महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-132, verse-12

कथं करिष्याम्यधना महर्षे मासश्चायं दशमो वर्तते मे ।
न चास्ति ते वसु किंचित्प्रजाता येनाहमेतामापदं निस्तरेयम् ॥१२॥

12. kathaṁ kariṣyāmyadhanā maharṣe; māsaścāyaṁ daśamo vartate me ,
na cāsti te vasu kiṁcitprajātā; yenāhametāmāpadaṁ nistareyam.

12. katham kariṣyāmi adhanā maharṣe
māsaḥ ca ayam daśamaḥ vartate me
na ca asti te vasu kiñcit prajātā
yena aham etām āpadam nistareyam

12. "O great sage, how shall I manage, being without wealth? This is my tenth month (of pregnancy). And, O procreator, you have no wealth whatsoever by which I might overcome this distress."

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?, why?

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I shall do, I shall make, I shall manage

• अधना (adhanā) - without wealth, poor, indigent

• महर्षे (maharṣe) - Addressing Uddālaka. (O great sage, O eminent seer)

• मासः (māsaḥ) - month, moon

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• दशमः (daśamaḥ) - tenth

• वर्तते (vartate) - is, exists, takes place

• मे (me) - Indicates possession or relation: 'my' (tenth month). (to me, for me, my)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• ते (te) - Indicates possession or relation: 'your' (wealth). (to you, for you, your)

• वसु (vasu) - wealth, money, riches

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, whatsoever, some little

• प्रजाता (prajātā) - Addressing Uddālaka as the father of her unborn child. (O procreator, O begetter, O father)

• येन (yena) - Referring to the means (wealth) by which she might overcome distress. (by which, with which, whereby)

• अहम् (aham) - Referring to Sujātā. (I)

• एताम् (etām) - this, that (feminine)

• आपदम् (āpadam) - distress, calamity, misfortune, danger

• निस्तरेयम् (nistareyam) - I might overcome, I might cross over, I might escape

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?, why?

(indeclinable)

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I shall do, I shall make, I shall manage

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future Tense (Lṛṭ)

Root kṛ, future active indicative 1st person singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अधना (adhanā) - without wealth, poor, indigent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adhana

adhana - without wealth, poor, indigent (na-dhana)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+dhana)

• a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• dhana – wealth, riches, money
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Sujātā.

महर्षे (maharṣe) - Addressing Uddālaka. (O great sage, O eminent seer)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, exalted seer (mahā + ṛṣi)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

मासः (māsaḥ) - month, moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month, moon

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to 'māsaḥ'.

दशमः (daśamaḥ) - tenth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśama

daśama - tenth

Note: Modifies 'māsaḥ'.

वर्तते (vartate) - is, exists, takes place

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of vṛt

Present Tense (Laṭ)

Root vṛt, present middle indicative 3rd person singular.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

मे (me) - Indicates possession or relation: 'my' (tenth month). (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of as

Present Tense (Laṭ)

Root as, present active indicative 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - Indicates possession or relation: 'your' (wealth). (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your (second person pronoun)

वसु (vasu) - wealth, money, riches

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vasu

vasu - wealth, riches, property, good, excellent

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, whatsoever, some little

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to emphasize the lack of wealth ('no wealth whatsoever').

प्रजाता (prajātā) - Addressing Uddālaka as the father of her unborn child. (O procreator, O begetter, O father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prajātṛ

prajātṛ - procreator, begetter, generator, father

Agent Noun

Derived from root jan (to be born) with prefix pra, and suffix -tṛ.

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

येन (yena) - Referring to the means (wealth) by which she might overcome distress. (by which, with which, whereby)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that

अहम् (aham) - Referring to Sujātā. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

एताम् (etām) - this, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Refers to 'āpadam'.

आपदम् (āpadam) - distress, calamity, misfortune, danger

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, distress, danger, adversity

निस्तरेयम् (nistareyam) - I might overcome, I might cross over, I might escape

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of tṛ

Optative Mode (Liṅ)

Root tṛ (1st class), active voice, optative 1st person singular with prefix nis.

Prefix: nis

Root: tṛ (class 1)