महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-29, verse-86

स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥८६॥

86. sa cenmamāra sṛñjaya caturbhadratarastvayā ,
putrātpuṇyataraścaiva mā putramanutapyathāḥ.

86. saḥ cet mamāra sṛñjaya caturbhadrataraḥ tvayā
putrāt puṇyataraḥ ca eva mā putram anutapyathāḥ

86. sṛñjaya cet saḥ mamāra tvayā caturbhadrataraḥ
ca eva putrāt puṇyataraḥ mā putram anutapyathāḥ

86. O Sṛñjaya, if he died, he was four times more excellent than you and certainly more meritorious than a son. Therefore, do not grieve for your son.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• ममार (mamāra) - died

• सृञ्जय (sṛñjaya) - O Sṛñjaya

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

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you, than you

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

• पुण्यतरः (puṇyataraḥ) - more virtuous, more meritorious

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• अनुतप्यथाः (anutapyathāḥ) - lament, grieve for

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

ममार (mamāra) - died

(verb)

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

Root: mṛ (class 6)

सृञ्जय (sṛñjaya) - O Sṛñjaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sṛñjaya

sṛñjaya - Sṛñjaya (a proper name, usually a king)

चतुर्भद्रतरः (caturbhadrataraḥ) - four times more auspicious/excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturbhadratara

caturbhadratara - four times more auspicious, four times more excellent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (catur+bhadra+tara)

• catur – four
  numeral
• bhadra – auspicious, good, excellent, benevolent
  adjective (neuter)
• tara – more (suffix for comparative degree)
  suffix
  comparative suffix

त्वया (tvayā) - by you, than you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used here in comparison with 'caturbhadrataraḥ'

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

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Used here in comparison with 'puṇyataraḥ'

पुण्यतरः (puṇyataraḥ) - more virtuous, more meritorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇyatara

puṇyatara - more meritorious, more virtuous, more pious

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+tara)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, pious, good
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• tara – more (suffix for comparative degree)
  suffix
  comparative suffix

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

अनुतप्यथाः (anutapyathāḥ) - lament, grieve for

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, injunctive (prohibitive) (luṅ) of tap

Prefix: anu

Root: tap (class 4)

Note: Used with 'mā' to form a prohibitive command.