महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-69, verse-17

कुलवंशप्रतिष्ठां हि पितरः पुत्रमब्रुवन् ।
उत्तमं सर्वधर्माणां तस्मात्पुत्रं न संत्यजेत् ॥१७॥

17. kulavaṁśapratiṣṭhāṁ hi pitaraḥ putramabruvan ,
uttamaṁ sarvadharmāṇāṁ tasmātputraṁ na saṁtyajet.

17. kulavaṃśapratiṣṭhām hi pitaraḥ putram abruvan
uttamam sarvadharmāṇām tasmāt putram na saṃtyajet

17. Indeed, fathers declared a son to be the very foundation of the family lineage, considering him the foremost of all duties. Therefore, one should never abandon a son.

Words meanings summery:

• कुलवंशप्रतिष्ठाम् (kulavaṁśapratiṣṭhām) - The son is seen as the basis for the continuation and stability of the family line. (the foundation/establishment of family lineage)

• हि (hi) - Provides a reason or emphasis. (indeed, for, because)

• पितरः (pitaraḥ) - The ancestors or elders who established this view. (fathers)

• पुत्रम् (putram) - a son

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they declared

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - Describing the son's importance as a dharma. (best, supreme, highest)

• सर्वधर्माणाम् (sarvadharmāṇām) - Emphasizes the supreme importance of having a son for fulfilling one's duties. (of all dharmas, of all duties)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - Concludes based on the preceding statement. (therefore, for that reason, from that)

• पुत्रम् (putram) - a son

• न (na) - Negates the action of abandoning. (not)

• संत्यजेत् (saṁtyajet) - Moral injunction against abandoning one's son. (one should abandon, one should renounce)

Words meanings and morphology

कुलवंशप्रतिष्ठाम् (kulavaṁśapratiṣṭhām) - The son is seen as the basis for the continuation and stability of the family line. (the foundation/establishment of family lineage)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kulavaṃśapratiṣṭhā

kulavaṁśapratiṣṭhā - foundation of family lineage, establishment of clan

Compound of kula (family), vaṃśa (lineage), and pratiṣṭhā (foundation, establishment).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+vaṃśa+pratiṣṭhā)

• kula – family, clan
  noun (neuter)
• vaṃśa – lineage, race, bamboo
  noun (masculine)
• pratiṣṭhā – foundation, establishment, reputation
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of abruvan (what they called the son)

हि (hi) - Provides a reason or emphasis. (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

पितरः (pitaraḥ) - The ancestors or elders who established this view. (fathers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Subject of abruvan

पुत्रम् (putram) - a son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Direct object of abruvan (what they spoke about)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they declared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (luṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active Third Plural

Root brū (class 2) in imperfect tense, active voice, third person plural (with augment a-).

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Historically recorded statement from 'fathers'

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - Describing the son's importance as a dharma. (best, supreme, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - best, highest, supreme

Superlative degree from ud (up, out)

Note: In apposition to putram, as part of the declaration.

सर्वधर्माणाम् (sarvadharmāṇām) - Emphasizes the supreme importance of having a son for fulfilling one's duties. (of all dharmas, of all duties)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadharma

sarvadharma - all dharmas, all duties, all virtues

Compound of sarva (all) and dharma (duty, righteousness).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+dharma)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• dharma – dharma, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Genitive of comparison with uttamam

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - Concludes based on the preceding statement. (therefore, for that reason, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean "therefore"

पुत्रम् (putram) - a son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of saṃtyajet

न (na) - Negates the action of abandoning. (not)

(indeclinable)

संत्यजेत् (saṁtyajet) - Moral injunction against abandoning one's son. (one should abandon, one should renounce)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of saṃtyaj

Optative Active Third Singular

Root tyaj (to abandon) with upasarga sam- in optative mood, active voice, third person singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Impersonal construction, 'one should not abandon'