महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-258, verse-33

माता जानाति यद्गोत्रं माता जानाति यस्य सः ।
मातुर्भरणमात्रेण प्रीतिः स्नेहः पितुः प्रजाः ॥३३॥

33. mātā jānāti yadgotraṁ mātā jānāti yasya saḥ ,
māturbharaṇamātreṇa prītiḥ snehaḥ pituḥ prajāḥ.

33. mātā jānāti yat gotram mātā jānāti yasya saḥ
mātuḥ bharaṇamātreṇa prītiḥ snehaḥ pituḥ prajāḥ

33. mātā yat gotram jānāti mātā saḥ yasya jānāti
mātuḥ bharaṇamātreṇa prītiḥ pituḥ snehaḥ prajāḥ

33. The mother knows the lineage, and the mother knows whose (child) he is. Merely by the mother's nurturing (bharaṇa), affection (prīti) is generated. The father's love (sneha) is for his offspring (prajā).

Words meanings summery:

• माता (mātā) - mother

• जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands

• यत् (yat) - what (lineage) (which, what (neuter nominative/accusative))

• गोत्रम् (gotram) - lineage, family, clan

• माता (mātā) - mother

• जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (child he is) (whose, of whom (genitive))

• सः (saḥ) - he (the child) (he, that)

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - from the mother (as the agent of nurturing) (of the mother, from the mother)

• भरणमात्रेण (bharaṇamātreṇa) - merely by the mother's nurturing or bearing (bharaṇa) (by the mere act of supporting, nourishing, maintaining, bearing)

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection (from the child, or generally, due to the mother's role) (affection, love, joy, satisfaction)

• स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - love, affection (from the father) (love, affection, tenderness, oil)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father (as possessor of sneha) (of the father, from the father)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - offspring (of the father) (offspring, progeny, creatures)

Words meanings and morphology

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Nominative singular form.

जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

Present active 3rd person singular. Class 9 verb (jānāti).

Root: jñā (class 9)

यत् (yat) - what (lineage) (which, what (neuter nominative/accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

गोत्रम् (gotram) - lineage, family, clan

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gotra

gotra - lineage, family, clan, race, genus

Note: Object of 'jānāti'.

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Nominative singular form.

जानाति (jānāti) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

Present active 3rd person singular. Class 9 verb (jānāti).

Root: jñā (class 9)

यस्य (yasya) - whose (child he is) (whose, of whom (genitive))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the father.

सः (saḥ) - he (the child) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the child.

मातुः (mātuḥ) - from the mother (as the agent of nurturing) (of the mother, from the mother)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Genitive/Ablative singular form.

Note: Used as a possessive or source for the action 'bharaṇamātreṇa'.

भरणमात्रेण (bharaṇamātreṇa) - merely by the mother's nurturing or bearing (bharaṇa) (by the mere act of supporting, nourishing, maintaining, bearing)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bharaṇamātra

bharaṇamātra - mere maintenance, mere bearing/nurturing

Compound noun: bharaṇa (nurturing) + mātra (mere, only).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharaṇa+mātra)

• bharaṇa – bearing, carrying, supporting, nourishing, maintenance
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, carry, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective (neuter)

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection (from the child, or generally, due to the mother's role) (affection, love, joy, satisfaction)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - love, affection, joy, pleasure, satisfaction

verbal noun

Derived from root prī (to love, be pleased).

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Subject of an implied 'asti' (is).

स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - love, affection (from the father) (love, affection, tenderness, oil)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - love, affection, tenderness, oil, fat

verbal noun

Derived from root snih (to be sticky, to love).

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Subject of an implied 'asti'.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father (as possessor of sneha) (of the father, from the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Genitive/Ablative singular form.

Note: Qualifies 'snehaḥ'.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - offspring (of the father) (offspring, progeny, creatures)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, creature, subject

Derived from root jan (to be born) with upasarga pra. Nominative plural form.

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: This functions as a predicate nominative with implied 'santi' (are), meaning 'the father's love is [for] his offspring'.