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13,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-16, verse-2

धर्मे दृढत्वं युधि शत्रुघातं यशस्तथाग्र्यं परमं बलं च ।
योगप्रियत्वं तव संनिकर्षं वृणे सुतानां च शतं शतानि ॥२॥
2. dharme dṛḍhatvaṁ yudhi śatrughātaṁ; yaśastathāgryaṁ paramaṁ balaṁ ca ,
yogapriyatvaṁ tava saṁnikarṣaṁ; vṛṇe sutānāṁ ca śataṁ śatāni.
2. dharme dṛḍhatvam yudhi śatrughātam
yaśaḥ tathā agryam paramam
balam ca yogapriyatvam tava saṃnikarṣam
vṛṇe sutānām ca śatam śatāni
2. dharme dṛḍhatvam yudhi śatrughātam
tathā agryam yaśaḥ paramam
balam ca yogapriyatvam tava saṃnikarṣam
ca sutānām śatam śatāni vṛṇe
2. I ask for steadfastness in righteous conduct (dharma), the defeat of enemies in battle, pre-eminent fame, supreme strength, an affinity for spiritual discipline (yoga), your closeness, and hundreds upon hundreds of sons.

Words meanings summery:

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  • धर्मे (dharme) - in righteous conduct (in natural law, in righteousness, in duty)
  • दृढत्वम् (dṛḍhatvam) - steadfastness (firmness, steadfastness, strength)
  • युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in war)
  • शत्रुघातम् (śatrughātam) - defeat of enemies (destruction of enemies, killing enemies)
  • यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame (fame, glory, renown)
  • तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, so, similarly)
  • अग्र्यम् (agryam) - pre-eminent (foremost, excellent, chief)
  • परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, ultimate, highest)
  • बलम् (balam) - strength (strength, power, might)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • योगप्रियत्वम् (yogapriyatvam) - affinity for spiritual discipline (yoga) (love for yoga, fondness for spiritual discipline)
  • तव (tava) - your (your (genitive))
  • संनिकर्षम् (saṁnikarṣam) - closeness (proximity, closeness, nearness)
  • वृणे (vṛṇe) - I ask for (I choose, I ask for, I desire)
  • सुतानाम् (sutānām) - of sons
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
  • शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मे (dharme) - in righteous conduct (in natural law, in righteousness, in duty)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, constitution, intrinsic nature
Root: dhṛ (class 3)
दृढत्वम् (dṛḍhatvam) - steadfastness (firmness, steadfastness, strength)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛḍhatva
dṛḍhatva - firmness, steadfastness, strength, rigidity
From dṛḍha + -tva (suffix forming abstract noun)
Note: Object of vṛṇe.
युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in war)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of yudh
yudh - battle, fight, war
शत्रुघातम् (śatrughātam) - defeat of enemies (destruction of enemies, killing enemies)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śatrughāta
śatrughāta - destruction of enemies, enemy-killing
Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+ghāta)
  • śatru – enemy, rival
    noun (masculine)
  • ghāta – killing, striking, destruction
    noun (masculine)
    From root han (to strike, kill)
    Root: han (class 2)
Note: Object of vṛṇe.
यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame (fame, glory, renown)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas
yaśas - fame, glory, renown
Note: Object of vṛṇe.
तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, so, similarly)
(indeclinable)
अग्र्यम् (agryam) - pre-eminent (foremost, excellent, chief)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of agrya
agrya - foremost, excellent, chief, best
From agra (front, top)
Note: Agrees with yaśaḥ (neuter accusative singular).
परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, ultimate, highest)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of parama
parama - supreme, ultimate, highest, best
Note: Agrees with balam (neuter accusative singular).
बलम् (balam) - strength (strength, power, might)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bala
bala - strength, power, might, force
Note: Object of vṛṇe.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
योगप्रियत्वम् (yogapriyatvam) - affinity for spiritual discipline (yoga) (love for yoga, fondness for spiritual discipline)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yogapriyatva
yogapriyatva - fondness for yoga, love for union
From yogapriya + -tva
Compound type : tatpurusha (yoga+priyatva)
  • yoga – spiritual discipline, union, concentration, method
    noun (masculine)
    From root yuj (to join)
    Root: yuj (class 7)
  • priyatva – dearness, loveliness, state of being loved
    noun (neuter)
    From priya + -tva
Note: Object of vṛṇe.
तव (tava) - your (your (genitive))
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
संनिकर्षम् (saṁnikarṣam) - closeness (proximity, closeness, nearness)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃnikarṣa
saṁnikarṣa - proximity, closeness, nearness
From saṃ-ni-kṛṣ (to draw near)
Prefixes: sam+ni
Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Object of vṛṇe.
वृणे (vṛṇe) - I ask for (I choose, I ask for, I desire)
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛ
Root: vṛ (class 9)
Note: Ātmanepada, 1st person singular, present tense.
सुतानाम् (sutānām) - of sons
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of suta
suta - son, born
Past Passive Participle (often nominalized)
From root sū (to bear, to produce)
Root: sū (class 2)
Note: Qualifies śatam and śatāni.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śata
śata - a hundred
Note: Object of vṛṇe, referring to 'a hundred' (of sons).
शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śata
śata - a hundred
Note: Object of vṛṇe, referring to 'hundreds' (of sons). 'Hundreds and hundreds' emphasizes large quantity.