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.

31. הו אדון הארץ, שיהיו לך תשעים ותשעה בנים בלבד. באמצעות אחד עשה טוב לעולם ולמשפחה.

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)

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