महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-29, verse-21

स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥२१॥

21. sa cenmamāra sṛñjaya caturbhadratarastvayā ,
putrātpuṇyataraścaiva mā putramanutapyathāḥ.

21. sa cet mamāra sṛñjaya caturbhadrataraḥ tvayā
putrāt puṇyataraḥ ca eva mā putram anutapyathāḥ

21. sṛñjaya cet sa tvayā caturbhadrataraḥ (āśīt),
ca eva putrāt puṇyataraḥ (āśīt).
(ataḥ) putram mā anutapyathāḥ

21. O Saṃjaya, if he died, he was four times more auspicious than you (catur-bhadratara). He was also more virtuous than your son. Therefore, do not grieve for your son.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (referring to the deceased king) (he, that)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• ममार (mamāra) - he died

• सृञ्जय (sṛñjaya) - O Saṃjaya

• चतुर्भद्रतरः (caturbhadrataraḥ) - four times more auspicious/excellent

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• पुत्रात् (putrāt) - than your son (implied) (than a son, from a son)

• पुण्यतरः (puṇyataraḥ) - more virtuous, more meritorious

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• मा (mā) - do not

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• अनुतप्यथाः (anutapyathāḥ) - you should grieve (used with 'mā' for prohibition: do not grieve) (you should grieve)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (referring to the deceased king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

ममार (mamāra) - he died

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of mṛ

Perfect

3rd person singular, perfect active

Root: mṛ (class 6)

सृञ्जय (sṛñjaya) - O Saṃjaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sṛñjaya

sṛñjaya - name of a king

चतुर्भद्रतरः (caturbhadrataraḥ) - four times more auspicious/excellent

(compound adjective)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+bhadra+tara)

• catur – four
  numeral
• bhadra – auspicious, good, excellent, fortunate
  adjective
• tara – more (comparative suffix)
  suffix
  Comparative suffix, forms comparative adjectives

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

पुत्रात् (putrāt) - than your son (implied) (than a son, from a son)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Used here for comparison, meaning 'than'

पुण्यतरः (puṇyataraḥ) - more virtuous, more meritorious

(compound adjective)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṇya+tara)

• puṇya – virtuous, meritorious, sacred, pure
  adjective
• tara – more (comparative suffix)
  suffix
  Comparative suffix, forms comparative adjectives

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

मा (mā) - do not

(indeclinable)

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

अनुतप्यथाः (anutapyathāḥ) - you should grieve (used with 'mā' for prohibition: do not grieve) (you should grieve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, injunctive (luṅ (injunctive)) of anutap

Aorist

2nd person singular, aorist, middle voice (or injunctive for prohibition)

Prefix: anu

Root: tap (class 1)