महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-49, verse-25

सत्यवत्युवाच ।
काममेवं भवेत्पौत्रो ममेह तव चैव ह ।
शमात्मकमृजुं पुत्रं लभेयं जपतां वर ॥२५॥

25. satyavatyuvāca ,
kāmamevaṁ bhavetpautro mameha tava caiva ha ,
śamātmakamṛjuṁ putraṁ labheyaṁ japatāṁ vara.

25. satyavatī uvāca | kāmam evam bhavet pautraḥ mama iha tava
ca eva ha | śamātmakam ṛjum putram labheyam japatām vara

25. satyavatī uvāca kāmam evam iha mama ca tava ca eva ha pautraḥ
bhavet japatām vara (aham) śamātmakam ṛjum putram labheyam

25. Satyavatī said: "So be it; let a grandson be born to me here and to you as well. (But still), 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

• कामम् (kāmam) - so be it, let it be as desired (indeed, certainly, according to desire)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, let it be

• पौत्रः (pautraḥ) - grandson

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

• इह (iha) - here (in this life/family) (here, in this world, in this matter)

• तव (tava) - to you (your, to you, for you)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - as well, also (indeed, only, just)

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily

• 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)

कामम् (kāmam) - so be it, let it be as desired (indeed, certainly, according to desire)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of 'kāma' (desire) in the accusative singular.

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

optative mood

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice of √bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

पौत्रः (pautraḥ) - grandson

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pautra

pautra - grandson (son's son)

Derived from 'putra' (son).

मम (mama) - to me (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

इह (iha) - here (in this life/family) (here, in this world, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - to you (your, to you, for you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - as well, also (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

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.