महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-114, verse-15

जाते वृकोदरे पाण्डुरिदं भूयोऽन्वचिन्तयत् ।
कथं नु मे वरः पुत्रो लोकश्रेष्ठो भवेदिति ॥१५॥

15. jāte vṛkodare pāṇḍuridaṁ bhūyo'nvacintayat ,
kathaṁ nu me varaḥ putro lokaśreṣṭho bhavediti.

15. jāte vṛkodare pāṇḍuḥ idam bhūyaḥ anvacintayat
katham nu me varaḥ putraḥ lokasreṣṭhaḥ bhavet iti

15. After Vrikodara (Bhima) was born, Pandu pondered this once more: 'How can my excellent son become the foremost in the world?'

Words meanings summery:

• जाते (jāte) - having been born, when born

• वृकोदरे (vṛkodare) - when Vrikodara (Bhima) was born (in Vrikodara, concerning Vrikodara)

• पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pandu

• इदम् (idam) - this, this matter

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, once more

• अन्वचिन्तयत् (anvacintayat) - pondered, reflected upon

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (particle of interrogation/emphasis)

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• वरः (varaḥ) - excellent, best, chosen

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• लोकस्रेष्ठः (lokasreṣṭhaḥ) - best in the world, most excellent among people

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should be

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks end of quotation)

Words meanings and morphology

जाते (jāte) - having been born, when born

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced

Past Passive Participle

root jan + kta

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction

वृकोदरे (vṛkodare) - when Vrikodara (Bhima) was born (in Vrikodara, concerning Vrikodara)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - Vrikodara ('wolf-bellied', an epithet for Bhima)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction

पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pandu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pandu (father of the Pandavas)

इदम् (idam) - this, this matter

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, once more

(indeclinable)

अन्वचिन्तयत् (anvacintayat) - pondered, reflected upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of cint

Prefix: anu

Root: cint (class 10)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (particle of interrogation/emphasis)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

वरः (varaḥ) - excellent, best, chosen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - excellent, best, boon, choice

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

लोकस्रेष्ठः (lokasreṣṭhaḥ) - best in the world, most excellent among people

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokasreṣṭha

lokasreṣṭha - best in the world

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+śreṣṭha)

• loka – world, people
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -iṣṭha

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks end of quotation)

(indeclinable)