महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-149, verse-13

कुन्त्युवाच ।
ममाप्येषा मतिर्ब्रह्मन्विप्रा रक्ष्या इति स्थिरा ।
न चाप्यनिष्टः पुत्रो मे यदि पुत्रशतं भवेत् ॥१३॥

13. kuntyuvāca ,
mamāpyeṣā matirbrahmanviprā rakṣyā iti sthirā ,
na cāpyaniṣṭaḥ putro me yadi putraśataṁ bhavet.

13. kuntī uvāca mama api eṣā matiḥ brahman viprāḥ rakṣyāḥ iti
sthirā na ca api aniṣṭaḥ putraḥ me yadi putraśatam bhavet

13. Kunti said: "O brahmin, this firm conviction is also mine: 'Brahmins must be protected.' Moreover, even if I were to have a hundred sons, this son of mine would not be unwelcome."

Words meanings summery:

• कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti (mother of the Pāṇḍavas)

• उवाच (uvāca) - she said, she spoke

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अपि (api) - also, too, even, and

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, understanding

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin, O Brahman (vocative)

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - brahmins, learned ones

• रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - to be protected, worthy of protection

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• स्थिरा (sthirā) - firm, steady, constant

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अपि (api) - also, too, even, and

• अनिष्टः (aniṣṭaḥ) - undesirable, unwelcome, unpleasant

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• मे (me) - my, of me, to me

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons, a multitude of sons

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

Words meanings and morphology

कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti (mother of the Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kuntī

kuntī - Kunti, a female proper name, mother of the Pāṇḍavas

उवाच (uvāca) - she said, she spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Perfect tense form of the root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Genitive singular form of the first person pronoun asmad

अपि (api) - also, too, even, and

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Feminine nominative singular form of the demonstrative pronoun etad

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, understanding, opinion, intention

Nominative singular form. From root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin, O Brahman (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin, sacred word, the Absolute (brahman)

Vocative singular form. Refers to a member of the priestly class here.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - brahmins, learned ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - brahmin, priest, inspired one

Nominative plural form

Root: vip (class 6)

रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - to be protected, worthy of protection

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣya

rakṣya - to be protected, to be guarded, worthy of protection

Gerundive

Nominative plural form. Gerundive derived from root rakṣ (to protect)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

स्थिरा (sthirā) - firm, steady, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthira

sthira - firm, steady, constant, immovable

Nominative singular feminine form. From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, too, even, and

(indeclinable)

अनिष्टः (aniṣṭaḥ) - undesirable, unwelcome, unpleasant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aniṣṭa

aniṣṭa - undesirable, unwelcome, evil

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Nominative singular masculine form. Negative compound (na + iṣṭa), where iṣṭa is PPP of iṣ (to wish)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Nominative singular form

मे (me) - my, of me, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Alternate form for genitive/dative singular of the first person pronoun asmad

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons, a multitude of sons

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of putraśata

putraśata - a hundred sons

Compound of putra and śata

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+śata)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred, a hundred
  noun (neuter)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice

Optative mood form of the root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)