महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-134, verse-33

कहोड उवाच ।
इत्यर्थमिच्छन्ति सुताञ्जना जनक कर्मणा ।
यदहं नाशकं कर्तुं तत्पुत्रः कृतवान्मम ॥३३॥

33. kahoḍa uvāca ,
ityarthamicchanti sutāñjanā janaka karmaṇā ,
yadahaṁ nāśakaṁ kartuṁ tatputraḥ kṛtavānmama.

33. kahoḍa uvāca iti artham icchanti sutān janā janaka
karmaṇā yat aham na aśakam kartum tat putraḥ kṛtavān mama

33. Kahoḍa said: 'O Janaka, it is for this very purpose that people desire sons: that which I was unable to accomplish, my son has achieved for me through his deeds (karma).'

Words meanings summery:

• कहोड (kahoḍa) - The sage Kahoḍa, Aṣṭāvakra's father, who is speaking. (Kahoḍa (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Kahoḍa) (said, spoke)

• इति (iti) - for this (purpose) (thus, so, in this manner)

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, sake (purpose, object, sake)

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - (people) desire (they desire, they wish)

• सुतान् (sutān) - sons

• जना (janā) - people (people, men)

• जनक (janaka) - O King Janaka (O Janaka)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - through deeds (karma) (by action, by deed, by (karma))

• यत् (yat) - that which (that which, what)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Kahora) (I)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अशकम् (aśakam) - I was able (negated by na) (I was able)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to accomplish (to do, to make)

• तत् (tat) - that (action) (that, that one)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - (my) son (Aṣṭāvakra) (son)

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has accomplished (has done, has accomplished)

• मम (mama) - for me (my, to me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

कहोड (kahoḍa) - The sage Kahoḍa, Aṣṭāvakra's father, who is speaking. (Kahoḍa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kahoḍa

kahoḍa - Kahoḍa (name of a sage, father of Aṣṭāvakra)

Note: Visarga often omitted in speaker tags.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Kahoḍa) (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (lit) of vac

perfect tense (lit)

Irregular perfect formation from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - for this (purpose) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, sake (purpose, object, sake)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object, thing

Root: ṛ (class 3)

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - (people) desire (they desire, they wish)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

present tense (laṭ)

From root iṣ (to desire). 3rd person plural, active.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

सुतान् (sutān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child

From root sū (to beget).

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Object of icchanti.

जना (janā) - people (people, men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man, creature

From root jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of icchanti.

जनक (janaka) - O King Janaka (O Janaka)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (proper name, a king of Videha), father, progenitor

Root: jan (class 4)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - through deeds (karma) (by action, by deed, by (karma))

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

N-stem noun.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates the means or cause.

यत् (yat) - that which (that which, what)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of yad.

अहम् (aham) - I (Kahora) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of aśakam.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अशकम् (aśakam) - I was able (negated by na) (I was able)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of śak

imperfect tense (laṅ)

From root śak (to be able). 1st person singular, active.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Used with infinitive kartum.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to accomplish (to do, to make)

(infinitive)

Note: Complements na aśakam.

तत् (tat) - that (action) (that, that one)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of tad.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - (my) son (Aṣṭāvakra) (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Subject of kṛtavān.

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has accomplished (has done, has accomplished)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - having done, having made

past active participle

From root kṛ (to do) + ktavat suffix. Masculine nominative singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मम (mama) - for me (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we