महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-126, verse-42

प्रसवे चैव नारीणां वृद्धानां पुत्रकारिता ।
तथा नरेन्द्र धनिनामाशा कृशतरी मया ॥४२॥

42. prasave caiva nārīṇāṁ vṛddhānāṁ putrakāritā ,
tathā narendra dhanināmāśā kṛśatarī mayā.

42. prasave ca eva nārīṇām vṛddhānām putrakāritā
tathā narendra dhaninām āśā kṛśatarī mayā

42. narendra,
prasave nārīṇām ca eva,
vṛddhānām putrakāritā tathā dhaninām āśā mayā kṛśatarī (asti).

42. O King, the hope (āśā) regarding women during childbirth, and the hope concerning the dutiful actions of sons towards the elderly, and similarly, the hope of the wealthy – all these hopes have been diminished by me.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रसवे (prasave) - in childbirth, at birth

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, truly

• नारीणाम् (nārīṇām) - of women

• वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the old, of the aged

• पुत्रकारिता (putrakāritā) - the action/duty/support of sons

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• नरेन्द्र (narendra) - addressee, an honorific term for a ruler (O king, O lord of men)

• धनिनाम् (dhaninām) - of the wealthy, of rich people

• आशा (āśā) - hope, expectation

• कृशतरी (kṛśatarī) - made thinner, weaker, diminished

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

प्रसवे (prasave) - in childbirth, at birth

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prasava

prasava - birth, childbirth, bringing forth, produce

root sū with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, truly

(indeclinable)

नारीणाम् (nārīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, female

वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the old, of the aged

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

past passive participle (substantivized)

root vṛdh + suffix ta

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Used here as a substantive for 'old people'.

पुत्रकारिता (putrakāritā) - the action/duty/support of sons

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of putrakāritā

putrakāritā - the act of a son, son's duty, filial conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+kāritā)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• kāritā – the act of doing, action, causation
  noun (feminine)
  root kṛ + suffix -ita + feminine suffix -ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

नरेन्द्र (narendra) - addressee, an honorific term for a ruler (O king, O lord of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+indra)

• nṛ – man, person, leader
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

धनिनाम् (dhaninām) - of the wealthy, of rich people

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhanin

dhanin - wealthy, rich, possessing wealth

root dhana (wealth) + suffix -in

आशा (āśā) - hope, expectation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśā

āśā - hope, expectation, desire, direction

कृशतरी (kṛśatarī) - made thinner, weaker, diminished

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛśatara

kṛśatara - thinner, weaker, more emaciated (comparative)

comparative degree of kṛśa ('thin')

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)