महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-8, verse-2

अयं हि वृद्धो नृपतिर्हतपुत्रो विशेषतः ।
नेदं कृच्छ्रं चिरतरं सहेदिति मतिर्मम ॥२॥

2. ayaṁ hi vṛddho nṛpatirhataputro viśeṣataḥ ,
nedaṁ kṛcchraṁ cirataraṁ sahediti matirmama.

2. ayam hi vṛddhaḥ nṛpatiḥ hataputraḥ viśeṣataḥ na
idam kṛcchram cirataram sahet iti matiḥ mama

2. hi ayam vṛddhaḥ hataputraḥ nṛpatiḥ viśeṣataḥ
idam kṛcchram cirataram na sahet iti mama matiḥ

2. Indeed, this old king, whose sons have been killed, especially so, will not endure this severe hardship for much longer. This is my opinion.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

• वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged, grown

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

• हतपुत्रः (hataputraḥ) - whose sons have been killed (in battle) (whose sons are killed)

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

• न (na) - not, no

• इदम् (idam) - this

• कृच्छ्रम् (kṛcchram) - hardship, difficulty, suffering

• चिरतरम् (cirataram) - for a longer time, much longer

• सहेत् (sahet) - he will endure (he would endure, he might endure)

• इति (iti) - introducing a statement or thought (thus, so, in this way)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion (thought, opinion, understanding, mind)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged, grown

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vṛdh' (to grow, increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

हतपुत्रः (hataputraḥ) - whose sons have been killed (in battle) (whose sons are killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hataputra

hataputra - having killed sons; whose sons are killed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hata+putra)

• hata – killed, struck, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'han' (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'nṛpatiḥ'

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

कृच्छ्रम् (kṛcchram) - hardship, difficulty, suffering

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛcchra

kṛcchra - difficult, painful, severe; hardship, difficulty, distress

चिरतरम् (cirataram) - for a longer time, much longer

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ciratara

ciratara - longer, for a longer time

Comparative of cira (long time)

Note: Used adverbially

सहेत् (sahet) - he will endure (he would endure, he might endure)

(verb)

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

Root: sah (class 1)

इति (iti) - introducing a statement or thought (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion (thought, opinion, understanding, mind)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, opinion, purpose

From root 'man' (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I