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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.

Words meanings summery:

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  • 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)