महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-281, verse-87

वृद्धयोरन्धयोर्यष्टिस्त्वयि वंशः प्रतिष्ठितः ।
त्वयि पिण्डश्च कीर्तिश्च संतानं चावयोरिति ॥८७॥

87. vṛddhayorandhayoryaṣṭistvayi vaṁśaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ ,
tvayi piṇḍaśca kīrtiśca saṁtānaṁ cāvayoriti.

87. vṛddhayoḥ andhayoḥ yaṣṭiḥ tvayi vaṃśaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ
tvayi piṇḍaḥ ca kīrtiḥ ca saṃtānam ca āvayoḥ iti

87. You are the support staff for us, who are old and blind. Our lineage, the ancestral offerings (piṇḍa), our fame, and our progeny are all established in you.

Words meanings summery:

• वृद्धयोः (vṛddhayoḥ) - of the two old ones

• अन्धयोः (andhayoḥ) - of the two blind ones

• यष्टिः (yaṣṭiḥ) - staff, stick, support

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, upon you

• वंशः (vaṁśaḥ) - lineage, family, race

• प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - established, founded, dependent

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, upon you

• पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - lump, ball, ancestral offering

• च (ca) - and

• कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory, renown

• च (ca) - and

• संतानम् (saṁtānam) - progeny, offspring, continuation

• च (ca) - and

• आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two, our (dual)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

Words meanings and morphology

वृद्धयोः (vṛddhayoḥ) - of the two old ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root vṛdh (to grow, increase) with the past passive participle suffix -ta.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

अन्धयोः (andhayoḥ) - of the two blind ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of andha

andha - blind

यष्टिः (yaṣṭiḥ) - staff, stick, support

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yaṣṭi

yaṣṭi - staff, stick, support, pillar

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, upon you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of tvad

tvad - you, thou

वंशः (vaṁśaḥ) - lineage, family, race

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṃśa

vaṁśa - bamboo, lineage, family, race, dynasty, backbone

प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - established, founded, dependent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, fixed, founded, based on, resting upon

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sthā (to stand) with the prefix prati and the past passive participle suffix -ta.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, upon you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of tvad

tvad - you, thou

पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - lump, ball, ancestral offering

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of piṇḍa

piṇḍa - lump, ball, body, a measure, ancestral offering (of rice-balls)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown, report, mention

Derived from the root kīrt (to mention, praise).

Root: kīrt (class 10)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

संतानम् (saṁtānam) - progeny, offspring, continuation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃtāna

saṁtāna - progeny, offspring, continuation, extension, succession

Derived from the root tan (to stretch, extend) with the prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: tan (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two, our (dual)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)