महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-258, verse-27

समर्थं वासमर्थं वा कृशं वाप्यकृशं तथा ।
रक्षत्येव सुतं माता नान्यः पोष्टा विधानतः ॥२७॥

27. samarthaṁ vāsamarthaṁ vā kṛśaṁ vāpyakṛśaṁ tathā ,
rakṣatyeva sutaṁ mātā nānyaḥ poṣṭā vidhānataḥ.

27. samartham vā asamartham vā kṛśam vā api akṛśam tathā
rakṣati eva sutam mātā na anyaḥ poṣṭā vidhānataḥ

27. mātā (sutam) samartham vā asamartham vā kṛśam vā api akṛśam tathā eva sutam rakṣati,
na anyaḥ poṣṭā vidhānataḥ

27. Whether her son is capable or incapable, weak or strong, a mother indeed protects her son. No other nurturer (poṣṭā) does so according to the proper rule.

Words meanings summery:

• समर्थम् (samartham) - capable, able, strong, apt

• वा (vā) - or, either

• असमर्थम् (asamartham) - incapable, unable, unfit

• वा (vā) - or, either

• कृशम् (kṛśam) - weak, thin, lean

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अकृशम् (akṛśam) - not weak, stout, strong

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise

• रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects, guards

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सुतम् (sutam) - son

• माता (mātā) - mother

• न (na) - not

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

• पोष्टा (poṣṭā) - nurturer, protector, foster-father

• विधानतः (vidhānataḥ) - according to rule, properly, methodically

Words meanings and morphology

समर्थम् (samartham) - capable, able, strong, apt

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samartha

samartha - capable, able, strong, apt, suitable

From prefix sam + artha (meaning, purpose)

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛdh (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'sutam'

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

असमर्थम् (asamartham) - incapable, unable, unfit

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asamartha

asamartha - incapable, unable, unfit, powerless

Negative prefix 'a' + samartha

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+samartha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• samartha – capable, able
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Qualifies 'sutam'

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

कृशम् (kṛśam) - weak, thin, lean

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛśa

kṛśa - weak, thin, lean, emaciated

Root: kṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sutam'

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अकृशम् (akṛśam) - not weak, stout, strong

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akṛśa

akṛśa - not weak, strong, stout, healthy

Negative prefix 'a' + kṛśa

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+kṛśa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṛśa – weak, thin
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'sutam'

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the parallel comparisons

रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects, guards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the action of protection

सुतम् (sutam) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, born

Past Passive Participle

From root sū (to bear, produce)

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Object of rakṣati

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Subject of rakṣati

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

पोष्टा (poṣṭā) - nurturer, protector, foster-father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of poṣṭṛ

poṣṭṛ - nurturer, foster-father, supporter, protector

From root puṣ (to nourish, thrive)

Root: puṣ (class 4)

विधानतः (vidhānataḥ) - according to rule, properly, methodically

(indeclinable)

Derived from vidhāna (rule, arrangement) + -tas (adverbial suffix)