महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-146, verse-32

जातपुत्रा च वृद्धा च प्रियकामा च ते सदा ।
समीक्ष्यैतदहं सर्वं व्यवसायं करोम्यतः ॥३२॥

32. jātaputrā ca vṛddhā ca priyakāmā ca te sadā ,
samīkṣyaitadahaṁ sarvaṁ vyavasāyaṁ karomyataḥ.

32. jātaputrā ca vṛddhā ca priyakāmā ca te sadā |
samīkṣya etat aham sarvam vyavasāyam karomi ataḥ

32. Having considered all this—that I have borne sons, am old, and always desire your welfare—I therefore make this resolve.

32. ילדתי בן, הזדקנתי, ותמיד ביקשתי את טובתך. אחרי ששקלתי את כל זה, אני מקבלת את ההחלטה הזאת.

Words meanings summery:

• जातपुत्रा (jātaputrā) - having borne children

• च (ca) - and

• वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - old, aged

• च (ca) - and

• प्रियकामा (priyakāmā) - desirous of welfare, desiring what is dear

• च (ca) - and

• ते (te) - for you, to you

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having considered, having examined

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, everything

• व्यवसायम् (vyavasāyam) - resolve, decision, undertaking

• करोमि (karomi) - I do, I make

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this

Words meanings and morphology

जातपुत्रा (jātaputrā) - having borne children

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jātaputrā

jātaputrā - a woman who has borne children

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+putra)

• jāta – born, produced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root jan- (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - old, aged

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

from root vṛdh- (to grow)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रियकामा (priyakāmā) - desirous of welfare, desiring what is dear

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of priyakāmā

priyakāmā - desirous of what is dear or pleasing; benevolent, wishing good

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or tatpurusha derivative (priya+kāmā)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - for you, to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Could also be genitive 'your', but 'for you' fits better with 'desirous of your welfare'.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having considered, having examined

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

formed with prefix sam- + root īkṣ- (to see, perceive)

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the preceding conditions.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Speaker is Sitā.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with etat.

व्यवसायम् (vyavasāyam) - resolve, decision, undertaking

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyavasāya

vyavasāya - resolution, determination, effort, undertaking, business

from vi- + ava- + root sā (to accomplish, bind)

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sā (class 4)

Note: Object of karomi.

करोमि (karomi) - I do, I make

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Active Indicative

1st person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this

(indeclinable)

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