महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-14, verse-9

तस्यै भर्ता वरं प्रादादध्यर्धं पुत्रमीप्सितम् ।
एवमस्त्विति तं चाह कश्यपं विनता तदा ॥९॥

9. tasyai bhartā varaṁ prādādadhyardhaṁ putramīpsitam ,
evamastviti taṁ cāha kaśyapaṁ vinatā tadā.

9. tasyai bhartā varam prādāt adhyardham putram īpsitam
evam astu iti tam ca āha kaśyapam vinatā tadā

9. Her husband granted her the desired boon of sons who would be superior. Then, Vinatā said to Kaśyapa, 'So be it!'

Words meanings summery:

• तस्यै (tasyai) - to her

• भर्ता (bhartā) - husband (husband, supporter)

• वरम् (varam) - a boon (a boon, a blessing)

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - granted (he gave)

• अध्यर्धम् (adhyardham) - superior, exceeding (in quality) (one and a half; superior, exceeding)

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired (desired, wished for, longed for)

• एवम् (evam) - so (thus, so, in this manner)

• अस्तु (astu) - be it (so) (let it be, may it be)

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of a quote) (thus, so (quotative particle))

• तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

• च (ca) - and

• आह (āha) - said (he said)

• कश्यपम् (kaśyapam) - Kaśyapa (accusative)

• विनता (vinatā) - Vinatā (proper noun)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्यै (tasyai) - to her

(pronoun)

Dative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

भर्ता (bhartā) - husband (husband, supporter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, lord, supporter, master

agent noun

from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

वरम् (varam) - a boon (a boon, a blessing)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, best

प्रादात् (prādāt) - granted (he gave)

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: With prefix 'pra', meaning 'to give away, bestow'.

अध्यर्धम् (adhyardham) - superior, exceeding (in quality) (one and a half; superior, exceeding)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhyardha

adhyardha - one and a half; exceeding, augmented, superior

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: This is singular, but Vinatā asked for 'two sons' (dvau putrau). This implies the boon of 'superior son(s)' is granted, likely representing the type of son desired.

ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired (desired, wished for, longed for)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished, longed for

past passive participle (desiderative)

from root 'āp' (to obtain) in desiderative stem

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Functions as an adjective here.

एवम् (evam) - so (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - be it (so) (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - (marks the end of a quote) (thus, so (quotative particle))

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to Kaśyapa.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आह (āha) - said (he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

कश्यपम् (kaśyapam) - Kaśyapa (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kaśyapa (a sage, progenitor)

Note: Object of āha.

विनता (vinatā) - Vinatā (proper noun)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vinatā

vinatā - Vinatā (name of a mythological female, mother of Garuḍa and Aruṇa)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)