महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-220, verse-14

पुन्नाम्नो नरकात्पुत्रस्त्रातीति पितरं मुने ।
तस्मादपत्यसंताने यतस्व द्विजसत्तम ॥१४॥

14. punnāmno narakātputrastrātīti pitaraṁ mune ,
tasmādapatyasaṁtāne yatasva dvijasattama.

14. punnāmnaḥ narakāt putraḥ trāti iti pitaraṃ
mune tasmāt apatyasaṃtāne yatasva dvijasattama

14. O sage, a son delivers his father from the hell (naraka) named Put. Therefore, O best among the twice-born (dvija), strive to beget offspring.

Words meanings summery:

• पुन्नाम्नः (punnāmnaḥ) - from the hell named Put (from the one named Put, from the hell called Put)

• नरकात् (narakāt) - from hell

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - a son

• त्राति (trāti) - saves, protects, delivers

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or a reason

• पितरं (pitaraṁ) - the father

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• अपत्यसंताने (apatyasaṁtāne) - in the procreation of offspring, regarding offspring

• यतस्व (yatasva) - strive, exert yourself

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born (dvija) (O best among the twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

पुन्नाम्नः (punnāmnaḥ) - from the hell named Put (from the one named Put, from the hell called Put)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of punnāman

punnāman - name of a specific hell (Put); one named Put

Compound type : karmadhāraya (put+nāman)

• put – name of a specific hell
  proper noun
• nāman – name, appellation, designation
  noun (neuter)

Note: External sandhi with 'narakāt' (ḥ → null before n) is undone.

नरकात् (narakāt) - from hell

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of naraka

naraka - hell, underworld, abode of punishment

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - a son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

Note: External sandhi with 'trāti' (ḥ → s) is undone.

त्राति (trāti) - saves, protects, delivers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of trai

Present indicative

Root: trai (class 2)

Note: External sandhi with 'iti' (i + i → ī) is undone.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or a reason

(indeclinable)

पितरं (pitaraṁ) - the father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an indeclinable 'therefore' in context. External sandhi with 'apatyasaṃtāne' (t → d) is undone.

अपत्यसंताने (apatyasaṁtāne) - in the procreation of offspring, regarding offspring

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of apatyasaṃtāna

apatyasaṁtāna - procreation of offspring, lineage, progeny

Compound type : tatpurusha (apatya+saṃtāna)

• apatya – offspring, progeny, child
  noun (neuter)
  From 'ap' (away) + 'pat' (fall), one that falls away/is born from.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: pat (class 1)
• saṃtāna – lineage, continuity, procreation, extension
  noun (masculine)
  From `tan` (to stretch) with `sam` (together).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

यतस्व (yatasva) - strive, exert yourself

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yat

Imperative, Middle voice

Root: yat (class 1)

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born (dvija) (O best among the twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born (Brahmins, birds, etc.)

Superlative of `dvija`.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya; also bird, tooth, moon, etc.)
  noun (masculine)
  Born twice (e.g., first from womb, then through initiation/egg).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama. From `sat` (good/existing).
  Root: as (class 2)