महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-107, verse-31

शतमेकोनमप्यस्तु पुत्राणां ते महीपते ।
एकेन कुरु वै क्षेमं लोकस्य च कुलस्य च ॥३१॥

31. śatamekonamapyastu putrāṇāṁ te mahīpate ,
ekena kuru vai kṣemaṁ lokasya ca kulasya ca.

31. śatam eka-ūnam api astu putrāṇām te mahīpate
ekena kuru vai kṣemam lokasya ca kulasya ca

31. O King, even if you have ninety-nine sons, ensure the well-being (kṣema) of both the people and the family through just one.

Words meanings summery:

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

• एक-ऊनम् (eka-ūnam) - ninety-nine (one less)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons

• ते (te) - your

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O lord of the earth

• एकेन (ekena) - through one (son) (by one)

• कुरु (kuru) - ensure (do, make)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare, well-being, safety

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of the people

• च (ca) - and

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

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred, one hundred

एक-ऊनम् (eka-ūnam) - ninety-nine (one less)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka-ūna

eka-ūna - one less, ninety-nine

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+ūna)

• eka – one, a single
  numeral (neuter)
• ūna – less, deficient, wanting
  adjective (neuter)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O lord of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

एकेन (ekena) - through one (son) (by one)

(numeral)

कुरु (kuru) - ensure (do, make)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare, well-being, safety

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣema

kṣema - welfare, well-being, safety, prosperity

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of the people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, region

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)