matr-bhaktih-respectful as one is to his mother; para-strisu-to other women; patnyam-to his own wife; ardhah-half; iva-like; atmanah-of his body; prajasu-unto the citizens; pitr-vat-like a father; snigdhah-affectionate; kiṅkarah-servant; brahma-vadinam-of the devotees who preach the glories of the Lord.