महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-69, verse-19

धर्मकीर्त्यावहा नॄणां मनसः प्रीतिवर्धनाः ।
त्रायन्ते नरकाज्जाताः पुत्रा धर्मप्लवाः पितॄन् ॥१९॥

19. dharmakīrtyāvahā nṝṇāṁ manasaḥ prītivardhanāḥ ,
trāyante narakājjātāḥ putrā dharmaplavāḥ pitṝn.

19. dharmakīrtyāvahāḥ nṛṇām manasaḥ prītivardhanāḥ
trāyante narakāt jātāḥ putrāḥ dharmaplavāḥ pitṝn

19. Sons, when born, bring dharma and fame to people, increase the joy of their minds, and, acting as boats of dharma, protect their fathers from hell.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मकीर्त्यावहाः (dharmakīrtyāvahāḥ) - bringing dharma and fame

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

• प्रीतिवर्धनाः (prītivardhanāḥ) - increasing joy, increasing pleasure

• त्रायन्ते (trāyante) - they protect, they save

• नरकात् (narakāt) - from hell

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - born

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• धर्मप्लवाः (dharmaplavāḥ) - boats of dharma, dharma-boats

• पितॄन् (pitṝn) - fathers

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मकीर्त्यावहाः (dharmakīrtyāvahāḥ) - bringing dharma and fame

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmakīrtyāvaha

dharmakīrtyāvaha - bringing dharma and fame

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+kīrti+āvaha)

• dharma – dharma, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• kīrti – fame, glory, reputation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kīrt (class 10)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from verb root 'vah' (to carry) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, spirit

प्रीतिवर्धनाः (prītivardhanāḥ) - increasing joy, increasing pleasure

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prītivardhana

prītivardhana - increasing joy or pleasure

Compound type : tatpurusha (prīti+vardhana)

• prīti – joy, pleasure, affection
  noun (feminine)
  Root: prī (class 4)
• vardhana – increasing, causing to grow
  adjective (masculine)
  Present participle/agent noun
  Derived from verb root 'vṛdh' (to grow, increase)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

त्रायन्ते (trāyante) - they protect, they save

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of trā

Present Tense

3rd person plural, middle voice

Root: trā (class 2)

नरकात् (narakāt) - from hell

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of naraka

naraka - hell, Hades, underworld

जाताः (jātāḥ) - born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jan' (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

धर्मप्लवाः (dharmaplavāḥ) - boats of dharma, dharma-boats

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmaplava

dharmaplava - boat of dharma

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+plava)

• dharma – dharma, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• plava – boat, raft, float
  noun (masculine)
  Root: plu (class 1)

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - fathers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor