महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-18, verse-28

अपि नामेप्सितः पुत्रो मम स्याद्वै महेश्वरात् ।
इति मत्वा हृदि मतं प्राह मां सुरसत्तमः ॥२८॥

28. api nāmepsitaḥ putro mama syādvai maheśvarāt ,
iti matvā hṛdi mataṁ prāha māṁ surasattamaḥ.

28. api nāma īpsitaḥ putraḥ mama syāt vai maheśvarāt
iti matvā hṛdi matam prāha mām surasattamaḥ

28. surasattamaḥ hṛdi 'mama īpsitaḥ putraḥ maheśvarāt
api nāma syāt vai' iti matvā matam mām prāha

28. The best among the gods, having considered in his heart, 'Indeed, may my desired son be born from Maheśvara,' then spoke this thought to me.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - indeed (expresses a wish) (also, even, indeed, a particle introducing a question or wish)

• नाम (nāma) - indeed (emphasizing the wish) (indeed, by name, an indeclinable particle)

• ईप्सितः (īpsitaḥ) - desired (desired, wished for, longed for)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, child)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be (expressing a wish) (may be, let it be, should be)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (an emphatic particle))

• महेश्वरात् (maheśvarāt) - from Maheśvara (from Maheśvara (a name of Śiva))

• इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of the thought) (thus, in this manner, an indicator of direct speech)

• मत्वा (matvā) - having considered (having thought, having considered)

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in his heart (in the heart, in the mind)

• मतम् (matam) - thought (thought, opinion, intention)

• प्राह (prāha) - spoke (spoke, said)

• माम् (mām) - to me (me (accusative))

• सुरसत्तमः (surasattamaḥ) - the best among the gods (best of gods)

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - indeed (expresses a wish) (also, even, indeed, a particle introducing a question or wish)

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - indeed (emphasizing the wish) (indeed, by name, an indeclinable particle)

(indeclinable)

ईप्सितः (īpsitaḥ) - desired (desired, wished for, longed for)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished for, longed for

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `āp` (to obtain) with desiderative suffix `san` and kta suffix; initial `ā` becomes `ī` in desiderative formation.

Root: āp (class 5)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, child)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

स्यात् (syāt) - may be (expressing a wish) (may be, let it be, should be)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (an emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

महेश्वरात् (maheśvarāt) - from Maheśvara (from Maheśvara (a name of Śiva))

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - the Great Lord, a name of Śiva

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of the thought) (thus, in this manner, an indicator of direct speech)

(indeclinable)

मत्वा (matvā) - having considered (having thought, having considered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root `man` with suffix `tvā`.

Root: man (class 4)

हृदि (hṛdi) - in his heart (in the heart, in the mind)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind

मतम् (matam) - thought (thought, opinion, intention)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - thought, opinion, intention, deemed, considered

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

Derived from root `man` with kta suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

प्राह (prāha) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form of `brū` with `pra` prefix.

Prefix: pra

Root: brū (class 2)

माम् (mām) - to me (me (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

सुरसत्तमः (surasattamaḥ) - the best among the gods (best of gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of surasattama

surasattama - best of gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+sattama)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of `sat` (good, existing).
  Root: as (class 2)