महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-102, verse-9

पौत्रस्यार्थे भवांस्तस्माद्गुणकेशीं प्रतीच्छतु ।
सदृशीं प्रतिरूपस्य वासवस्य शचीमिव ॥९॥

9. pautrasyārthe bhavāṁstasmādguṇakeśīṁ pratīcchatu ,
sadṛśīṁ pratirūpasya vāsavasya śacīmiva.

9. pautrasya arthe bhavān tasmāt guṇakeśīm pratīcchatu
sadṛśīm pratirūpasya vāsavasya śacīm iva

9. Therefore, for the sake of your grandson, your honor should accept Guṇakeśī, who is as fitting a match as Śacī is to Vāsava (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• पौत्रस्य (pautrasya) - of the grandson

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, in the meaning of)

• भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, sir

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• गुणकेशीम् (guṇakeśīm) - Guṇakeśī (a proper name)

• प्रतीच्छतु (pratīcchatu) - may accept, should accept

• सदृशीम् (sadṛśīm) - similar, comparable, like

• प्रतिरूपस्य (pratirūpasya) - of a fitting match/likeness (of an image, of a likeness, of a suitable one)

• वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Indra (Vāsava) (of Vāsava)

• शचीम् (śacīm) - Śacī (name of Indra's wife)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

पौत्रस्य (pautrasya) - of the grandson

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pautra

pautra - grandson, son of a son

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, in the meaning of)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, thing, sake

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, sir

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address), being, becoming

present active participle

present active participle from root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an indeclinable meaning 'therefore', derived from the ablative of 'tad'.

गुणकेशीम् (guṇakeśīm) - Guṇakeśī (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of guṇakeśī

guṇakeśī - Guṇakeśī (name of a female character)

प्रतीच्छतु (pratīcchatu) - may accept, should accept

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pratīcch

Prefix: prati

Root: icch (class 1)

सदृशीम् (sadṛśīm) - similar, comparable, like

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sadṛśī

sadṛśa - like, similar, equal to, resembling

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रतिरूपस्य (pratirūpasya) - of a fitting match/likeness (of an image, of a likeness, of a suitable one)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pratirūpa

pratirūpa - likeness, image, copy, counterpart, suitable, corresponding

Prefix: prati

Root: rūp

वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Indra (Vāsava) (of Vāsava)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - descendant of Vasu, a name of Indra

शचीम् (śacīm) - Śacī (name of Indra's wife)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śacī

śacī - Śacī (wife of Indra), power, might, skill

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)