महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-90, verse-31

माता भस्त्रा पितुः पुत्रो येन जातः स एव सः ।
भरस्व पुत्रं दुःषन्त मावमंस्थाः शकुन्तलाम् ॥३१॥

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

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

31. The mother is merely a vessel, the son belongs to the father; he by whom he is born is truly that (father). Therefore, Duṣyanta, cherish your son and do not disrespect Śakuntalā.

Words meanings summery:

• माता (mātā) - mother

• भस्त्रा (bhastrā) - Used metaphorically to imply the mother is a mere carrier. (leather bag, bellows, vessel)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• येन (yena) - by whom

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

• सः (saḥ) - he

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• सः (saḥ) - he

• भरस्व (bharasva) - cherish, support, bear

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• दुःषन्त (duḥṣanta) - O Duṣyanta

• मा (mā) - Used with aorist to express prohibition. (do not, not)

• अवमम्स्थाः (avamamsthāḥ) - do not despise, do not disrespect

• शकुन्तलाम् (śakuntalām) - Śakuntalā (a proper name)

Words meanings and morphology

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

भस्त्रा (bhastrā) - Used metaphorically to imply the mother is a mere carrier. (leather bag, bellows, vessel)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhastrā

bhastrā - leather bag, bellows, skin, vessel

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

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jan

jan - to be born, to originate

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

भरस्व (bharasva) - cherish, support, bear

(verb)

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

Imperative

2nd person, singular, imperative mood, middle voice

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

दुःषन्त (duḥṣanta) - O Duṣyanta

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of duḥṣanta

duḥṣanta - Duṣyanta (a proper name)

मा (mā) - Used with aorist to express prohibition. (do not, not)

(indeclinable)

अवमम्स्थाः (avamamsthāḥ) - do not despise, do not disrespect

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ) of man

Aorist

2nd person, singular, aorist tense, middle voice

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

शकुन्तलाम् (śakuntalām) - Śakuntalā (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakuntalā

śakuntalā - Śakuntalā (a proper name)