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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-138, verse-16

सुखिनो वै नरा येषां जात्या पुत्रो न विद्यते ।
ते पुत्रशोकमप्राप्य विचरन्ति यथासुखम् ॥१६॥
16. sukhino vai narā yeṣāṁ jātyā putro na vidyate ,
te putraśokamaprāpya vicaranti yathāsukham.
16. sukhinaḥ vai narāḥ yeṣām jātyā putraḥ na vidyate
te putraśokam aprāpya vicaranti yathāsukham
16. Indeed, happy are those men who have no son by birth. Not experiencing the grief over a son, they wander about as they wish.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सुखिनः (sukhinaḥ) - happy (happy, joyful, blissful)
  • वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, certainly (particle))
  • नराः (narāḥ) - men (men, human beings)
  • येषाम् (yeṣām) - for whom (of whom, whose)
  • जात्या (jātyā) - by birth (by birth, by nature, by origin)
  • पुत्रः (putraḥ) - a son (son, offspring)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • विद्यते (vidyate) - is present, exists (is found, exists, is present)
  • ते (te) - they (they, those)
  • पुत्रशोकम् (putraśokam) - the grief over a son (sorrow for a son, son-grief)
  • अप्राप्य (aprāpya) - not experiencing (not having obtained, without reaching, not experiencing)
  • विचरन्ति (vicaranti) - they wander about (they wander about, they roam, they move around)
  • यथासुखम् (yathāsukham) - as they wish (as one wishes, according to pleasure, comfortably)

Words meanings and morphology

सुखिनः (sukhinaḥ) - happy (happy, joyful, blissful)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sukhin
sukhin - happy, joyful, possessing happiness
Suffix -in added to sukha
Note: Qualifies "narāḥ".
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, certainly (particle))
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
नराः (narāḥ) - men (men, human beings)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, human, person
येषाम् (yeṣām) - for whom (of whom, whose)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Relates to "narāḥ".
जात्या (jātyā) - by birth (by birth, by nature, by origin)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of jāti
jāti - birth, species, class, nature
Root: jan (class 4)
पुत्रः (putraḥ) - a son (son, offspring)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation.
विद्यते (vidyate) - is present, exists (is found, exists, is present)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
Present Tense, Ātmanepada, from root 'vid' (to be, exist)
Root: vid (class 4)
ते (te) - they (they, those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it, they
Note: Refers back to "narāḥ".
पुत्रशोकम् (putraśokam) - the grief over a son (sorrow for a son, son-grief)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of putraśoka
putraśoka - son-grief, sorrow for a son
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+śoka)
  • putra – son, child
    noun (masculine)
  • śoka – sorrow, grief
    noun (masculine)
    Root: śuc (class 1)
Note: Object of 'aprāpya'.
अप्राप्य (aprāpya) - not experiencing (not having obtained, without reaching, not experiencing)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Negative prefix 'a' + 'pra' + root 'āp' + suffix '-ya'
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+prāpya)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • prāpya – having obtained, having reached
    indeclinable
    Absolutive (gerund)
    from 'pra' + root 'āp' + suffix '-ya'
    Prefix: pra
    Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Negative gerund.
विचरन्ति (vicaranti) - they wander about (they wander about, they roam, they move around)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of car
Present Tense, Parasamaipada
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1)
Note: With upasarga 'vi'.
यथासुखम् (yathāsukham) - as they wish (as one wishes, according to pleasure, comfortably)
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+sukha)
  • yathā – as, just as
    indeclinable
  • sukha – happiness, pleasure, comfort
    noun (neuter)
Note: Avyayībhāva compound used adverbially.