महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-128, verse-7

जन्तुर्ज्येष्ठः समभवज्जनित्र्यामेव भारत ।
स तासामिष्ट एवासीन्न तथान्ये निजाः सुताः ॥७॥

7. janturjyeṣṭhaḥ samabhavajjanitryāmeva bhārata ,
sa tāsāmiṣṭa evāsīnna tathānye nijāḥ sutāḥ.

7. jantuḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ samabhavat janitryām eva bhārata
saḥ tāsām iṣṭaḥ eva āsīt na tathā anye nijāḥ sutāḥ

7. Jantu, the eldest (son), was born from just one mother, O descendant of Bharata. He was indeed beloved by all of them (the wives), but his other sons were not similarly (beloved).

Words meanings summery:

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - Jantu, the name of the eldest son (Jantu (proper name))

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest (son) (eldest, chief, most excellent)

• समभवत् (samabhavat) - was born (was born, came into existence, occurred)

• जनित्र्याम् (janitryām) - from the mother (literally 'in the mother', meaning 'from her womb') (in the mother, from the mother)

• एव (eva) - indeed, very (emphasizing 'from the same mother') (only, just, indeed, very)

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (vocative) (O descendant of Bharata)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Jantu) (he, that)

• तासाम् (tāsām) - of those (wives/mothers) (of them, among them)

• इष्टः (iṣṭaḥ) - beloved, dear (desired, beloved, worshipped)

• एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing Jantu's beloved status) (only, just, indeed, very)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, as much (as Jantu) (thus, so, in that manner)

• अन्ये (anye) - other (sons) (others)

• निजाः (nijāḥ) - his own (sons) (own, one's own, native)

• सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

Words meanings and morphology

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - Jantu, the name of the eldest son (Jantu (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature; Jantu (proper name)

ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest (son) (eldest, chief, most excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest, chief, principal

Superlative of 'vṛddha' (old), meaning 'oldest' or 'foremost'.

समभवत् (samabhavat) - was born (was born, came into existence, occurred)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of sam-bhū

Root 'bhū' (1st class), imperfect active, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

जनित्र्याम् (janitryām) - from the mother (literally 'in the mother', meaning 'from her womb') (in the mother, from the mother)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of janitrī

janitrī - mother, she who gives birth

Feminine agent noun from root 'jan' with suffix -trī.

Root: jan (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, very (emphasizing 'from the same mother') (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (vocative) (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata

Patronymic derivation from Bharata.

सः (saḥ) - he (Jantu) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तासाम् (tāsām) - of those (wives/mothers) (of them, among them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Somaka's wives from the previous verse.

इष्टः (iṣṭaḥ) - beloved, dear (desired, beloved, worshipped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, beloved, dear, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

From root iṣ 'to wish' or yaj 'to sacrifice'. Here 'to wish'.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (Jantu).

एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing Jantu's beloved status) (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of as

Root 'as' (2nd class), imperfect active, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, as much (as Jantu) (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - other (sons) (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Refers to the other sons of Somaka.

निजाः (nijāḥ) - his own (sons) (own, one's own, native)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nija

nija - own, one's own, native, inherent

Note: Agrees with 'anye' and 'sutāḥ'.

सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, born

Past Passive Participle (from sū 'to beget')

From root sū 'to beget, to produce'.

Root: sū (class 2)