महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-196, verse-18

आशंसते च पुत्रेषु पिता माता च भारत ।
यशः कीर्तिमथैश्वर्यं प्रजा धर्मं तथैव च ॥१८॥

18. āśaṁsate ca putreṣu pitā mātā ca bhārata ,
yaśaḥ kīrtimathaiśvaryaṁ prajā dharmaṁ tathaiva ca.

18. āśaṃsate ca putreṣu pitā mātā ca bhārata yaśaḥ
kīrtim atha aiśvaryam prajā dharmam tathā eva ca

18. A father and mother, O Bhārata, hope for fame, renown, prosperity, and adherence to natural law (dharma) from their sons; and progeny (prajā) is also hoped for.

Words meanings summery:

• आशंसते (āśaṁsate) - hopes, wishes for, expects

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - in sons, among sons, concerning sons, from sons

• पिता (pitā) - father

• माता (mātā) - mother

• च (ca) - and, also

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata, O prince of the Bharata dynasty)

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

• कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, renown, glory, praise

• अथ (atha) - then, and, moreover, now

• ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, prosperity, power, supremacy

• प्रजा (prajā) - progeny (progeny, offspring, subjects, people)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - adherence to natural law (dharma) (righteousness, duty, natural law, virtue, constitution)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

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

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

आशंसते (āśaṁsate) - hopes, wishes for, expects

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā-śaṃs

Present Tense

root śaṃs with prefix ā, Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, present indicative

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - in sons, among sons, concerning sons, from sons

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Used here with the sense of 'from' or 'in the context of' sons.

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata, O prince of the Bharata dynasty)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, renown, splendor

Note: Nominative/Accusative singular form of yaśas.

कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, renown, glory, praise

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, renown, glory, praise, reputation

Root kṛt (to praise, celebrate)

Root: kṛt

अथ (atha) - then, and, moreover, now

(indeclinable)

ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, prosperity, power, supremacy

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya

aiśvarya - sovereignty, prosperity, power, supremacy, wealth

Derived from īśvara (lord) + ṣyañ (suffix)

प्रजा (prajā) - progeny (progeny, offspring, subjects, people)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, subjects, people, creation

root jan (to be born) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: jan

Note: Despite its nominative form, it functions as an object of desire along with other accusative nouns in this context.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - adherence to natural law (dharma) (righteousness, duty, natural law, virtue, constitution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, law, virtue, religion, constitution, intrinsic nature

Root dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the sandhi tathā+eva

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

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)