महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-68, verse-17

यश्चैनमुत्पादयति यश्चैनं त्रायते भयात् ।
यश्चास्य कुरुते वृत्तिं सर्वे ते पितरस्त्रयः ॥१७॥

17. yaścainamutpādayati yaścainaṁ trāyate bhayāt ,
yaścāsya kurute vṛttiṁ sarve te pitarastrayaḥ.

17. yaḥ ca enam utpādayati yaḥ ca enam trāyate bhayāt
yaḥ ca asya kurute vṛttim sarve te pitaraḥ trayaḥ

17. yaḥ ca enam utpādayati,
yaḥ ca enam bhayāt trāyate,
yaḥ ca asya vṛttim kurute,
te trayaḥ sarve pitaraḥ.

17. And whoever brings him forth, and whoever protects him from fear, and whoever provides for his livelihood – these three are all his fathers.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - Whoever (who, whoever)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एनम् (enam) - him (him, this one)

• उत्पादयति (utpādayati) - brings forth (produces, generates, gives birth to)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एनम् (enam) - him (him, this one)

• त्रायते (trāyate) - protects (protects, saves, delivers)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear (from fear, from danger)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अस्य (asya) - for his (of him, his)

• कुरुते (kurute) - provides (performs, does, makes, provides)

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - livelihood (livelihood, conduct, mode of being)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, whole, every)

• ते (te) - these (they, those)

• पितरः (pitaraḥ) - fathers (fathers, ancestors)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - Whoever (who, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the person being discussed.

उत्पादयति (utpādayati) - brings forth (produces, generates, gives birth to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of utpād

causative present active

3rd person singular, present, causative, active voice

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: The actual father.

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the person being discussed.

त्रायते (trāyate) - protects (protects, saves, delivers)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of trā

present active

3rd person singular, present, middle voice

Root: trā (class 2)

Note: Refers to one who protects.

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear (from fear, from danger)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - for his (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the son.

कुरुते (kurute) - provides (performs, does, makes, provides)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

present active

3rd person singular, present, middle voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - livelihood (livelihood, conduct, mode of being)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - livelihood, conduct, mode of being, activity

From √vṛt 'to turn, to exist'

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

ते (te) - these (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the three mentioned individuals.

पितरः (pitaraḥ) - fathers (fathers, ancestors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'pitaraḥ'.