महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-145, verse-36

मन्यन्ते केचिदधिकं स्नेहं पुत्रे पितुर्नराः ।
कन्यायां नैव तु पुनर्मम तुल्यावुभौ मतौ ॥३६॥

36. manyante kecidadhikaṁ snehaṁ putre piturnarāḥ ,
kanyāyāṁ naiva tu punarmama tulyāvubhau matau.

36. manyante kecit adhikam sneham putre pituḥ narāḥ
kanyāyām na eva tu punaḥ mama tulyau ubhau matau

36. Some men believe that a father's affection is greater for a son, but not at all for a daughter. However, in my opinion, both (son and daughter) are considered equal.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they think, they believe

• केचित् (kecit) - some (people)

• अधिकम् (adhikam) - greater, more

• स्नेहम् (sneham) - affection, love, oil

• पुत्रे (putre) - in a son, for a son

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• कन्यायाम् (kanyāyām) - in a daughter, for a daughter

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• तुल्यौ (tulyau) - equal, similar (dual)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (masculine dual)

• मतौ (matau) - considered, thought, opinion (dual)

Words meanings and morphology

मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they think, they believe

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

केचित् (kecit) - some (people)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, any, certain

अधिकम् (adhikam) - greater, more

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhika

adhika - excessive, greater, more

Note: Used adverbially to modify 'sneham'.

स्नेहम् (sneham) - affection, love, oil

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, oil, tenderness

पुत्रे (putre) - in a son, for a son

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

कन्यायाम् (kanyāyām) - in a daughter, for a daughter

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - daughter, girl, maiden, virgin

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

तुल्यौ (tulyau) - equal, similar (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable

उभौ (ubhau) - both (masculine dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

मतौ (matau) - considered, thought, opinion (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mata

mata - thought, considered, opinion, believed

Past Passive Participle

From root man (to think, believe)

Root: man (class 4)