महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-1, verse-11

कथं हि वृद्धमिथुनं हतपुत्रं भविष्यति ।
न ह्यहं पाण्डवेयस्य विषये वस्तुमुत्सहे ॥११॥

11. kathaṁ hi vṛddhamithunaṁ hataputraṁ bhaviṣyati ,
na hyahaṁ pāṇḍaveyasya viṣaye vastumutsahe.

11. katham hi vṛddhamithunam hataputram bhaviṣyati
na hi aham pāṇḍaveyasya viṣaye vastum utsahe

11. hi,
katham vṛddhamithunam hataputram bhaviṣyati? hi,
aham pāṇḍaveyasya viṣaye vastum na utsahe.

11. How will an aged couple, whose sons have been killed, possibly survive? I certainly cannot bear to live in the dominion of the Pāṇḍavas.

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• वृद्धमिथुनम् (vṛddhamithunam) - an aged couple

• हतपुत्रम् (hataputram) - whose sons are slain, sonless (due to death of sons)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become, will fare

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पाण्डवेयस्य (pāṇḍaveyasya) - of the son of Pāṇḍu, of the Pāṇḍava

• विषये (viṣaye) - in the territory, in the dominion, in the matter of

• वस्तुम् (vastum) - to dwell, to live

• उत्सहे (utsahe) - I am able, I dare, I am strong enough

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

वृद्धमिथुनम् (vṛddhamithunam) - an aged couple

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛddhamithuna

vṛddhamithuna - an aged couple, an old pair

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vṛddha+mithuna)

• vṛddha – old, aged, grown, increased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root vṛdh (to grow, increase)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• mithuna – couple, pair, male and female
  noun (neuter)

हतपुत्रम् (hataputram) - whose sons are slain, sonless (due to death of sons)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hataputra

hataputra - whose sons are slain, having lost sons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+putra)

• hata – killed, slain
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become, will fare

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

पाण्डवेयस्य (pāṇḍaveyasya) - of the son of Pāṇḍu, of the Pāṇḍava

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍaveya

pāṇḍaveya - son of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

Derived from Pāṇḍu with the patronymic suffix -eya.

विषये (viṣaye) - in the territory, in the dominion, in the matter of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - sphere, dominion, territory, object (of sense), subject matter

वस्तुम् (vastum) - to dwell, to live

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root vas with suffix -tum

Root: vas (class 1)

उत्सहे (utsahe) - I am able, I dare, I am strong enough

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ut-sah

Present tense, Atmanepada

Root sah with upasarga ut-

Prefix: ut

Root: sah (class 1)