महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-287, verse-24

वसुदेवस्य भगिनी सुतानां प्रवरा मम ।
अग्र्यमग्रे प्रतिज्ञाय तेनासि दुहिता मम ॥२४॥

24. vasudevasya bhaginī sutānāṁ pravarā mama ,
agryamagre pratijñāya tenāsi duhitā mama.

24. vasudevasya bhaginī sutānām pravarā mama
agryam agre pratijñāya tena asi duhitā mama

24. You are Vasudeva's sister and the foremost among my daughters. Having formerly promised to adopt the firstborn, you are therefore my daughter.

Words meanings summery:

• वसुदेवस्य (vasudevasya) - of Vasudeva (father of Krishna, brother of Kunti) (of Vasudeva)

• भगिनी (bhaginī) - sister

• सुतानाम् (sutānām) - of daughters (of sons, of children, of offspring)

• प्रवरा (pravarā) - foremost (foremost, best, excellent)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• अग्र्यम् (agryam) - the firstborn (child) (chief, principal, first, firstborn)

• अग्रे (agre) - previously, formerly (in front, previously, in the beginning, first)

• प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having promised (to adopt) (having promised, having affirmed, having vowed)

• तेन (tena) - by that (reason), therefore (by that, therefore, by him)

• असि (asi) - you are

• दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

Words meanings and morphology

वसुदेवस्य (vasudevasya) - of Vasudeva (father of Krishna, brother of Kunti) (of Vasudeva)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasudeva

vasudeva - Vasudeva (name of Krishna's father, and Kunti's brother)

भगिनी (bhaginī) - sister

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhaginī

bhaginī - sister

सुतानाम् (sutānām) - of daughters (of sons, of children, of offspring)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child, offspring

From root sū (to bear, produce).

Root: sū (class 2)

प्रवरा (pravarā) - foremost (foremost, best, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pravara

pravara - foremost, best, excellent, chief

From pra (excellent) + vara (choicest).

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 5)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Genitive singular of 'aham'.

अग्र्यम् (agryam) - the firstborn (child) (chief, principal, first, firstborn)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agrya

agrya - first, chief, excellent, principal, first-born

From agra (front, top) + yat suffix.

अग्रे (agre) - previously, formerly (in front, previously, in the beginning, first)

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of agra (front, tip) used adverbially.

प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having promised (to adopt) (having promised, having affirmed, having vowed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root jñā (to know) with upasarga prati, and suffix -ya.

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

तेन (tena) - by that (reason), therefore (by that, therefore, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Instrumental singular of 'tad'.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, Active voice

2nd person singular, present indicative.

Root: as (class 2)

दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duhitṛ

duhitṛ - daughter

Root: duh (class 2)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Genitive singular of 'aham'.