महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-92, verse-20

प्रतीपः शंतनुं पुत्रं यौवनस्थं ततोऽन्वशात् ।
पुरा मां स्त्री समभ्यागाच्छंतनो भूतये तव ॥२०॥

20. pratīpaḥ śaṁtanuṁ putraṁ yauvanasthaṁ tato'nvaśāt ,
purā māṁ strī samabhyāgācchaṁtano bhūtaye tava.

20. pratīpaḥ śaṃtanuṃ putraṃ yauvanasthaṃ tataḥ anvaśāt
purā māṃ strī samabhyāgāt śaṃtano bhūtaye tava

20. Then Prateepa instructed his son Shantanu, who was in his youth: 'Long ago, O Shantanu, a woman approached me for your welfare.'

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतीपः (pratīpaḥ) - King Prateepa, Shantanu's father (Prateepa (proper name))

• शंतनुं (śaṁtanuṁ) - Shantanu

• पुत्रं (putraṁ) - son

• यौवनस्थं (yauvanasthaṁ) - youthful, in youth

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• अन्वशात् (anvaśāt) - instructed, taught, commanded

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

• मां (māṁ) - me

• स्त्री (strī) - woman, female

• समभ्यागात् (samabhyāgāt) - approached, came near

• शंतनो (śaṁtano) - O Shantanu

• भूतये (bhūtaye) - for the welfare, for the prosperity

• तव (tava) - your, for you

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतीपः (pratīpaḥ) - King Prateepa, Shantanu's father (Prateepa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratīpa

pratīpa - Prateepa (name of a king)

Note: Subject of anvaśāt.

शंतनुं (śaṁtanuṁ) - Shantanu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṃtanu

śaṁtanu - Shantanu (name of a king)

Note: Object of anvaśāt.

पुत्रं (putraṁ) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Qualifies śaṃtanuṃ.

यौवनस्थं (yauvanasthaṁ) - youthful, in youth

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yauvanastha

yauvanastha - standing in youth, youthful, being in the age of youth

Compound type : Saptami Tatpurusha (yauvana+stha)

• yauvana – youth, prime of life
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand) + ka suffix.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies śaṃtanuṃ.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of sequence.

अन्वशात् (anvaśāt) - instructed, taught, commanded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of anusa

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root śās (to teach, rule) with prefix anu-. Laṅ L-kara.

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

मां (māṁ) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Object of samabhyāgāt.

स्त्री (strī) - woman, female

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female, wife

Note: Subject of samabhyāgāt.

समभ्यागात् (samabhyāgāt) - approached, came near

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of samabhyāgam

Aorist tense, 3rd person singular

From root gam (to go) with prefixes sam-, abhi-, ā-. Luṅ L-kara.

Prefixes: sam+abhi+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Verb for strī.

शंतनो (śaṁtano) - O Shantanu

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śaṃtanu

śaṁtanu - Shantanu (name of a king)

Note: Addressing Shantanu.

भूतये (bhūtaye) - for the welfare, for the prosperity

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of bhūti

bhūti - well-being, prosperity, existence, power

From root bhū (to be, exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Purpose.

तव (tava) - your, for you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, referring to Shantanu.