महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-79, verse-24

पूरो त्वं मे प्रियः पुत्रस्त्वं वरीयान्भविष्यसि ।
जरा वली च मे तात पलितानि च पर्यगुः ।
काव्यस्योशनसः शापान्न च तृप्तोऽस्मि यौवने ॥२४॥

24. pūro tvaṁ me priyaḥ putrastvaṁ varīyānbhaviṣyasi ,
jarā valī ca me tāta palitāni ca paryaguḥ ,
kāvyasyośanasaḥ śāpānna ca tṛpto'smi yauvane.

24. pūro tvam me priyaḥ putraḥ tvam
varīyān bhaviṣyasi jarā valī ca me tāta
palitāni ca paryaguḥ kāvyasya
uśanasaḥ śāpāt na ca tṛptaḥ asmi yauvane

24. O Puru, you are my beloved son, and you will be superior. O dear one, old age, wrinkles, and grey hairs have enveloped me due to the curse of Kavya Uśanas. Furthermore, I am not yet satisfied with youth.

Words meanings summery:

• पूरो (pūro) - O Puru

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, pleasing

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• वरीयान् (varīyān) - more excellent, superior, better

• भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will become

• जरा (jarā) - old age, decay

• वली (valī) - wrinkle, fold

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• तात (tāta) - O dear son (used by father to son or vice versa as affectionate address) (O dear one, father, son)

• पलितानि (palitāni) - grey hairs, old age

• च (ca) - and, also

• पर्यगुः (paryaguḥ) - have enveloped (me) (they have encompassed, surrounded, covered)

• काव्यस्य (kāvyasya) - of Uśanas, the son of Kavya (Śukra) (of Kavya, of Uśanas)

• उशनसः (uśanasaḥ) - of the sage Uśanas (Śukra), who cursed Yayati (of Uśanas, of Śukra)

• शापात् (śāpāt) - from a curse, due to a curse

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - furthermore (and, also)

• तृप्तः (tṛptaḥ) - satisfied, contended

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

• यौवने (yauvane) - in youth, with regard to youth

Words meanings and morphology

पूरो (pūro) - O Puru

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puru

puru - Puru (proper name, son of Yayati)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, pleasing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, favorite

Root: prī

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Repetition for emphasis.

वरीयान् (varīyān) - more excellent, superior, better

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varīyas

varīyas - more excellent, better, superior (comparative of `vara`)

Comparative degree suffix `īyas`.

Note: Predicative adjective for `tvam`.

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

जरा (jarā) - old age, decay

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jarā

jarā - old age, decay, decrepitude

Root: jṛ

Note: Subject of `paryaguḥ`.

वली (valī) - wrinkle, fold

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of valī

valī - wrinkle, fold, crease

Root: val

Note: Subject of `paryaguḥ`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Pronominal adjective modifying `jarā`, `valī`, `palitāni`.

तात (tāta) - O dear son (used by father to son or vice versa as affectionate address) (O dear one, father, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment), son

Note: Used by Yayati to address Puru.

पलितानि (palitāni) - grey hairs, old age

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of palita

palita - grey (haired), old, grey hairs (as a noun)

Past Passive Participle of `pal` (to become grey).

Root: pal

Note: Subject of `paryaguḥ`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins `valī` and `palitāni`.

पर्यगुः (paryaguḥ) - have enveloped (me) (they have encompassed, surrounded, covered)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of paryā

Root `i` (to go) with `pari-ā` prefixes.

Prefixes: pari+ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: The subjects are `jarā`, `valī`, `palitāni`.

काव्यस्य (kāvyasya) - of Uśanas, the son of Kavya (Śukra) (of Kavya, of Uśanas)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāvya

kāvya - of Kavya (patronymic of Uśanas), poem, poetry

Note: Patronymic.

उशनसः (uśanasaḥ) - of the sage Uśanas (Śukra), who cursed Yayati (of Uśanas, of Śukra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of uśanas

uśanas - Uśanas (proper name of Śukra, the guru of the asuras)

s-stem noun.

शापात् (śāpāt) - from a curse, due to a curse

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation, oath

Root: śap

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `tṛptaḥ asmi`.

च (ca) - furthermore (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the previous statement about the curse to the next statement about dissatisfaction.

तृप्तः (tṛptaḥ) - satisfied, contended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛpta

tṛpta - satisfied, contented, satiated

Past Passive Participle

From root `tṛp` (to be satisfied).

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Used predicatively with `asmi`.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Copula.

यौवने (yauvane) - in youth, with regard to youth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yauvana

yauvana - youth, juvenility, prime of life

Derived from `yuvan` (young).

Note: 'satisfied with youth' in the sense of 'as regards youth'.