महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-69, verse-32

अभूतिरेषा कस्त्यज्याज्जीवञ्जीवन्तमात्मजम् ।
शाकुन्तलं महात्मानं दौःषन्तिं भर पौरव ॥३२॥

32. abhūtireṣā kastyajyājjīvañjīvantamātmajam ,
śākuntalaṁ mahātmānaṁ dauḥṣantiṁ bhara paurava.

32. abhūtiḥ eṣā kaḥ tyajyāt jīvan jīvantam ātmajam
| śākuntalam mahātmānam dauḥṣantim bhara paurava

32. This is an impropriety! Who, while still living, would abandon his own living son, born of himself? O descendant of Puru, cherish the magnanimous son of Śakuntalā, the son of Duṣyanta.

32. זו אומללות. מי ינטוש את בנו החי כשהוא עצמו חי? הו צאצא של פּוּרוּ, פרנס את דַאוּשְׁיַנְטִי הנעלה, בנה של שַׁקוּנְטַלָה.

Words meanings summery:

• अभूतिः (abhūtiḥ) - impropriety (to abandon a son) (impropriety, misfortune, lack of prosperity)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (abandonment, referring to 'abhūtiḥ') (this (feminine))

• कः (kaḥ) - who (would abandon) (who, what)

• त्यज्यात् (tyajyāt) - would abandon (should abandon, one should abandon)

• जीवन् (jīvan) - (he) while living (living, while living)

• जीवन्तम् (jīvantam) - (a) living (son) (living, alive (accusative))

• आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - (one's own) son (son, daughter, born of oneself)

• शाकुन्तलम् (śākuntalam) - the son of Śakuntalā (of Śakuntalā, relating to Śakuntalā, son of Śakuntalā)

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - magnanimous (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

• दौःषन्तिम् (dauḥṣantim) - the son of Duṣyanta (son of Duṣyanta, relating to Duṣyanta)

• भर (bhara) - cherish, maintain (cherish, support, bear, carry)

• पौरव (paurava) - O Duṣyanta (as a descendant of Puru) (O descendant of Puru)

Words meanings and morphology

अभूतिः (abhūtiḥ) - impropriety (to abandon a son) (impropriety, misfortune, lack of prosperity)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhūti

abhūti - impropriety, misfortune, non-existence

From a- (negation) + bhūti (prosperity, existence)

Compound type : avyayibhava (a+bhūti)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhūti – prosperity, welfare, existence
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject.

एषा (eṣā) - this (abandonment, referring to 'abhūtiḥ') (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Qualifies 'abhūtiḥ'.

कः (kaḥ) - who (would abandon) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun

Note: Subject of 'tyajyāt'.

त्यज्यात् (tyajyāt) - would abandon (should abandon, one should abandon)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, potential sense

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Expresses potential or desire.

जीवन् (jīvan) - (he) while living (living, while living)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

जीवन्तम् (jīvantam) - (a) living (son) (living, alive (accusative))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - (one's own) son (son, daughter, born of oneself)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, daughter, born of oneself

Compound of ātman (self) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'tyajyāt'.

शाकुन्तलम् (śākuntalam) - the son of Śakuntalā (of Śakuntalā, relating to Śakuntalā, son of Śakuntalā)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śākuntala

śākuntala - son of Śakuntalā, relating to Śakuntalā

Derived from Śakuntalā with suffix -a denoting relation/descent

Note: Qualifies the son to be cherished.

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - magnanimous (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound of mahat (great) and ātman (self)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the son.

दौःषन्तिम् (dauḥṣantim) - the son of Duṣyanta (son of Duṣyanta, relating to Duṣyanta)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dauḥṣanti

dauḥṣanti - son of Duṣyanta, relating to Duṣyanta

Patronymic derived from Duṣyanta

Note: Qualifies the son to be cherished.

भर (bhara) - cherish, maintain (cherish, support, bear, carry)

(verb)

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

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Addressed to Duṣyanta.

पौरव (paurava) - O Duṣyanta (as a descendant of Puru) (O descendant of Puru)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paurava

paurava - descendant of Puru, relating to Puru

Derived from Puru (name of an ancient king) with suffix -a denoting lineage

Note: Addressed to Duṣyanta.

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