महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-25, verse-32

शंतनोश्चैव पुत्रेण प्राज्ञेन विदुरेण च ।
तदैवोक्तास्मि मा स्नेहं कुरुष्वात्मसुतेष्विति ॥३२॥

32. śaṁtanoścaiva putreṇa prājñena vidureṇa ca ,
tadaivoktāsmi mā snehaṁ kuruṣvātmasuteṣviti.

32. śantanoḥ ca eva putreṇa prājñena vidureṇa ca |
tat eva uktā asmi mā sneham kuruṣva ātmasuteṣu iti

32. ca eva śantanoḥ putreṇa prājñena vidureṇa ca tat
eva uktā asmi ātmasuteṣu sneham mā kuruṣva iti

32. And at that very time, I was told by the wise son of Śantanu, Vidura, 'Do not show affection for your own sons.'

Words meanings summery:

• शन्तनोः (śantanoḥ) - of Śantanu

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by the son

• प्राज्ञेन (prājñena) - by the wise, by the intelligent

• विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - then, at that time

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, said, told

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• मा (mā) - do not

• स्नेहम् (sneham) - affection, love

• कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do, make, show

• आत्मसुतेषु (ātmasuteṣu) - towards your own sons, among your own sons

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech)

Words meanings and morphology

शन्तनोः (śantanoḥ) - of Śantanu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śantanu

śantanu - Śantanu (name of a king, Bhishma's father)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by the son

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

प्राज्ञेन (prājñena) - by the wise, by the intelligent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, learned

विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (name of a wise character in Mahabharata)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, said, told

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

मा (mā) - do not

(indeclinable)

स्नेहम् (sneham) - affection, love

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, oil, tenderness

कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do, make, show

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आत्मसुतेषु (ātmasuteṣu) - towards your own sons, among your own sons

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of ātmasuta

ātmasuta - one's own son

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+suta)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech)

(indeclinable)