महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-89, verse-8

बहुपुत्रो विशाखासु पित्र्यमीहन्भवेन्नरः ।
अनुराधासु कुर्वाणो राजचक्रं प्रवर्तयेत् ॥८॥

8. bahuputro viśākhāsu pitryamīhanbhavennaraḥ ,
anurādhāsu kurvāṇo rājacakraṁ pravartayet.

8. bahuputraḥ viśākhāsu pitryam īhan bhavet naraḥ
anurādhāsu kurvāṇaḥ rājacakram pravartayet

8. viśākhāsu pitryam īhan naraḥ bahuputraḥ bhavet
anurādhāsu kurvāṇaḥ rājacakram pravartayet

8. A man who performs ancestral rites (pitrya) during the Viśākhā nakṣatra will have many sons. One who performs rites during the Anurādhā nakṣatra establishes royal dominion.

Words meanings summery:

• बहुपुत्रः (bahuputraḥ) - one who has many sons (having many sons, blessed with many children)

• विशाखासु (viśākhāsu) - in the Viśākhā nakṣatra (lunar mansion) (in the Viśākhā nakṣatra)

• पित्र्यम् (pitryam) - ancestral rites (ancestral, paternal, ancestral rites or duties)

• ईहन् (īhan) - performing (ancestral rites) (desiring, striving, performing, attempting)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - will have (becomes) (may be, should be, would be, becomes)

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man (man, human being, male)

• अनुराधासु (anurādhāsu) - in the Anurādhā nakṣatra (lunar mansion) (in Anurādhā, in the Anurādhā nakṣatra)

• कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - one who is performing (rites) (performing, doing, making)

• राजचक्रम् (rājacakram) - royal dominion (royal wheel, royal dominion, kingdom, circle of kings)

• प्रवर्तयेत् (pravartayet) - establishes (royal dominion) (should set in motion, should establish, should rule, should cause to proceed)

Words meanings and morphology

बहुपुत्रः (bahuputraḥ) - one who has many sons (having many sons, blessed with many children)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahuputra

bahuputra - having many sons

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bahu+putra)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

विशाखासु (viśākhāsu) - in the Viśākhā nakṣatra (lunar mansion) (in the Viśākhā nakṣatra)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of viśākhā

viśākhā - a lunar mansion (Viśākhā), forked, branched

पित्र्यम् (pitryam) - ancestral rites (ancestral, paternal, ancestral rites or duties)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pitrya

pitrya - ancestral, paternal, relating to ancestors or fathers, an ancestral rite

Derived from pitṛ (father, ancestor).

ईहन् (īhan) - performing (ancestral rites) (desiring, striving, performing, attempting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īhan

īhan - desiring, striving, performing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root īh (to desire, strive, undertake), 1st class.

Root: īh (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - will have (becomes) (may be, should be, would be, becomes)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man (man, human being, male)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being, male

अनुराधासु (anurādhāsu) - in the Anurādhā nakṣatra (lunar mansion) (in Anurādhā, in the Anurādhā nakṣatra)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of anurādhā

anurādhā - a lunar mansion (Anurādhā), prosperity, success

कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - one who is performing (rites) (performing, doing, making)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvāṇa

kurvāṇa - performing, doing

Present Middle Participle (Śānac)

Derived from the root kṛ (to do, make), 8th class, with śānac suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राजचक्रम् (rājacakram) - royal dominion (royal wheel, royal dominion, kingdom, circle of kings)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājacakra

rājacakra - royal wheel, royal dominion, kingdom, circle of kings

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rājan+cakra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• cakra – wheel, discus, circle, dominion, kingdom
  noun (neuter)

प्रवर्तयेत् (pravartayet) - establishes (royal dominion) (should set in motion, should establish, should rule, should cause to proceed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pravart

Causative Optative

Derived from the root vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix pra and causative suffix ṇic, then optative ending.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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