महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-281, verse-86

त्वया हीनौ न जीवाव मुहूर्तमपि पुत्रक ।
यावद्धरिष्यसे पुत्र तावन्नौ जीवितं ध्रुवम् ॥८६॥

86. tvayā hīnau na jīvāva muhūrtamapi putraka ,
yāvaddhariṣyase putra tāvannau jīvitaṁ dhruvam.

86. tvayā hīnau na jīvāvaḥ muhūrtam api putraka
yāvat dhāriṣyase putra tāvat nau jīvitam dhruvam

86. O son, without you, we cannot live even for a moment. As long as you sustain us, our lives are indeed secure.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you, with you, without you

• हीनौ (hīnau) - bereft, deprived, left behind

• न (na) - not, no

• जीवावः (jīvāvaḥ) - we two live

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, a moment

• अपि (api) - even, also

• पुत्रक (putraka) - O son, O dear son

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, until

• धारिष्यसे (dhāriṣyase) - you will sustain, you will support

• पुत्र (putra) - O son

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so far, then

• नौ (nau) - our, of us two

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certain, secure, constant

Words meanings and morphology

त्वया (tvayā) - by you, with you, without you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you, thou

हीनौ (hīnau) - bereft, deprived, left behind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of hīna

hīna - bereft, abandoned, deprived, deficient

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hā (to abandon, leave) with the past passive participle suffix -ta.

Root: hā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जीवावः (jīvāvaḥ) - we two live

(verb)

1st person , dual, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, a moment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short time, a division of time (48 minutes)

Note: Used adverbially to denote 'for a moment'.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

पुत्रक (putraka) - O son, O dear son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putraka

putraka - little son, dear son, son

Diminutive or endearing form of 'putra'.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, until

(indeclinable)

धारिष्यसे (dhāriṣyase) - you will sustain, you will support

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future indicative (lṛṭ) of dhṛ

Future tense (lṛṭ)

Future tense form of the causative stem (dhārayati/dhārayate) of the root dhṛ.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

पुत्र (putra) - O son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so far, then

(indeclinable)

नौ (nau) - our, of us two

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form for dual genitive of asmad.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, means of subsistence

Past Passive Participle (when used as 'lived')

Derived from the root jīv (to live). Can function as a noun.

Root: jīv (class 1)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certain, secure, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhruva

dhruva - fixed, firm, constant, certain, permanent