महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-29, verse-97

स चेन्ममार सृञ्जय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया ।
पुत्रात्पुण्यतरश्चैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथाः ॥९७॥

97. sa cenmamāra sṛñjaya caturbhadratarastvayā ,
putrātpuṇyataraścaiva mā putramanutapyathāḥ.

97. sa cet mamāra sṛñjaya catuḥ bhadrataraḥ tvayā
putrāt puṇyataraḥ ca eva mā putram anutapyathāḥ

97. sṛñjaya,
cet saḥ mamāra,
tvayā catuḥ bhadrataraḥ ca eva putrāt puṇyataraḥ (saḥ).
mā putram anutapyathāḥ

97. O Sṛñjaya, if he died, he was four times more blessed than you, and indeed more meritorious than your (deceased) son. Therefore, do not grieve for your son.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (referring to a great person who died, implied by context of consolation) (he, that)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• ममार (mamāra) - he died

• सृञ्जय (sṛñjaya) - O Sṛñjaya

• चतुः (catuḥ) - four

• भद्रतरः (bhadrataraḥ) - four times more blessed (more fortunate, more blessed, better)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you, than you

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

• पुण्यतरः (puṇyataraḥ) - more meritorious, more virtuous

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

• मा (mā) - do not

• पुत्रम् (putram) - your (deceased) son (son)

• अनुतप्यथाः (anutapyathāḥ) - you should grieve for, you should lament

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (referring to a great person who died, implied by context of consolation) (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

Root: mṛ (class 6)

सृञ्जय (sṛñjaya) - O Sṛñjaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sṛñjaya

sṛñjaya - Sṛñjaya (name of a king to whom Nārada gives advice)

चतुः (catuḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: Used here adverbially, modifying the comparative 'bhadrataraḥ'.

भद्रतरः (bhadrataraḥ) - four times more blessed (more fortunate, more blessed, better)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhadratara

bhadratara - more auspicious, more blessed, more excellent

Comparative form of 'bhadra' (auspicious, good).

त्वया (tvayā) - by you, than you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used with comparative adjectives to express 'than you'.

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

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Used with comparative adjectives to express 'than a son'.

पुण्यतरः (puṇyataraḥ) - more meritorious, more virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇyatara

puṇyatara - more virtuous, more meritorious, more sacred

Comparative form of 'puṇya' (merit, virtue).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

(indeclinable)

मा (mā) - do not

(indeclinable)

पुत्रम् (putram) - your (deceased) son (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

अनुतप्यथाः (anutapyathāḥ) - you should grieve for, you should lament

(verb)

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

Aorist 2nd singular, Ātmanepada, with prefix 'anu'. Used here in a prohibitive sense with 'mā'.

Prefix: anu

Root: tap (class 1)