महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-27, verse-26

आरम्भः सफलो देवि भवितायं तवेप्सितः ।
जनयिष्यसि पुत्रौ द्वौ वीरौ त्रिभुवनेश्वरौ ॥२६॥

26. ārambhaḥ saphalo devi bhavitāyaṁ tavepsitaḥ ,
janayiṣyasi putrau dvau vīrau tribhuvaneśvarau.

26. ārambhaḥ saphalaḥ devi bhavitā ayam tava īpsitaḥ
janayiṣyasi putrau dvau vīrau tribhuvaneśvarau

26. O Goddess, this desired undertaking of yours will be successful. You will give birth to two heroic sons, lords of the three worlds.

26. הו אלה, התחלה זו שרצית בה תניב פרי. תלדי שני בנים גיבורים, שליטים של שלושת העולמות.

Words meanings summery:

• आरम्भः (आरम्भः) - undertaking (commencement, undertaking, beginning)

• सफलः (सफलः) - successful (successful, fruitful)

• देवि (देवि) - O goddess

• भविता (भविता) - will be

• अयम् (अयम्) - this (undertaking) (this)

• तव (तव) - your (your, of you)

• ईप्सितः (ईप्सितः) - desired (desired, wished for)

• जनयिष्यसि (जनयिष्यसि) - you will give birth to (you will give birth to, you will produce)

• पुत्रौ (पुत्रौ) - two sons

• द्वौ (द्वौ) - two

• वीरौ (वीरौ) - heroic (heroic, valiant)

• त्रिभुवनेश्वरौ (त्रिभुवनेश्वरौ) - lords of the three worlds

Words meanings and morphology

आरम्भः (आरम्भः) - undertaking (commencement, undertaking, beginning)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of आरम्भ

आरम्भ - commencement, beginning, undertaking, enterprise

action noun

from root rabh with ā

Root: रभ् (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'bhavitā'.

सफलः (सफलः) - successful (successful, fruitful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of सफल

सफल - fruitful, successful, effective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (स+फल)

• स – with, together with
  indeclinable
• फल – fruit, result, reward
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'ārambhaḥ'.

देवि (देवि) - O goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of देवी

देवी - goddess, divine lady, queen

Note: Addressing Vinatā.

भविता (भविता) - will be

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of भू

भू - to be, to become, to exist

Root: भू (class 1)

Note: Predicate for 'ārambhaḥ'.

अयम् (अयम्) - this (undertaking) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of इदम्

इदम् - this

Note: Modifies 'ārambhaḥ'.

तव (तव) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of युष्मद्

युष्मद् - you

Note: Possessive for 'īpsitaḥ'.

ईप्सितः (ईप्सितः) - desired (desired, wished for)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ईप्सित

ईप्सित - desired, wished for, obtained, sought after

past passive participle

from desiderative stem of root āp

Root: आप् (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'ārambhaḥ'.

जनयिष्यसि (जनयिष्यसि) - you will give birth to (you will give birth to, you will produce)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of जनि

causative

णिच् प्रत्यय

Root: जन् (class 4)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.

पुत्रौ (पुत्रौ) - two sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of पुत्र

पुत्र - son

Note: Object of 'janayiṣyasi'.

द्वौ (द्वौ) - two

(numeral)

Note: Modifies 'putrau'.

वीरौ (वीरौ) - heroic (heroic, valiant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of वीर

वीर - heroic, brave, valorous

Note: Modifies 'putrau'.

त्रिभुवनेश्वरौ (त्रिभुवनेश्वरौ) - lords of the three worlds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of त्रिभुवनेश्वर

त्रिभुवनेश्वर - lord of the three worlds

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (त्रिभुवन+ईश्वर)

• त्रिभुवन – three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)
  noun (neuter)
• ईश्वर – lord, master, controller
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'putrau'.

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