महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-78, verse-13

कस्यैते दारका राजन्देवपुत्रोपमाः शुभाः ।
वर्चसा रूपतश्चैव सदृशा मे मतास्तव ॥१३॥

13. kasyaite dārakā rājandevaputropamāḥ śubhāḥ ,
varcasā rūpataścaiva sadṛśā me matāstava.

13. kasya ete dārakā rājan devaputropamāḥ śubhāḥ
varcasā rūpataḥ ca eva sadṛśāḥ me matāḥ tava

13. "O King, whose children are these beautiful boys, who resemble sons of gods? In my opinion, they are just like yours in splendor and appearance."

Words meanings summery:

• कस्य (kasya) - whose (whose, of whom, of what)

• एते (ete) - these (these, they)

• दारका (dārakā) - children, boys (boys, children)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• देवपुत्रोपमाः (devaputropamāḥ) - comparable to sons of gods (like sons of gods)

• शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - beautiful (auspicious, beautiful, charming, good)

• वर्चसा (varcasā) - in splendor, by their radiance (by splendor, by radiance, by energy)

• रूपतः (rūpataḥ) - in appearance, by their form (by form, in appearance, from the form)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• सदृशाः (sadṛśāḥ) - similar, just like (similar, resembling, like)

• मे (me) - in my opinion, by me (to me, for me, my)

• मताः (matāḥ) - are considered (by me) (considered, thought, believed)

• तव (tava) - of yours (your sons) (your, of you)

Words meanings and morphology

कस्य (kasya) - whose (whose, of whom, of what)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used to inquire about possession, 'whose children'.

एते (ete) - these (these, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the 'dārakā'.

दारका (dārakā) - children, boys (boys, children)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāraka

dāraka - boy, child, son

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

देवपुत्रोपमाः (devaputropamāḥ) - comparable to sons of gods (like sons of gods)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devaputropama

devaputropama - like sons of gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+putra+upama)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• upama – comparison, resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'dārakā'.

शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - beautiful (auspicious, beautiful, charming, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, charming, good

Note: Modifies 'dārakā'.

वर्चसा (varcasā) - in splendor, by their radiance (by splendor, by radiance, by energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of varcas

varcas - splendor, brilliance, energy, virility

Note: Indicates the aspect of similarity.

रूपतः (rūpataḥ) - in appearance, by their form (by form, in appearance, from the form)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'rūpa' with the tasil suffix -taḥ, indicating 'from' or 'in respect of'.

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating 'by way of form'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'varcasā' and 'rūpataḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word or phrase.

सदृशाः (sadṛśāḥ) - similar, just like (similar, resembling, like)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, resembling, like

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+dṛśa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• dṛśa – seeing, appearance, form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'dārakā'.

मे (me) - in my opinion, by me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Used with 'matāḥ' to express 'considered by me'.

मताः (matāḥ) - are considered (by me) (considered, thought, believed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mata

mata - considered, thought, opinion

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root man ('to think')

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'dārakā', implying 'are considered'.

तव (tava) - of yours (your sons) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to King Yayati.