महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-195, verse-34

तस्य पुत्रास्त्रयः शिष्टा युधिष्ठिर तदाभवन् ।
दृढाश्वः कपिलाश्वश्च चन्द्राश्वश्चैव भारत ।
तेभ्यः परम्परा राजन्निक्ष्वाकूणां महात्मनाम् ॥३४॥

34. tasya putrāstrayaḥ śiṣṭā yudhiṣṭhira tadābhavan ,
dṛḍhāśvaḥ kapilāśvaśca candrāśvaścaiva bhārata ,
tebhyaḥ paramparā rājannikṣvākūṇāṁ mahātmanām.

34. tasya putrāḥ trayaḥ śiṣṭāḥ yudhiṣṭhira
tadā abhavan dṛḍhāśvaḥ kapilāśvaḥ
ca candrāśvaḥ ca eva bhārata tebhyaḥ
paramparā rājan ikṣvākūṇām mahātmanām

34. O Yudhiṣṭhira, O Bhārata, he then had three virtuous sons: Dṛḍhāśva, Kapilāśva, and Candrāśva. From these, O King, descended the lineage of the great-souled (mahātman) Ikṣvākūs.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

• शिष्टाः (śiṣṭāḥ) - virtuous, disciplined, well-behaved

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they were, they became

• दृढाश्वः (dṛḍhāśvaḥ) - Dṛḍhāśva (a proper name)

• कपिलाश्वः (kapilāśvaḥ) - Kapilāśva (a proper name)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• चन्द्राश्वः (candrāśvaḥ) - Candrāśva (a proper name)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from them (the three sons) (from them, to them)

• परम्परा (paramparā) - lineage, succession, tradition

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of the Ikṣvākūs

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled ones, of the noble

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the king mentioned in the previous verse.

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Subject of 'abhavan'.

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'putrāḥ'.

शिष्टाः (śiṣṭāḥ) - virtuous, disciplined, well-behaved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiṣṭa

śiṣṭa - virtuous, disciplined, learned, remaining

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śiṣ' (to discipline, to remain).

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'putrāḥ'.

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava brother)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Root: tad

अभवन् (abhavan) - they were, they became

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

3rd person plural, imperfect tense, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'putrāḥ'.

दृढाश्वः (dṛḍhāśvaḥ) - Dṛḍhāśva (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛḍhāśva

dṛḍhāśva - one with strong horses, Dṛḍhāśva

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+aśva)

• dṛḍha – strong, firm, hard
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛh (to be firm).
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aś (class 5)

कपिलाश्वः (kapilāśvaḥ) - Kapilāśva (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapilāśva

kapilāśva - one with brown/tawny horses, Kapilāśva

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kapila+aśva)

• kapila – brown, tawny, reddish
  adjective (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aś (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

चन्द्राश्वः (candrāśvaḥ) - Candrāśva (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candrāśva

candrāśva - one with moon-like horses, Candrāśva

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (candra+aśva)

• candra – moon, moon-like
  noun (masculine)
  Root: cand (class 1)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aś (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, Indian

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from them (the three sons) (from them, to them)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here used in the ablative sense "from them".

परम्परा (paramparā) - lineage, succession, tradition

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paramparā

paramparā - succession, lineage, tradition, series

Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Subject.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, monarch, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

इक्ष्वाकूणाम् (ikṣvākūṇām) - of the Ikṣvākūs

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ikṣvāku

ikṣvāku - a mythological king, founder of the solar dynasty, member of the Ikṣvāku dynasty

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled ones, of the noble

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble, of great (ātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'ikṣvākūṇām'.