महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-258, verse-29

नास्ति मातृसमा छाया नास्ति मातृसमा गतिः ।
नास्ति मातृसमं त्राणं नास्ति मातृसमा प्रपा ॥२९॥

29. nāsti mātṛsamā chāyā nāsti mātṛsamā gatiḥ ,
nāsti mātṛsamaṁ trāṇaṁ nāsti mātṛsamā prapā.

29. na asti mātṛsamā chāyā | na asti mātṛsamā gatiḥ |
na asti mātṛsamam trāṇam | na asti mātṛsamā prapā

29. mātṛsamā chāyā na asti mātṛsamā gatiḥ na asti
mātṛsamam trāṇam na asti mātṛsamā prapā na asti

29. There is no refuge like a mother, no support like a mother. There is no protection like a mother, and no shelter like a mother.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मातृसमा (mātṛsamā) - equal to a mother, like a mother

• छाया (chāyā) - shade, shadow, refuge, protection

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मातृसमा (mātṛsamā) - equal to a mother, like a mother

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement, path, refuge, destination, course

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मातृसमम् (mātṛsamam) - equal to a mother, like a mother

• त्राणम् (trāṇam) - protection, shelter, defense

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मातृसमा (mātṛsamā) - equal to a mother, like a mother

• प्रपा (prapā) - water-stall, drinking fountain, public shed, shelter

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

मातृसमा (mātṛsamā) - equal to a mother, like a mother

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛsama

mātṛsama - equal to a mother, like a mother

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mātṛ+sama)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)

छाया (chāyā) - shade, shadow, refuge, protection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shade, shadow, image, refuge, protection

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

मातृसमा (mātṛsamā) - equal to a mother, like a mother

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛsama

mātṛsama - equal to a mother, like a mother

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mātṛ+sama)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)

गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement, path, refuge, destination, course

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - movement, going, path, course, refuge, state

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

मातृसमम् (mātṛsamam) - equal to a mother, like a mother

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mātṛsama

mātṛsama - equal to a mother, like a mother

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mātṛ+sama)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)

त्राणम् (trāṇam) - protection, shelter, defense

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of trāṇa

trāṇa - protection, shelter, defense, saviour

Root: trā (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

मातृसमा (mātṛsamā) - equal to a mother, like a mother

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛsama

mātṛsama - equal to a mother, like a mother

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mātṛ+sama)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)

प्रपा (prapā) - water-stall, drinking fountain, public shed, shelter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prapā

prapā - water-stall, drinking fountain, public shed, shelter, dispensary of water

Prefix: pra

Root: pā (class 1)