महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-146, verse-8

समर्थः पोषणे चासि सुतयो रक्षणे तथा ।
न त्वहं सुतयोः शक्ता तथा रक्षणपोषणे ॥८॥

8. samarthaḥ poṣaṇe cāsi sutayo rakṣaṇe tathā ,
na tvahaṁ sutayoḥ śaktā tathā rakṣaṇapoṣaṇe.

8. samarthaḥ poṣaṇe ca asi sutayoḥ rakṣaṇe tathā
| na tu aham sutayoḥ śaktā tathā rakṣaṇa-poṣaṇe

8. You are capable of nourishing and protecting our two children. However, I am not similarly capable of their protection and nourishment.

Words meanings summery:

• समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable, able, competent

• पोषणे (poṣaṇe) - in nourishing, in maintenance, in fostering

• च (ca) - and, also

• असि (asi) - you are

• सुतयोः (sutayoḥ) - of our two children (son and daughter from previous verse) (of the two children, of the two sons)

• रक्षणे (rakṣaṇe) - in protecting, in guarding, in preserving

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, thus

• न (na) - not, no

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

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सुतयोः (sutayoḥ) - of our two children (son and daughter) (of the two children, of the two sons)

• शक्ता (śaktā) - capable, able, powerful

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, thus

• रक्षण-पोषणे (rakṣaṇa-poṣaṇe) - in protection and nourishment

Words meanings and morphology

समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable, able, competent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samartha

samartha - capable, able, competent, strong

Prefix: sam

Root: arth (class 10)

पोषणे (poṣaṇe) - in nourishing, in maintenance, in fostering

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of poṣaṇa

poṣaṇa - nourishing, fostering, maintenance, support

Root: puṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सुतयोः (sutayoḥ) - of our two children (son and daughter from previous verse) (of the two children, of the two sons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of suta

suta - son, child, born

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sū (to bear, bring forth).

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to both son and daughter mentioned earlier.

रक्षणे (rakṣaṇe) - in protecting, in guarding, in preserving

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rakṣaṇa

rakṣaṇa - protecting, guarding, preserving, defense

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, thus

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

सुतयोः (sutayoḥ) - of our two children (son and daughter) (of the two children, of the two sons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of suta

suta - son, child, born

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sū (to bear, bring forth).

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to both son and daughter mentioned earlier.

शक्ता (śaktā) - capable, able, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakta

śakta - capable, able, powerful, strong

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, thus

(indeclinable)

रक्षण-पोषणे (rakṣaṇa-poṣaṇe) - in protection and nourishment

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of rakṣaṇa-poṣaṇa

rakṣaṇa-poṣaṇa - protection and nourishment

Compound type : dvandva (rakṣaṇa+poṣaṇa)

• rakṣaṇa – protecting, guarding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• poṣaṇa – nourishing, maintenance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: puṣ (class 4)