मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-21, verse-76

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स्त्रियाश्चापि विना भर्त्रा धर्मकामार्थसन्ततिः ।
नैव तस्मात् त्रिवर्गोऽयं दाम्पत्यमधिगच्छति ॥७६॥

76. striyāścāpi vinā bhartrā dharmakāmārthasantatiḥ .
naiva tasmāt trivargo'yaṃ dāmpatyamadhigacchati.

76. striyāḥ ca api vinā bhartrā dharmakāmārthasantatiḥ
na eva tasmāt trivargaḥ ayam dāmpatyam adhigacchati

76. And without a husband, a woman cannot achieve offspring for the sake of constitutional duty (dharma), legitimate desires (kāma), and material prosperity (artha). Therefore, this group of three (dharma, artha, kāma) is attained through the married state.

Words meanings summery:

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स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - for a woman (of a woman, for a woman)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

भर्त्रा (bhartrā) - by a husband (by husband, with husband)

धर्मकामार्थसन्ततिः (dharmakāmārthasantatiḥ) - offspring for constitutional duty (dharma), legitimate desires (kāma), and material prosperity (artha) (progeny/continuation for constitutional duty, legitimate desire, and material prosperity)

न (na) - not (not, no)

एव (eva) - surely (indeed, only, surely, even)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)

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

अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to trivarga) (this, he)

दाम्पत्यम् (dāmpatyam) - the married state (married state, conjugal relationship, couple's duty)

अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - is attained, is achieved (attains, obtains, approaches, understands, results in)

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - for a woman (of a woman, for a woman)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

Note: Often takes on the sense of 'for' or 'to' when indicating purpose or possessor in such contexts.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins clauses.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

(indeclinable)

भर्त्रा (bhartrā) - by a husband (by husband, with husband)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master

From √bhṛ (to bear, support) + tṛ.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Governed by 'vinā'.

धर्मकामार्थसन्ततिः (dharmakāmārthasantatiḥ) - offspring for constitutional duty (dharma), legitimate desires (kāma), and material prosperity (artha) (progeny/continuation for constitutional duty, legitimate desire, and material prosperity)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharmakāmārthasantati

dharmakāmārthasantati - progeny/continuation related to dharma, kāma, and artha

Compound of dharma, kāma, artha, and santati.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (dharma+kāma+artha+santati)

dharma – constitutional duty, natural law, righteousness, virtue, religion
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
kāma – desire, love, pleasure, wish
noun (masculine)
Root: kam (class 1)
artha – purpose, aim, wealth, material prosperity
noun (masculine)
Root: ṛdh (class 5)
santati – continuation, progeny, lineage, offspring
noun (feminine)
From sam + √tan (to stretch, extend).
Prefix: sam
Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Refers to the outcome or possibility of progeny.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - surely (indeed, only, surely, even)

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

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

(noun)