महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-66, verse-17

इच्छन्नपि हि लोकांस्त्रीञ्जीवयेथा मृतानिमान् ।
किं पुनर्दयितं जातं स्वस्रीयस्यात्मजं मृतम् ॥१७॥

17. icchannapi hi lokāṁstrīñjīvayethā mṛtānimān ,
kiṁ punardayitaṁ jātaṁ svasrīyasyātmajaṁ mṛtam.

17. icchan api hi lokān trīn jīvayethāḥ mṛtān imān
kim punaḥ dayitam jātam svasrīyasya ātmajam mṛtam

17. hi icchan api tvam imān mṛtān trīn lokān jīvayethāḥ.
kim punaḥ dayitam jātam svasrīyasya mṛtam ātmajam?

17. Indeed, even if you simply wished, you could revive these three dead worlds. How much more, then, should you revive this beloved, born son of your sister's son, who is dead?

Words meanings summery:

• इच्छन् (icchan) - Refers to Krishna, implying his mere will is enough. (wishing, desiring)

• अपि (api) - Emphasizes the extent of Krishna's power, 'even if only wishing' (even, also, and)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• लोकान् (lokān) - Refers to the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven) (worlds, realms)

• त्रीन् (trīn) - three

• जीवयेथाः (jīvayethāḥ) - Refers to Krishna's power to bring anything back to life (you could revive, you might make live)

• मृतान् (mṛtān) - Adjective for 'these three worlds' which are metaphorically dead without life (dead, deceased)

• इमान् (imān) - Refers to 'these three worlds' (these)

• किम् (kim) - Part of the idiom 'kim punaḥ' meaning 'how much more' (what, how)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - Part of the idiom 'kim punaḥ' meaning 'how much more' (again, moreover, then)

• दयितम् (dayitam) - Refers to Abhimanyu's son, Parikṣit (beloved, dear, cherished)

• जातम् (jātam) - Refers to Abhimanyu's son, indicating he is newly born (born, produced)

• स्वस्रीयस्य (svasrīyasya) - Refers to Abhimanyu, son of Krishna's sister Subhadra (of the nephew, of the sister's son)

• आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - Refers to Parikṣit, the son of Abhimanyu (son, own-born)

• मृतम् (mṛtam) - Refers to Abhimanyu's son (dead, deceased)

Words meanings and morphology

इच्छन् (icchan) - Refers to Krishna, implying his mere will is enough. (wishing, desiring)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - wishing, desiring, wanting

Present Active Participle

From root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire), 5th class, with śatṛ suffix

Root: iṣ (class 5)

Note: Modifies implied 'tvam'.

अपि (api) - Emphasizes the extent of Krishna's power, 'even if only wishing' (even, also, and)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

लोकान् (lokān) - Refers to the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven) (worlds, realms)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

त्रीन् (trīn) - three

(numeral)

Note: Adjective for 'lokān'.

जीवयेथाः (jīvayethāḥ) - Refers to Krishna's power to bring anything back to life (you could revive, you might make live)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of jīv

Causative Optative Active

Causative form of root 'jīv' (to live), optative mood

Root: jīv (class 1)

मृतान् (mṛtān) - Adjective for 'these three worlds' which are metaphorically dead without life (dead, deceased)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, died

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mṛ' (to die) with suffix 'kta'

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Adjective for 'lokān'.

इमान् (imān) - Refers to 'these three worlds' (these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Adjective for 'lokān'.

किम् (kim) - Part of the idiom 'kim punaḥ' meaning 'how much more' (what, how)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

पुनः (punaḥ) - Part of the idiom 'kim punaḥ' meaning 'how much more' (again, moreover, then)

(indeclinable)

दयितम् (dayitam) - Refers to Abhimanyu's son, Parikṣit (beloved, dear, cherished)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, cherished

Past Passive Participle

From root 'day' (to pity, to love)

Root: day (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'ātmajam'.

जातम् (jātam) - Refers to Abhimanyu's son, indicating he is newly born (born, produced)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jan' (to be born) with suffix 'kta'

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Adjective for 'ātmajam'.

स्वस्रीयस्य (svasrīyasya) - Refers to Abhimanyu, son of Krishna's sister Subhadra (of the nephew, of the sister's son)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svasrīya

svasrīya - sister's son, nephew

From 'svasṛ' (sister) + 'īya' suffix

आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - Refers to Parikṣit, the son of Abhimanyu (son, own-born)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, daughter (born from oneself), self-born

Compound 'ātman' (self) + 'ja' (born). Literally 'born from oneself'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Nominal derivative from root 'jan'
  From root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

मृतम् (mṛtam) - Refers to Abhimanyu's son (dead, deceased)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, died

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mṛ' (to die) with suffix 'kta'

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Adjective for 'ātmajam'.