महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-258, verse-13

पिता ह्यात्मानमाधत्ते जायायां जज्ञियामिति ।
शीलचारित्रगोत्रस्य धारणार्थं कुलस्य च ॥१३॥

13. pitā hyātmānamādhatte jāyāyāṁ jajñiyāmiti ,
śīlacāritragotrasya dhāraṇārthaṁ kulasya ca.

13. pitā hi ātmānam ādhatte jāyāyām jajñiyā iti
śīlacāritragotrasya dhāraṇārtham kulasya ca

13. pitā hi jajñiyāyām jāyāyām ātmānam ādhatte,
śīlacāritragotrasya kulasya ca dhāraṇārtham iti.

13. Indeed, a father deposits his own essence (ātman) in his wife, who is fit for procreation, for the sake of preserving the character, conduct, and lineage of his family (kula).

Words meanings summery:

• पिता (pitā) - father

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, soul, essence (ātman)

• आधत्ते (ādhatte) - places, deposits, gives

• जायायाम् (jāyāyām) - in the wife

• जज्ञिया (jajñiyā) - worthy of procreation, suitable for birth/offspring

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a quotation or purpose)

• शीलचारित्रगोत्रस्य (śīlacāritragotrasya) - of character, conduct, and lineage

• धारणार्थम् (dhāraṇārtham) - for the purpose of maintenance/preservation

• कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family, of the lineage

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, soul, essence (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul, Supreme Soul (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

आधत्ते (ādhatte) - places, deposits, gives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ādhā

Prefix: ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

जायायाम् (jāyāyām) - in the wife

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of jāyā

jāyā - wife

जज्ञिया (jajñiyā) - worthy of procreation, suitable for birth/offspring

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jajñiya

jajñiya - suitable for birth, worthy of procreation

Gerundive

From root jan (to be born) with suffix -iya.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with jāyāyām (wife).

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a quotation or purpose)

(indeclinable)

शीलचारित्रगोत्रस्य (śīlacāritragotrasya) - of character, conduct, and lineage

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śīlacāritragotra

śīlacāritragotra - character, conduct, and lineage

Compound type : dvandva (śīla+cāritra+gotra)

• śīla – character, good conduct, nature
  noun (neuter)
• cāritra – conduct, behavior, character
  noun (neuter)
• gotra – lineage, family, clan
  noun (neuter)

धारणार्थम् (dhāraṇārtham) - for the purpose of maintenance/preservation

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhāraṇa+artha)

• dhāraṇa – holding, bearing, maintaining, preserving
  noun (neuter)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family, of the lineage

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan (kula)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)