महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-103, verse-7

मन्ये वरयितव्यास्ता इत्यहं धीमतां वर ।
संतानार्थं कुलस्यास्य यद्वा विदुर मन्यसे ॥७॥

7. manye varayitavyāstā ityahaṁ dhīmatāṁ vara ,
saṁtānārthaṁ kulasyāsya yadvā vidura manyase.

7. manye varayitavyāḥ tāḥ iti aham dhīmatām vara
santānārtham kulasya asya yat vā vidura manyase

7. O best among the wise, I believe they should be chosen for the sake of this family's progeny. Or, O Vidura, what do you think?

Words meanings summery:

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• वरयितव्याः (varayitavyāḥ) - ought to be chosen, should be married

• ताः (tāḥ) - those, them

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quote marker)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise ones, among the intelligent

• वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

• सन्तानार्थम् (santānārtham) - for the sake of progeny, for offspring

• कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family, of the lineage

• अस्य (asya) - of this, its

• यत् (yat) - what, which, that which

• वा (vā) - or

• विदुर (vidura) - O Vidura (proper noun)

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you believe, you consider

Words meanings and morphology

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Middle

1st person singular, ātmanepada

Root: man (class 4)

वरयितव्याः (varayitavyāḥ) - ought to be chosen, should be married

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of varayitavya

varayitavya - to be chosen, to be married

Gerundive

From causative of vṛ (to choose, to marry) + tavya suffix

Root: vṛ (class 9)

ताः (tāḥ) - those, them

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the maidens mentioned in the previous verse.

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quote marker)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise ones, among the intelligent

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise

Derived from dhī + -matup suffix

वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, choice

Root: vṛ

सन्तानार्थम् (santānārtham) - for the sake of progeny, for offspring

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of santānārtha

santānārtha - for the purpose of progeny

Compound type : tatpurusha (santāna+artha)

• santāna – progeny, offspring, continuation
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-tan
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family, of the lineage

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, clan

अस्य (asya) - of this, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

यत् (yat) - what, which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that which

Note: Used here in the sense of 'whatever' or simply 'what'.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

विदुर (vidura) - O Vidura (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - name of a prominent character in the Mahābhārata

मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you believe, you consider

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Middle

2nd person singular, ātmanepada

Root: man (class 4)