महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-277, verse-14

अश्वपतिरुवाच ।
अपत्यार्थः समारम्भः कृतो धर्मेप्सया मया ।
पुत्रा मे बहवो देवि भवेयुः कुलभावनाः ॥१४॥

14. aśvapatiruvāca ,
apatyārthaḥ samārambhaḥ kṛto dharmepsayā mayā ,
putrā me bahavo devi bhaveyuḥ kulabhāvanāḥ.

14. aśvapatiḥ uvāca apatyārthaḥ samārambhaḥ kṛtaḥ dharmepsayā
mayā putrāḥ me bahavaḥ devi bhaveyuḥ kulabhāvanāḥ

14. Aśvapati spoke: 'O Goddess, this endeavor (samārambha) was undertaken by me with the desire for progeny as a duty (dharma). May I have many sons who will maintain the family line.'

Words meanings summery:

• अश्वपतिः (aśvapatiḥ) - Aśvapati

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• अपत्यार्थः (apatyārthaḥ) - for the purpose of progeny, for descendants

• समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - an undertaking, an endeavor

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, undertaken

• धर्मेप्सया (dharmepsayā) - with the desire for righteousness (dharma), with the desire for progeny as a duty

• मया (mayā) - by me

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

• देवि (devi) - O Goddess

• भवेयुः (bhaveyuḥ) - may they be, may they exist

• कुलभावनाः (kulabhāvanāḥ) - those who sustain the family, family-maintaining

Words meanings and morphology

अश्वपतिः (aśvapatiḥ) - Aśvapati

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvapati

aśvapati - lord of horses, a king's title, proper name (Aśvapati)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+pati)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अपत्यार्थः (apatyārthaḥ) - for the purpose of progeny, for descendants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apatyārtha

apatyārtha - purpose of offspring, for children, concerning progeny

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (apatya+artha)

• apatya – offspring, progeny, child
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - an undertaking, an endeavor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samārambha

samārambha - undertaking, enterprise, commencement, beginning

From root ā-rabh with sam

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, undertaken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, completed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with samārambhaḥ.

धर्मेप्सया (dharmepsayā) - with the desire for righteousness (dharma), with the desire for progeny as a duty

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dharmepsā

dharmepsā - desire for righteousness, desire for duty, desire for progeny (as a duty)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+īpsā)

• dharma – duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• īpsā – desire, wish, longing for
  noun (feminine)
  desiderative nominalization
  Derived from the desiderative stem of root āp (to obtain)
  Root: āp (class 5)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Can also be genitive ('my'), but dative 'for me' fits better with 'may they be'.

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

Note: Agrees with putrāḥ.

देवि (devi) - O Goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine woman, queen

भवेयुः (bhaveyuḥ) - may they be, may they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (Vidhi Liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

कुलभावनाः (kulabhāvanāḥ) - those who sustain the family, family-maintaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kulabhāvana

kulabhāvana - maintaining the family, preserving the family honor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+bhāvana)

• kula – family, lineage, race, clan
  noun (neuter)
• bhāvana – causing to be, maintaining, producer, cherisher
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root bhū (to be) in the causative
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with putrāḥ.