महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-13, verse-15

अस्माकं संततिस्त्वेको जरत्कारुरिति श्रुतः ।
मन्दभाग्योऽल्पभाग्यानां तप एव समास्थितः ॥१५॥

15. asmākaṁ saṁtatistveko jaratkāruriti śrutaḥ ,
mandabhāgyo'lpabhāgyānāṁ tapa eva samāsthitaḥ.

15. asmākam saṃtatiḥ tu ekaḥ jaratkāruḥ iti śrutaḥ
manda-bhāgyaḥ alpa-bhāgyānām tapaḥ eva samāsthitaḥ

15. Our only descendant, known as Jaratkāru, is truly unfortunate; he is devoted exclusively to austerity, being unlucky even among the unlucky.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our (of us, our)

• संततिः (saṁtatiḥ) - descendant (progeny, lineage, descendant)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - sole, only (one, single, unique)

• जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkāru (Jaratkāru (a proper name))

• इति (iti) - named, called (thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or a name)

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - known (to exist) (heard, known, famous)

• मन्द-भाग्यः (manda-bhāgyaḥ) - unfortunate (unlucky, unfortunate)

• अल्प-भाग्यानाम् (alpa-bhāgyānām) - of those who are unlucky (of the unlucky, of those with little fortune)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (austerity, penance)

• एव (eva) - exclusively, solely (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• समास्थितः (samāsthitaḥ) - devoted to (situated, standing, engaged in, devoted to)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our (of us, our)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

Note: Genitive plural of 'asmad'.

संततिः (saṁtatiḥ) - descendant (progeny, lineage, descendant)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃtati

saṁtati - continuation, progeny, lineage, offspring, race

action noun

from sam-tan

Prefix: sam

Root: tan (class 8)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

एकः (ekaḥ) - sole, only (one, single, unique)

(numeral)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, agreeing with saṃtatiḥ.

जरत्कारुः (jaratkāruḥ) - Jaratkāru (Jaratkāru (a proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaratkāru

jaratkāru - Jaratkāru (name of a sage)

इति (iti) - named, called (thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or a name)

(indeclinable)

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - known (to exist) (heard, known, famous)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, known, learned, famous

past passive participle

from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Agrees with Jaraktkāruḥ

मन्द-भाग्यः (manda-bhāgyaḥ) - unfortunate (unlucky, unfortunate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manda-bhāgya

manda-bhāgya - unlucky, unfortunate, ill-fated

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manda+bhāgya)

• manda – slow, dull, weak, bad
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāgya – fortune, luck, destiny
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Jaraktkāruḥ

अल्प-भाग्यानाम् (alpa-bhāgyānām) - of those who are unlucky (of the unlucky, of those with little fortune)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of alpa-bhāgya

alpa-bhāgya - having little fortune, unlucky

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+bhāgya)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (neuter)
• bhāgya – fortune, luck, destiny
  noun (neuter)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (austerity, penance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, penance, austerity, religious mortification

Root: tap (class 1)

एव (eva) - exclusively, solely (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

समास्थितः (samāsthitaḥ) - devoted to (situated, standing, engaged in, devoted to)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāsthita

samāsthita - situated, placed, engaged in, devoted to

past passive participle

from sam-ā-sthā (to stand well, to be firmly established)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Jaraktkāruḥ