महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-69, verse-29

भस्त्रा माता पितुः पुत्रो येन जातः स एव सः ।
भरस्व पुत्रं दुःषन्त मावमंस्थाः शकुन्तलाम् ॥२९॥

29. bhastrā mātā pituḥ putro yena jātaḥ sa eva saḥ ,
bharasva putraṁ duḥṣanta māvamaṁsthāḥ śakuntalām.

29. bhastrā mātā pituḥ putraḥ yena jātaḥ saḥ eva saḥ |
bharasva putram duḥṣanta mā avamamsthāḥ śakuntalām

29. The mother is merely a vessel; the son truly belongs to the father who begot him. Therefore, O Duṣyanta, cherish this son and do not disrespect Śakuntalā.

Words meanings summery:

• भस्त्रा (bhastrā) - vessel (referring to the mother's role) (bellows, leather bag, womb)

• माता (mātā) - mother

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• येन (yena) - by whom (the father) (by whom, by which)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - begotten (by the father) (born, produced, become)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the father) (he, that)

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

• सः (saḥ) - he (the father) (he, that)

• भरस्व (bharasva) - cherish, maintain (cherish, support, bear, carry)

• पुत्रम् (putram) - this son (Bharata) (son)

• दुःषन्त (duḥṣanta) - O Duṣyanta

• मा (mā) - do not

• अवमम्स्थाः (avamamsthāḥ) - disrespect (disrespect, disregard, despise)

• शकुन्तलाम् (śakuntalām) - Śakuntalā

Words meanings and morphology

भस्त्रा (bhastrā) - vessel (referring to the mother's role) (bellows, leather bag, womb)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhastrā

bhastrā - bellows, leather bag, womb

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

येन (yena) - by whom (the father) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who

Relative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'pituḥ'.

जातः (jātaḥ) - begotten (by the father) (born, produced, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'putraḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - he (the father) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the father.

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

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (the father) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the father.

भरस्व (bharasva) - cherish, maintain (cherish, support, bear, carry)

(verb)

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

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Addressed to Duṣyanta.

पुत्रम् (putram) - this son (Bharata) (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

Note: Object of 'bharasva'.

दुःषन्त (duḥṣanta) - O Duṣyanta

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of duḥṣanta

duḥṣanta - Duṣyanta (a king, father of Bharata)

मा (mā) - do not

(indeclinable)

अवमम्स्थाः (avamamsthāḥ) - disrespect (disrespect, disregard, despise)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist (injunctive) (luṅ) of avaman

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Used with 'mā' for prohibition.

शकुन्तलाम् (śakuntalām) - Śakuntalā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakuntalā

śakuntalā - Śakuntalā (name of a female character)

Note: Object of 'avamamsthāḥ'.