महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-281, verse-37

सावित्र्युवाच ।
ममानपत्यः पृथिवीपतिः पिता भवेत्पितुः पुत्रशतं ममौरसम् ।
कुलस्य संतानकरं च यद्भवेत्तृतीयमेतं वरयामि ते वरम् ॥३७॥

37. sāvitryuvāca ,
mamānapatyaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ pitā; bhavetpituḥ putraśataṁ mamaurasam ,
kulasya saṁtānakaraṁ ca yadbhave;ttṛtīyametaṁ varayāmi te varam.

37. sāvitrī uvāca mama anapatyaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ
pitā bhavet pituḥ putraśatam mama
aurasam kulasya saṃtānakaram ca yat
bhavet tṛtīyam etam varayāmi te varam

37. Savitri said: 'May my father, the king, who is childless, have a hundred legitimate sons, which would ensure the continuity of my family (kula). This third boon I ask from you.'

Words meanings summery:

• सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Savitri (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मम (mama) - my, for me

• अनपत्यः (anapatyaḥ) - childless, without progeny

• पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - Refers to Savitri's father, King Dyumatsena. (king, lord of the earth)

• पिता (pitā) - Refers to King Dyumatsena. (father)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

• पितुः (pituḥ) - For Savitri's father. (of the father, for the father)

• पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons

• मम (mama) - Refers to Savitri's family lineage. (my, for me)

• औरसम् (aurasam) - Refers to the sons being legitimate heirs. (legitimate, born of one's own body)

• कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family, of the lineage

• संतानकरम् (saṁtānakaram) - causing continuity, progenitor of progeny

• च (ca) - and, also

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

• तृतीयम् (tṛtīyam) - third

• एतम् (etam) - this, that

• वरयामि (varayāmi) - I choose, I ask for, I request

• ते (te) - From Yama. (to you, from you)

• वरम् (varam) - boon, wish, choice

Words meanings and morphology

सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Savitri (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sāvitrī

sāvitrī - Savitri (daughter of King Aswapati, wife of Satyavan)

Feminine name derived from 'savitṛ' (the sun god), meaning 'related to the sun' or 'daughter of Savitṛ'.

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

मम (mama) - my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

1st person pronoun.

अनपत्यः (anapatyaḥ) - childless, without progeny

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anapatya

anapatya - childless, without progeny

From 'an' (negation) + 'apatya' (offspring).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (an+apatya)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• apatya – offspring, child
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'pitā'.

पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - Refers to Savitri's father, King Dyumatsena. (king, lord of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - king, lord of the earth

From 'pṛthivī' (earth) + 'pati' (lord, master).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

पिता (pitā) - Refers to King Dyumatsena. (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitar

pitar - father

Consonant stem.

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, potential.

Root: bhū (class 1)

पितुः (pituḥ) - For Savitri's father. (of the father, for the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitar

pitar - father

Consonant stem.

पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of putraśata

putraśata - a hundred sons

From 'putra' (son) + 'śata' (hundred).

Compound type : dvigu (putra+śata)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

मम (mama) - Refers to Savitri's family lineage. (my, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

1st person pronoun.

औरसम् (aurasam) - Refers to the sons being legitimate heirs. (legitimate, born of one's own body)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aurasa

aurasa - legitimate, born of one's own body, own

From 'urā' (breast) or 'uras' (chest) + suffix 'aṇ'.

कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family, of the lineage

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan

Root: kul (class 1)

संतानकरम् (saṁtānakaram) - causing continuity, progenitor of progeny

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃtānakara

saṁtānakara - causing continuity, producing offspring, prolonging a lineage

From 'saṃtāna' (progeny, continuity) + 'kara' (making, causing).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃtāna+kara)

• saṃtāna – progeny, offspring, continuity, extension
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
• kara – making, causing, doing
  adjective
  Suffix -kara from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the act of having sons being a 'continuity-maker'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that

Relative pronoun.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, potential.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तृतीयम् (tṛtīyam) - third

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tṛtīya

tṛtīya - third

Ordinal number.

Note: Qualifies 'varam'.

एतम् (etam) - this, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'varam'.

वरयामि (varayāmi) - I choose, I ask for, I request

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vṛ

Present tense, active voice, causative stem.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

ते (te) - From Yama. (to you, from you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

2nd person pronoun.

वरम् (varam) - boon, wish, choice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, wish, choice, bridegroom, best

From root vṛ (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)