महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-89, verse-17

भरतस्तिसृषु स्त्रीषु नव पुत्रानजीजनत् ।
नाभ्यनन्दन्त तान्राजा नानुरूपा ममेत्युत ॥१७॥

17. bharatastisṛṣu strīṣu nava putrānajījanat ,
nābhyanandanta tānrājā nānurūpā mametyuta.

17. bharataḥ tisṛṣu strīṣu nava putrān ajījanat na
abhyanandanta tān rājā na anurūpāḥ mama iti uta

17. Bharata begot nine sons through his three wives. However, the king did not approve of them, thinking, "They are not suitable for me."

Words meanings summery:

• भरतः (bharataḥ) - King Bharata (Bharata)

• तिसृषु (tisṛṣu) - among his three wives (in three, among three)

• स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - in wives, among wives

• नव (nava) - nine

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• अजीजनत् (ajījanat) - begot, caused to be born

• न (na) - not

• अभ्यनन्दन्त (abhyanandanta) - they approved, they accepted, they delighted in

• तान् (tān) - those sons (them)

• राजा (rājā) - King Bharata (the king)

• न (na) - not

• अनुरूपाः (anurūpāḥ) - not suitable (for me) (suitable, appropriate, conforming)

• मम (mama) - my, to me, for me

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• उत (uta) - and, moreover, indeed

Words meanings and morphology

भरतः (bharataḥ) - King Bharata (Bharata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a king); one who is maintained; a warrior

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

तिसृषु (tisṛṣu) - among his three wives (in three, among three)

(numeral)

Note: Feminine locative plural form of 'tri'.

स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - in wives, among wives

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife

नव (nava) - nine

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'putrān'.

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

अजीजनत् (ajījanat) - begot, caused to be born

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of jan

Aorist

Causal Aorist, third person singular, active voice (luṅ)

Root: jan (class 4)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अभ्यनन्दन्त (abhyanandanta) - they approved, they accepted, they delighted in

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of nand

Imperfect

Imperfect, third person plural, active voice (laṅ)

Prefix: abhi

Root: nand (class 1)

तान् (tān) - those sons (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the nine sons.

राजा (rājā) - King Bharata (the king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Refers to King Bharata.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अनुरूपाः (anurūpāḥ) - not suitable (for me) (suitable, appropriate, conforming)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anurūpa

anurūpa - suitable, conformable, appropriate, resembling

Note: Qualifies the sons (understood).

मम (mama) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Used here with an implied dative sense, 'for me'.

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

उत (uta) - and, moreover, indeed

(indeclinable)