महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-207, verse-21

पुत्रो ममेयमिति मे भावना पुरुषोत्तम ।
पुत्रिका हेतुविधिना संज्ञिता भरतर्षभ ॥२१॥

21. putro mameyamiti me bhāvanā puruṣottama ,
putrikā hetuvidhinā saṁjñitā bharatarṣabha.

21. putraḥ mama iyam iti me bhāvanā puruṣottama
putrikā hetuvidhinā saṃjñitā bharatarṣabha

21. O best of men (puruṣottama), my sentiment (bhāvanā) is that 'This one is my son.' She has been designated as a `putrikā` (an appointed daughter) by legal decree, O best among the Bhāratas.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• मम (mama) - my, mine, to me

• इयम् (iyam) - this (daughter) (this (feminine))

• इति (iti) - Marks the end of a direct quote or thought. (thus, so, in this manner)

• मे (me) - my (referring to 'bhāvanā') (by me, my, to me)

• भावना (bhāvanā) - my sentiment or thought (conception, idea, sentiment, feeling, meditation)

• पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - Vocative for Lord Krishna or any excellent man. (O best of men, O supreme person (puruṣa))

• पुत्रिका (putrikā) - a daughter designated to beget a son for her father (putrikāputra) (little daughter, an appointed daughter)

• हेतुविधिना (hetuvidhinā) - by legal decree (by the rule of cause, by legal convention, by the established rule)

• संज्ञिता (saṁjñitā) - designated, named, known

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Vocative for a prominent figure in the Bharata lineage (e.g., Yudhisthira or Arjuna). (O best of Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

मम (mama) - my, mine, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Used as possessive adjective 'my'.

इयम् (iyam) - this (daughter) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to the daughter.

इति (iti) - Marks the end of a direct quote or thought. (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (referring to 'bhāvanā') (by me, my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Alternative form for genitive/dative singular of 'mad'. Here used as possessive adjective.

भावना (bhāvanā) - my sentiment or thought (conception, idea, sentiment, feeling, meditation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - production, causing, conception, thought, sentiment, meditation

Derived from root bhū (causative bhāvi) with suffix -anā.

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - Vocative for Lord Krishna or any excellent man. (O best of men, O supreme person (puruṣa))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best among men, supreme person (puruṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, chief, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

पुत्रिका (putrikā) - a daughter designated to beget a son for her father (putrikāputra) (little daughter, an appointed daughter)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of putrikā

putrikā - little daughter, appointed daughter, female doll

Derived from putra with suffix -ika + feminine ending ā.

हेतुविधिना (hetuvidhinā) - by legal decree (by the rule of cause, by legal convention, by the established rule)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hetuvidhi

hetuvidhi - rule of cause, legal convention, established procedure

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hetu+vidhi)

• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)
• vidhi – rule, method, decree, ordinance
  noun (masculine)

संज्ञिता (saṁjñitā) - designated, named, known

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃjñita

saṁjñita - named, designated, known, called

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jñā with prefix sam, and suffix -ita.

Prefix: sam

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with putrikā.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Vocative for a prominent figure in the Bharata lineage (e.g., Yudhisthira or Arjuna). (O best of Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull of the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata lineage
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent one
  noun (masculine)