महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-111, verse-31

अपत्यं धर्मफलदं श्रेष्ठं विन्दन्ति साधवः ।
आत्मशुक्रादपि पृथे मनुः स्वायम्भुवोऽब्रवीत् ॥३१॥

31. apatyaṁ dharmaphaladaṁ śreṣṭhaṁ vindanti sādhavaḥ ,
ātmaśukrādapi pṛthe manuḥ svāyambhuvo'bravīt.

31. apatyam dharmaphaladam śreṣṭham vindanti sādhavaḥ
ātmaśukrāt api pṛthe manuḥ svāyaṃbhuvaḥ abravīt

31. The virtuous (sādhavaḥ) obtain the most excellent progeny that bestows the fruits of natural law (dharma). O Pṛthā, Manu Svāyambhuva himself declared this, even concerning progeny from one's own seed.

Words meanings summery:

• अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, progeny, child

• धर्मफलदम् (dharmaphaladam) - progeny that ensures the continuity of dharma and brings religious merit (bestowing the fruit of dharma, yielding religious merit)

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent

• विन्दन्ति (vindanti) - they find, they obtain, they acquire

• साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - righteous persons, virtuous ones, good people

• आत्मशुक्रात् (ātmaśukrāt) - from one's own seed/semen

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• पृथे (pṛthe) - O Pṛthā

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu, a progenitor of mankind

• स्वायंभुवः (svāyaṁbhuvaḥ) - Manu Svāyambhuva (the first Manu) (self-existent, of Svāyambhu)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

Words meanings and morphology

अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, progeny, child

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apatya

apatya - offspring, progeny, child

धर्मफलदम् (dharmaphaladam) - progeny that ensures the continuity of dharma and brings religious merit (bestowing the fruit of dharma, yielding religious merit)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmaphalada

dharmaphalada - bestowing the fruit of dharma, yielding religious merit

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+phala+da)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• phala – fruit, result, reward
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  suffix
  Suffix from root dā
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with apatyam

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, superior

Superlative degree from praśasya

Note: Agrees with apatyam

विन्दन्ति (vindanti) - they find, they obtain, they acquire

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present form of root vid (6th class)

Root: vid (class 6)

साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - righteous persons, virtuous ones, good people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good, righteous, virtuous, holy person

Root: sādh (class 5)

आत्मशुक्रात् (ātmaśukrāt) - from one's own seed/semen

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ātmaśukra

ātmaśukra - one's own seed/semen

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+śukra)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• śukra – seed, semen, clear, bright
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

पृथे (pṛthe) - O Pṛthā

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of pṛthā

pṛthā - Pṛthā (Kunti), daughter of Pṛthu

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu, a progenitor of mankind

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, man, human being

Root: man (class 4)

स्वायंभुवः (svāyaṁbhuvaḥ) - Manu Svāyambhuva (the first Manu) (self-existent, of Svāyambhu)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svāyaṃbhuva

svāyaṁbhuva - self-existent, relating to Svayambhū (Brahma)

Derived from svayaṃbhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Adjective for Manu

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect form of root brū

Root: brū (class 2)