महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-281, verse-38

यम उवाच ।
कुलस्य संतानकरं सुवर्चसं शतं सुतानां पितुरस्तु ते शुभे ।
कृतेन कामेन नराधिपात्मजे निवर्त दूरं हि पथस्त्वमागता ॥३८॥

38. yama uvāca ,
kulasya saṁtānakaraṁ suvarcasaṁ; śataṁ sutānāṁ piturastu te śubhe ,
kṛtena kāmena narādhipātmaje; nivarta dūraṁ hi pathastvamāgatā.

38. yamaḥ uvāca kulasya saṃtānakaram
suvarcasam śatam sutānām pituḥ astu te
śubhe kṛtena kāmena narādhipātmaje
nivarta dūram hi pathaḥ tvam āgatā

38. Yama said: "O beautiful one, may your father have a hundred glorious sons who ensure the continuity of his family line. O daughter of the king, your desire has been fulfilled; therefore, return, for you have indeed come a long way from your path."

Words meanings summery:

• यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama, the god of death

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

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

• संतानकरम् (saṁtānakaram) - causing offspring, producing progeny, ensuring continuity

• सुवर्चसम् (suvarcasam) - glorious, radiant, handsome

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

• सुतानाम् (sutānām) - of sons

• पितुः (pituḥ) - for the father, of the father

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• ते (te) - for your (father), referring to Savitri's father (for you, to you (dative); or your (genitive))

• शुभे (śubhe) - O beautiful one, O auspicious one

• कृतेन (kṛtena) - by the accomplished, by the done

• कामेन (kāmena) - by the desire, with the desire

• नराधिपात्मजे (narādhipātmaje) - O daughter of the king

• निवर्त (nivarta) - return, turn back

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, afar, a long way

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• पथः (pathaḥ) - from the path, of the path

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• आगता (āgatā) - having come, arrived

Words meanings and morphology

यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama, the god of death

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - restrainer, controller, god of death

Root: yam (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

root vac, perfect 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular perfect form of vac.

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

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, clan

संतानकरम् (saṁtānakaram) - causing offspring, producing progeny, ensuring continuity

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃtānakara

saṁtānakara - one who causes offspring/continuity

agent noun/adjective from saṃtāna + kara

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃtāna+kara)

• saṃtāna – continuation, progeny, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)
• kara – maker, doer, causing
  noun (masculine)
  Krt suffix 'a'
  from root kṛ 'to do'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with 'śatam'.

सुवर्चसम् (suvarcasam) - glorious, radiant, handsome

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suvarcasa

suvarcasa - radiant, glorious, handsome

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+varcas)

• su – good, excellent, well
  indeclinable
• varcas – splendor, brilliance, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with 'śatam'.

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

(numeral)

Note: Subject of 'astu' in the sense of 'may there be a hundred sons'.

सुतानाम् (sutānām) - of sons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, offspring

Past Passive Participle

from root sū 'to produce, give birth'

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Expresses possession or relation to 'śatam'.

पितुः (pituḥ) - for the father, of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Often used with 'astu' in a dative sense ('may there be for the father').

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of as

Imperative

root as, imperative 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - for your (father), referring to Savitri's father (for you, to you (dative); or your (genitive))

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative in this context, implying 'for your (father)'.

शुभे (śubhe) - O beautiful one, O auspicious one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - beautiful, auspicious, shining

Note: Vocative addressing Savitri.

कृतेन (kṛtena) - by the accomplished, by the done

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ 'to do'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'kāmena'.

कामेन (kāmena) - by the desire, with the desire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love

Note: Instrumental, meaning 'with the desire (having been) fulfilled'.

नराधिपात्मजे (narādhipātmaje) - O daughter of the king

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of narādhipātmajā

narādhipātmajā - daughter of a king

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa+ātmajā)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, king
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
• ātmajā – daughter, born of oneself
  noun (feminine)
  feminine of ātmaja
  Prefix: ātman
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Vocative addressing Savitri.

निवर्त (nivarta) - return, turn back

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of vṛt

Imperative

root vṛt, imperative 2nd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Prefix 'ni' + root 'vṛt'.

दूरम् (dūram) - far, afar, a long way

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, but used adverbially here.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction/particle.

पथः (pathaḥ) - from the path, of the path

(noun)

masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

Note: Ablative meaning 'from the path'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'āgatā'.

आगता (āgatā) - having come, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived

Past Passive Participle

from root gam 'to go' with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with 'tvam'.