महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-49, verse-23

सत्यवत्युवाच ।
इच्छँल्लोकानपि मुने सृजेथाः किं पुनर्मम ।
शमात्मकमृजुं पुत्रं लभेयं जपतां वर ॥२३॥

23. satyavatyuvāca ,
icchaँllokānapi mune sṛjethāḥ kiṁ punarmama ,
śamātmakamṛjuṁ putraṁ labheyaṁ japatāṁ vara.

23. satyavatī uvāca | icchan lokān api mune sṛjethāḥ kim
punaḥ mama | śamātmakam ṛjum putram labheyam japatām vara

23. satyavatī uvāca mune japatām vara icchan lokān api sṛjethāḥ
kim punaḥ mama (aham) śamātmakam ṛjum putram labheyam

23. Satyavatī said: "O sage, you can create even worlds if you wish, so what (difficulty is there) for me? O best among those who recite (mantras), I desire to obtain a son who is peaceful (śamātmaka) and straightforward."

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यवती (satyavatī) - Satyavatī (name of the speaker) (Satyavatī)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इच्छन् (icchan) - wishing, desiring

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• मुने (mune) - O Ṛcīka, the sage (O sage)

• सृजेथाः (sṛjethāḥ) - you may create, you could create

• किम् (kim) - how much (less difficulty) (what, why, how much)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - then, how much more then (again, moreover, then)

• मम (mama) - for me (in my case) (my, to me, for me)

• शमात्मकम् (śamātmakam) - of a peaceful nature

• ऋजुम् (ṛjum) - straightforward, honest, sincere

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• लभेयम् (labheyam) - I desire to obtain (may I obtain, I should obtain)

• जपताम् (japatām) - of those who chant/recite

• वर (vara) - O best one (vocative) (best, excellent one)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यवती (satyavatī) - Satyavatī (name of the speaker) (Satyavatī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyavatī

satyavatī - Satyavatī (name of a queen, wife of Ṛcīka)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Perfect active, 3rd person singular of √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

इच्छन् (icchan) - wishing, desiring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - wishing, desiring (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from √iṣ (to wish) with present participle suffix -at.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Refers to the sage, Ṛcīka.

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

मुने (mune) - O Ṛcīka, the sage (O sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit

सृजेथाः (sṛjethāḥ) - you may create, you could create

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of sṛjethāḥ

optative mood

Optative mood, 2nd person singular, middle voice of √sṛj.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

किम् (kim) - how much (less difficulty) (what, why, how much)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - then, how much more then (again, moreover, then)

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - for me (in my case) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

शमात्मकम् (śamātmakam) - of a peaceful nature

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śamātmaka

śamātmaka - of the nature of peace/tranquility, peaceful-minded

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śama+ātmaka)

• śama – peace, tranquility, calmness, restraint
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, pertaining to (suffix)
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -ātmaka derived from ātman (self/nature).

Note: Modifies 'putram'.

ऋजुम् (ṛjum) - straightforward, honest, sincere

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛju

ṛju - straight, direct, honest, straightforward, sincere

Note: Modifies 'putram'.

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

लभेयम् (labheyam) - I desire to obtain (may I obtain, I should obtain)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of labh

optative mood

Optative mood, 1st person singular, middle voice of √labh.

Root: labh (class 1)

जपताम् (japatām) - of those who chant/recite

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of japat

japat - chanting, reciting (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from √jap (to murmur, to chant) with present participle suffix -at.

Root: jap (class 1)

Note: Refers to sages/rishis, like Ṛcīka.

वर (vara) - O best one (vocative) (best, excellent one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, most desirable; a boon, a blessing; a bridegroom

Note: Used as an epithet for Ṛcīka.