महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-168, verse-12

अपत्यायेप्सितां मह्यं महिषीं गन्तुमर्हसि ।
शीलरूपगुणोपेतामिक्ष्वाकुकुलवृद्धये ॥१२॥

12. apatyāyepsitāṁ mahyaṁ mahiṣīṁ gantumarhasi ,
śīlarūpaguṇopetāmikṣvākukulavṛddhaye.

12. apatyāya īpsitām mahyam mahiṣīm gantum arhasi
śīla-rūpa-guṇa-upetām ikṣvāku-kula-vṛddhaye

12. You should go for a queen, desired by me for offspring, one endowed with excellent character, beauty, and qualities, for the prosperity of the Ikṣvāku lineage.

12. ראוי שתלך אל מלכתי שרציתי בה לצורך הולדת צאצא, מלכה בעלת אופי, יופי ומעלות, כדי להרבות את שושלת אִיקְשְׁוָאקוּ.

Words meanings summery:

• अपत्याय (apatyāya) - for offspring, for progeny, for a child

• ईप्सिताम् (īpsitām) - desired, wished for, sought after

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

• महिषीम् (mahiṣīm) - queen, principal wife

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to obtain, to reach

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

• शील-रूप-गुण-उपेताम् (śīla-rūpa-guṇa-upetām) - endowed with character, beauty, and qualities

• इक्ष्वाकु-कुल-वृद्धये (ikṣvāku-kula-vṛddhaye) - for the increase of the Ikṣvāku lineage

Words meanings and morphology

अपत्याय (apatyāya) - for offspring, for progeny, for a child

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of apatya

apatya - offspring, progeny, child

From 'ap' (water) + 'pat' (fall) or 'ap' (away) + 'tya' (descriptive suffix). Often refers to what falls from the parents.

ईप्सिताम् (īpsitām) - desired, wished for, sought after

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished for, sought after

Past Passive Participle

Desiderative stem of root 'āp' (to obtain) + suffix 'kta' (for PPP).

Root: āp (class 5)

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

महिषीम् (mahiṣīm) - queen, principal wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahiṣī

mahiṣī - queen, principal wife, female buffalo

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to obtain, to reach

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'gam'.

Root: gam (class 1)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

Present Active Indicative

Second person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: arh (class 1)

शील-रूप-गुण-उपेताम् (śīla-rūpa-guṇa-upetām) - endowed with character, beauty, and qualities

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śīla-rūpa-guṇa-upetā

śīla-rūpa-guṇa-upetā - endowed with character, beauty, and qualities

Compound adjective.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śīla+rūpa+guṇa+upeta)

• śīla – character, conduct, nature
  noun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)
• upeta – endowed with, possessed of, attended by
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from 'upa-' (prefix) + root 'i' (to go) + 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

इक्ष्वाकु-कुल-वृद्धये (ikṣvāku-kula-vṛddhaye) - for the increase of the Ikṣvāku lineage

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of ikṣvāku-kula-vṛddhi

ikṣvāku-kula-vṛddhi - increase/prosperity of the Ikṣvāku family/lineage

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ikṣvāku+kula+vṛddhi)

• ikṣvāku – name of a mythical king, founder of the solar dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• vṛddhi – growth, increase, prosperity
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vṛdh' (to grow) + 'ti' suffix.
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

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