महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-127, verse-3

स वै यत्नेन महता तासु पुत्रं महीपतिः ।
कंचिन्नासादयामास कालेन महता अपि ॥३॥

3. sa vai yatnena mahatā tāsu putraṁ mahīpatiḥ ,
kaṁcinnāsādayāmāsa kālena mahatā api.

3. sa vai yatnena mahatā tāsu putram mahīpatiḥ
kañcit na āsādayāmāsa kālena mahatā api

3. Despite his great efforts, that king could not obtain any son from his wives, even after a long time.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - the king (he, that)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, with effort

• महता (mahatā) - by great, with great

• तासु (tāsu) - among his wives (implied) (in them, among them)

• पुत्रम् (putram) - any son (son)

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

• कञ्चित् (kañcit) - any, some, a certain

• न (na) - not

• आसादयामास (āsādayāmāsa) - he obtained, he begot

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, with time

• महता (mahatā) - by great, with great

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - the king (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine of tad

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle

यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, with effort

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor

Root: yat (class 1)

महता (mahatā) - by great, with great

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Adjective agreeing with yatnena

तासु (tāsu) - among his wives (implied) (in them, among them)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, it, they

Note: Locative plural feminine of tad

पुत्रम् (putram) - any son (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, ruler, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

कञ्चित् (kañcit) - any, some, a certain

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions here as an adjective for putram

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

आसादयामास (āsādayāmāsa) - he obtained, he begot

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of sad

Periphrastic Perfect

From √sad (to sit) with upasarga ā (towards) and the causative suffix -āpaya, then the periphrastic perfect formation with āmāsa.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

कालेन (kālena) - by time, with time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, proper season

महता (mahatā) - by great, with great

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Adjective agreeing with kālena

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)