महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-235, verse-18

भ्राता ज्येष्ठः समः पित्रा भार्या पुत्रः स्वका तनुः ।
छाया स्वा दाशवर्गस्तु दुहिता कृपणं परम् ॥१८॥

18. bhrātā jyeṣṭhaḥ samaḥ pitrā bhāryā putraḥ svakā tanuḥ ,
chāyā svā dāśavargastu duhitā kṛpaṇaṁ param.

18. bhrātā jyeṣṭhaḥ samaḥ pitrā bhāryā putraḥ svakā
tanuḥ chāyā svā dāśavargaḥ tu duhitā kṛpaṇaṃ param

18. jyeṣṭhaḥ bhrātā pitrā samaḥ bhāryā putraḥ svakā tanuḥ
duhitā svā chāyā tu dāśavargaḥ duhitā kṛpaṇaṃ param

18. An elder brother is equal to a father. A wife and a son are like one's own self. A daughter is like one's own shadow. However, the class of servants and a daughter are supremely pitiable.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - elder, eldest

• समः (samaḥ) - equal, similar

• पित्रा (pitrā) - with a father, by a father (used with 'sama' for comparison)

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• स्वका (svakā) - one's own

• तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, self

• छाया (chāyā) - shadow, reflection

• स्वा (svā) - one's own

• दाशवर्गः (dāśavargaḥ) - class of servants, group of dependents

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

• कृपणं (kṛpaṇaṁ) - pitiable, miserable, needy

• परम् (param) - supremely, extremely

Words meanings and morphology

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - elder, eldest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, chief, best, senior

समः (samaḥ) - equal, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, similar, same, impartial

पित्रा (pitrā) - with a father, by a father (used with 'sama' for comparison)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife (lit. 'one to be supported')

Gerundive

From √bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

स्वका (svakā) - one's own

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svaka

svaka - one's own, own

तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, self

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, self, person

छाया (chāyā) - shadow, reflection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shadow, shade, reflection, image

स्वा (svā) - one's own

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, personal, property

दाशवर्गः (dāśavargaḥ) - class of servants, group of dependents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāśavarga

dāśavarga - class of servants, group of fishermen, dependents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāśa+varga)

• dāśa – fisherman, boatman, servant, low caste
  noun (masculine)
• varga – class, group, category
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duhitṛ

duhitṛ - daughter

कृपणं (kṛpaṇaṁ) - pitiable, miserable, needy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛpaṇa

kṛpaṇa - pitiable, miserable, poor, wretched, needy

परम् (param) - supremely, extremely

(indeclinable)