महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-46, verse-18

सहदेवः प्रियस्तस्याः पुत्रेभ्योऽधिक एव तु ।
न चैनां मोक्षयामास वीरो माद्रवतीसुतः ॥१८॥

18. sahadevaḥ priyastasyāḥ putrebhyo'dhika eva tu ,
na caināṁ mokṣayāmāsa vīro mādravatīsutaḥ.

18. sahadevaḥ priyaḥ tasyāḥ putrebhyaḥ adhikaḥ eva
tu na ca enām mokṣayāmāsa vīraḥ mādravatīsutaḥ

18. tu tasyāḥ priyaḥ sahadevaḥ putrebhyaḥ eva adhikaḥ
ca vīraḥ mādravatīsutaḥ enām na mokṣayāmāsa

18. But her beloved Sahadeva was indeed dearer than (her other) sons. Yet, the heroic son of Mādravatī (Sahadeva) was unable to save her.

Words meanings summery:

• सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, to her

• पुत्रेभ्यः (putrebhyaḥ) - than the sons, for the sons

• अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - more, greater, superior

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• तु (tu) - but, yet, on the other hand

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनाम् (enām) - her

• मोक्षयामास (mokṣayāmāsa) - he caused to be released, he saved

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

• माद्रवतीसुतः (mādravatīsutaḥ) - son of Mādravatī

Words meanings and morphology

सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva, the youngest of the Pāṇḍavas

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, own

Note: Refers to Sahadeva

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, to her

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, her (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the mother, Mādrī, contextually

पुत्रेभ्यः (putrebhyaḥ) - than the sons, for the sons

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Used in comparison 'dearer than sons'

अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - more, greater, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhika

adhika - more, much, excessive, greater, superior

Note: Refers to Sahadeva

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, yet, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एनाम् (enām) - her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enad

enad - this, that, she, her (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the mother, Mādrī

मोक्षयामास (mokṣayāmāsa) - he caused to be released, he saved

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √muc

Causative, Perfect, 3rd person singular

Causative stem mokṣaya- + Perfect affix -āmāsa

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Formed with 'āmāsa' from the causative stem

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave, powerful

Note: Epithet for Sahadeva

माद्रवतीसुतः (mādravatīsutaḥ) - son of Mādravatī

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mādravatīsuta

mādravatīsuta - son of Mādravatī

Compound of Mādravatī (proper noun) and suta (son)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mādravatī+suta)

• mādravatī – Mādravatī (name of the mother of Nakula and Sahadeva)
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
  From √sū (to give birth), then substantivized.
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Sahadeva