महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-155, verse-2

पुत्रजन्म परीप्सन्वै शोकोपहतचेतनः ।
नास्ति श्रेष्ठं ममापत्यमिति नित्यमचिन्तयत् ॥२॥

2. putrajanma parīpsanvai śokopahatacetanaḥ ,
nāsti śreṣṭhaṁ mamāpatyamiti nityamacintayat.

2. putrajanma parīpsan vai śokopahatacetanaḥ na
asti śreṣṭham mama apatyam iti nityam acintayat

2. Indeed, intensely desiring the birth of a son, his mind afflicted by sorrow, he constantly pondered, 'I have no excellent offspring.'

2. הוא השתוקק ללדת בן, ורוחו הייתה פגועה מצער, ותמיד חשב שאין לו צאצא מעולה.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रजन्म (putrajanma) - birth of a son

• परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - intensely desiring, wishing for

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

• शोकोपहतचेतनः (śokopahatacetanaḥ) - whose mind is afflicted by sorrow

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, excellent, superior

• मम (mama) - my, to me, of me

• अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, child

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - he thought, he pondered

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रजन्म (putrajanma) - birth of a son

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of putrajanman

putrajanman - birth of a son

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (putra+janman)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - intensely desiring, wishing for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parīpsat

parīpsat - desiring intensely, wishing to obtain

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

Desiderative stem of pari-āp + śatṛ

Prefix: pari

Root: āp (class 5)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

(indeclinable)

शोकोपहतचेतनः (śokopahatacetanaḥ) - whose mind is afflicted by sorrow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śokopahatacetas

śokopahatacetas - one whose mind is overwhelmed/afflicted by sorrow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śoka+upahata+cetas)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• upahata – struck, afflicted, overwhelmed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From upa-han + kta
  Prefix: upa
  Root: han (class 2)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, excellent, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, excellent, superior, most distinguished

Superlative of praśasya (good)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

मम (mama) - my, to me, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Can also be dative singular.

अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, child

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apatya

apatya - offspring, child, descendant

From apa + pat + ya

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - he thought, he pondered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of cint

Root: cit (class 10)

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