महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-48, verse-35

यथोपदेशं परिकीर्तितासु नरः प्रजायेत विचार्य बुद्धिमान् ।
विहीनयोनिर्हि सुतोऽवसादयेत्तितीर्षमाणं सलिले यथोपलम् ॥३५॥

35. yathopadeśaṁ parikīrtitāsu; naraḥ prajāyeta vicārya buddhimān ,
vihīnayonirhi suto'vasādaye;ttitīrṣamāṇaṁ salile yathopalam.

35. yathā upadeśam parikīrtitāsu
naraḥ prajāyeta vicārya buddhimān
vihīnayoniḥ hi sutaḥ avasādayet
titīrṣamāṇam salile yathā upalam

35. buddhimān naraḥ vicārya yathā
upadeśam parikīrtitāsu prajāyeta
hi vihīnayoniḥ sutaḥ titīrṣamāṇam
salile yathā upalam avasādayet

35. An intelligent man, having carefully considered, should beget a son from among those women described as suitable according to sacred instructions. For indeed, a son born of an inferior womb will cause one who desires to cross (the cycle of saṃsāra) to sink, just as a stone (sinks) in water.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - according to, just as, as

• उपदेशम् (upadeśam) - instruction, teaching

• परिकीर्तितासु (parikīrtitāsu) - among those praised/described (feminine plural)

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, person

• प्रजायेत (prajāyeta) - may be born, should beget

• विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, deliberating

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise (man)

• विहीनयोनिः (vihīnayoniḥ) - of inferior birth, born of a low womb

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - a son

• अवसादयेत् (avasādayet) - would cause to sink, would ruin

• तितीर्षमाणम् (titīrṣamāṇam) - one desiring to cross the cycle of transmigration (one wishing to cross, desiring to overcome)

• सलिले (salile) - in water

• यथा (yathā) - according to, just as, as

• उपलम् (upalam) - a stone, rock

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - according to, just as, as

(indeclinable)

उपदेशम् (upadeśam) - instruction, teaching

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upadeśa

upadeśa - instruction, advice, teaching

परिकीर्तितासु (parikīrtitāsu) - among those praised/described (feminine plural)

(participle)

Locative, feminine, plural of parikīrtita

kīrt - to mention, praise, declare

Prefix: pari

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Past passive participle derived from root kīrt with prefix pari

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

प्रजायेत (prajāyeta) - may be born, should beget

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of jan

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

विचार्य (vicārya) - having considered, deliberating

(indeclinable)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Gerund/absolutive derived from root car with prefix vi

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise (man)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, possessing intellect

विहीनयोनिः (vihīnayoniḥ) - of inferior birth, born of a low womb

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihīnayoni

vihīnayoni - having an inferior origin/birth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vihīna+yoni)

• vihīna – deprived of, devoid of, low
  adjective
• yoni – womb, origin, source
  noun (feminine)

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

सुतः (sutaḥ) - a son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son

अवसादयेत् (avasādayet) - would cause to sink, would ruin

(verb)

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

causative

Causative form of the root sad

Prefix: ava

Root: sad (class 1)

तितीर्षमाणम् (titīrṣamāṇam) - one desiring to cross the cycle of transmigration (one wishing to cross, desiring to overcome)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of titīrṣamāṇa

tṛ - to cross, pass over

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Desiderative present middle participle derived from the desiderative stem of root tṛ

सलिले (salile) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

यथा (yathā) - according to, just as, as

(indeclinable)

उपलम् (upalam) - a stone, rock

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upala

upala - stone, rock