महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-68, verse-47

आत्मात्मनैव जनितः पुत्र इत्युच्यते बुधैः ।
तस्माद्भार्यां नरः पश्येन्मातृवत्पुत्रमातरम् ॥४७॥

47. ātmātmanaiva janitaḥ putra ityucyate budhaiḥ ,
tasmādbhāryāṁ naraḥ paśyenmātṛvatputramātaram.

47. ātmā ātmanā eva janitaḥ putraḥ iti ucyate budhaiḥ
tasmāt bhāryām naraḥ paśyet mātṛvat putramātaram

47. The wise declare that a son is indeed one's own self reborn. Therefore, a man should regard his wife, who is the mother of his son, with the same reverence as his own mother.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (self, soul, spirit)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (by the self, by oneself)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, indeed, just)

• जनितः (janitaḥ) - generated, born (born, generated, produced)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - a son (son, child)

• इति (iti) - (marks the quotation) (thus, so, in this manner)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called / declared (is said, is called, is declared)

• बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the wise (by the wise, by scholars)

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

• भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man (man, person)

• पश्येत् (paśyet) - should regard / look upon (should see, should look upon)

• मातृवत् (mātṛvat) - like a mother (like a mother, mother-like)

• पुत्रमातरम् (putramātaram) - the mother of his son (mother of a son)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind

n-stem noun.

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Refers to the individual self.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (by the self, by oneself)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind

n-stem noun.

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

एव (eva) - indeed (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

जनितः (janitaḥ) - generated, born (born, generated, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janita

janita - born, produced, generated, caused

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb √jan (to be born, produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - a son (son, child)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

Note: Predicate nominative to 'ātmā' via 'ucyate'.

इति (iti) - (marks the quotation) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Particle used to mark a quotation or thought.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called / declared (is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of vac

Root √vac (to speak) in the passive voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the wise (by the wise, by scholars)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, learned person, scholar

Derived from √budh (to know, perceive).

Root: budh (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of ablative singular of 'tad'.

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, a woman to be maintained or supported

Gerundive/Past Passive Particence

Derived from √bhṛ (to bear, support) with suffix -ya (kṛtya).

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'paśyet'.

नरः (naraḥ) - a man (man, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being, hero

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject of 'paśyet'.

पश्येत् (paśyet) - should regard / look upon (should see, should look upon)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (Vidhi Liṅ) of dṛś

Root √dṛś, stem changes to paś in some tenses.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Expresses a command or recommendation.

मातृवत् (mātṛvat) - like a mother (like a mother, mother-like)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from 'mātṛ' (mother) + -vat (like, similar to).

Note: Adverb of comparison.

पुत्रमातरम् (putramātaram) - the mother of his son (mother of a son)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of putramātṛ

putramātṛ - mother of a son

Compound of 'putra' (son) and 'mātṛ' (mother).

Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+mātṛ)

• putra – son, child, offspring
  noun (masculine)
• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)