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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-149, verse-48

आत्ममांसोपवृत्तं च शरीरार्धमयीं तनुम् ।
पितॄणां वंशकर्तारं वने त्यक्त्वा क्व यास्यथ ॥४८॥
48. ātmamāṁsopavṛttaṁ ca śarīrārdhamayīṁ tanum ,
pitṝṇāṁ vaṁśakartāraṁ vane tyaktvā kva yāsyatha.
48. ātma-māṃsa-upavṛttam ca śarīrādhamayīm tanum
pitṝṇām vaṃśakartāram vane tyaktvā kva yāsyatha
48. ca ātma-māṃsa-upavṛttam śarīrādhamayīm tanum pitṝṇām vaṃśakartāram vane tyaktvā kva yāsyatha.
48. Where will you go, having abandoned in the forest the one who is sustained by your own very being and flesh (ātman-māṃsa-upavṛtta), who is a form made of half your body, and who continues the lineage of your ancestors (pitṛ)?

Words meanings summery:

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  • आत्म-मांस-उपवृत्तम् (ātma-māṁsa-upavṛttam) - referring to a child as an extension of the parent (sustained by one's own flesh, nourished by one's own being and flesh)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • शरीराधमयीम् (śarīrādhamayīm) - referring to a child as part of one's body (made of half of one's body)
  • तनुम् (tanum) - referring to the child's form (body, form, person)
  • पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors, of the fathers
  • वंशकर्तारम् (vaṁśakartāram) - referring to the child's role in continuing the family line (the one who continues the lineage, perpetuator of the family)
  • वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods
  • त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken, having left
  • क्व (kva) - where, whither, anywhere
  • यास्यथ (yāsyatha) - you (pl.) will go, you (pl.) will proceed

Words meanings and morphology

आत्म-मांस-उपवृत्तम् (ātma-māṁsa-upavṛttam) - referring to a child as an extension of the parent (sustained by one's own flesh, nourished by one's own being and flesh)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ātma-māṃsa-upavṛtta
ātma-māṁsa-upavṛtta - nourished by one's own flesh
Bahuvrīhi compound describing the child.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ātman+māṃsa+upavṛtta)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, the true self (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
  • māṃsa – flesh, meat
    noun (neuter)
  • upavṛtta – nourished, sustained, lived upon, dependent on
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From prefix upa- + √vṛt (to turn, exist).
    Prefix: upa
    Root: √vṛt (class 1)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
शरीराधमयीम् (śarīrādhamayīm) - referring to a child as part of one's body (made of half of one's body)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śarīrādhamayī
śarīrādhamayī - made of half the body
Compound of śarīra (body), ardha (half), and mayī (made of).
Compound type : tatpurusha (śarīra+ardha+mayī)
  • śarīra – body, corporeal frame
    noun (neuter)
  • ardha – half, part, side
    noun (neuter)
  • mayī – made of, consisting of, full of
    adjective (feminine)
    Feminine form of -maya suffix.
तनुम् (tanum) - referring to the child's form (body, form, person)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu
tanu - body, form, person, slender, delicate
पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors, of the fathers
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefathers (pitṛ)
वंशकर्तारम् (vaṁśakartāram) - referring to the child's role in continuing the family line (the one who continues the lineage, perpetuator of the family)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vaṃśakartṛ
vaṁśakartṛ - one who creates/continues the lineage/family
Agent noun from vaṃśa (lineage) and kartṛ (doer, maker).
Compound type : tatpurusha (vaṃśa+kartṛ)
  • vaṃśa – bamboo, race, family, lineage, dynasty
    noun (masculine)
  • kartṛ – doer, maker, agent, creator
    noun (masculine)
    Agent noun from root √kṛ (to do).
    Root: √kṛ (class 8)
वने (vane) - in the forest, in the woods
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vana
vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket
त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken, having left
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
From root √tyaj (to abandon) + -tvā suffix.
Root: √tyaj (class 1)
क्व (kva) - where, whither, anywhere
(indeclinable)
From pronominal stem ka.
यास्यथ (yāsyatha) - you (pl.) will go, you (pl.) will proceed
(verb)
2nd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of yā
Future Active Indicative
From root √yā (to go).
Root: √yā (class 2)