महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-258, verse-11

स्त्रियं हत्वा मातरं च को हि जातु सुखी भवेत् ।
पितरं चाप्यवज्ञाय कः प्रतिष्ठामवाप्नुयात् ॥११॥

11. striyaṁ hatvā mātaraṁ ca ko hi jātu sukhī bhavet ,
pitaraṁ cāpyavajñāya kaḥ pratiṣṭhāmavāpnuyāt.

11. striyam hatvā mātaram ca kaḥ hi jātu sukhī bhavet
pitaram ca api avajñāya kaḥ pratiṣṭhām avāpnuyāt

11. striyam ca mātaram hatvā hi kaḥ jātu sukhī bhavet
ca api pitaram avajñāya kaḥ pratiṣṭhām avāpnuyāt

11. Having killed a woman and a mother, who indeed would ever be happy? And having disobeyed a father, who could attain respect or standing?

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having struck

• मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

• च (ca) - and, also

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because (emphatic/explanatory particle)

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

• सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful

• भवेत् (bhavet) - he would be, it might be

• पितरम् (pitaram) - father

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अवज्ञाय (avajñāya) - having disregarded, having disobeyed, having scorned

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• प्रतिष्ठाम् (pratiṣṭhām) - respect, standing, firm position, reputation

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - he would attain, he might obtain

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having struck

(verb)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Absolutive (Gerund) form.

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because (emphatic/explanatory particle)

(indeclinable)

जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin

sukhin - happy, joyful, possessing happiness

भवेत् (bhavet) - he would be, it might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative (Liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अवज्ञाय (avajñāya) - having disregarded, having disobeyed, having scorned

(verb)

Prefix: ava

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Absolutive (Gerund) form with prefix 'ava'.

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

प्रतिष्ठाम् (pratiṣṭhām) - respect, standing, firm position, reputation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratiṣṭhā

pratiṣṭhā - standing, position, firm foundation, respect, fame

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - he would attain, he might obtain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative (Liṅ) of avāp

Prefixes: ava+ā

Root: āp (class 5)