - capable (capable, able, competent)

त्रिवर्गः (trivargaḥ) - the triad (dharma, artha, kāma) (the triad (of dharma, artha, kāma), group of three)

अयम् (ayam) - this (triad) (this, he, she, it)

दाम्पत्यम् (dāmpatyam) - the married state (married state, marital union, couple)

समुपाश्रितः (samupāśritaḥ) - dependent on (depending on, resting on, resorting to)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in the same way)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, similarly (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - a husband (husband, supporter, master)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master, lord, maintainer

Agent Noun

Derived from root √bhṛ (to bear, support) + -tṛ suffix

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for)

(indeclinable)

भार्या (bhāryā) - a wife (wife, she who is to be supported)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, she who must be supported

Gerundive

Derived from root √bhṛ (to bear, support) + suffix -ya, meaning 'fit to be supported/maintained'

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

धर्मादिसाधने (dharmādisādhane) - in the means of achieving righteousness (dharma), etc. (referring to artha and kāma) (in the means of dharma etc., in the performance of duty etc.)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharmādisādhana

dharmādisādhana - means for dharma and other objectives, means for achieving righteousness and so on

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+ādi+sādhana)

dharma – righteousness, duty, law, intrinsic nature, constitution
noun (masculine)
Derived from root √dhṛ (to hold, support, maintain)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
indeclinable
sādhana – means, instrument, accomplishing, fulfilling
noun (neuter)
Agent/Instrument Noun
Derived from root √sādh (to accomplish, effect)
Root: sādh (class 5)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

समर्था (samarthā) - capable (capable, able, competent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samartha

samartha - capable, able, competent, suitable

Derived from sam-artha (having a proper aim or meaning)

त्रिवर्गः (trivargaḥ) - the triad (dharma, artha, kāma) (the triad (of dharma, artha, kāma), group of three)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trivarga

trivarga - the group of three (dharma, artha, kāma)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+varga)