महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-120, verse-17

दौहित्राः स्वेन धर्मेण यज्ञदानकृतेन वै ।
चतुर्षु राजवंशेषु संभूताः कुलवर्धनाः ।
मातामहं महाप्राज्ञं दिवमारोपयन्ति ते ॥१७॥

17. dauhitrāḥ svena dharmeṇa yajñadānakṛtena vai ,
caturṣu rājavaṁśeṣu saṁbhūtāḥ kulavardhanāḥ ,
mātāmahaṁ mahāprājñaṁ divamāropayanti te.

17. dauhitrāḥ svena dharmeṇa
yajñadānakṛtena vai caturṣu rājavaṃśeṣu
saṃbhūtāḥ kulavardhanāḥ mātāmahaṃ
mahāprājñaṃ divaṃ āropayanti te

17. Indeed, those grandsons who enhance their families and were born into four royal lineages cause their very wise maternal grandfather to ascend to heaven through their own intrinsic nature (dharma), which manifests in performing Vedic rituals (yajña) and giving charity (dāna).

Words meanings summery:

• दौहित्राः (dauhitrāḥ) - daughter's sons, grandsons

• स्वेन (svena) - by one's own

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law, by intrinsic nature, by righteous conduct

• यज्ञदानकृतेन (yajñadānakṛtena) - by what is performed through sacrifice and charity

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• चतुर्षु (caturṣu) - in four

• राजवंशेषु (rājavaṁśeṣu) - in royal lineages, in royal dynasties

• संभूताः (saṁbhūtāḥ) - born, arisen

• कुलवर्धनाः (kulavardhanāḥ) - enhancers of the family, those who increase the lineage

• मातामहं (mātāmahaṁ) - maternal grandfather

• महाप्राज्ञं (mahāprājñaṁ) - very wise, highly intelligent

• दिवं (divaṁ) - to heaven

• आरोपयन्ति (āropayanti) - they cause to ascend, they make ascend

• ते (te) - they

Words meanings and morphology

दौहित्राः (dauhitrāḥ) - daughter's sons, grandsons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dauhitra

dauhitra - daughter's son, grandson

From duhitṛ (daughter)

स्वेन (svena) - by one's own

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self

Note: Agrees with dharmeṇa

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law, by intrinsic nature, by righteous conduct

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

यज्ञदानकृतेन (yajñadānakṛtena) - by what is performed through sacrifice and charity

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yajñadānakṛta

yajñadānakṛta - performed through sacrifice and charity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajñadāna+kṛta)

• yajñadāna – sacrifice and charity
  noun (neuter)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with dharmeṇa

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

चतुर्षु (caturṣu) - in four

(adjective)

Locative, plural of catur

catur - four

राजवंशेषु (rājavaṁśeṣu) - in royal lineages, in royal dynasties

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of rājavaṃśa

rājavaṁśa - royal lineage, royal dynasty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+vaṃśa)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• vaṃśa – lineage, race, family, bamboo
  noun (masculine)

संभूताः (saṁbhūtāḥ) - born, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃbhūta

saṁbhūta - born, arisen, produced

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root bhū with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

कुलवर्धनाः (kulavardhanāḥ) - enhancers of the family, those who increase the lineage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kulavardhana

kulavardhana - enhancer of the family, one who increases the lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+vardhana)

• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• vardhana – increasing, causing to grow, nourishing
  adjective (masculine)
  Action noun from root vṛdh (to grow)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

मातामहं (mātāmahaṁ) - maternal grandfather

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mātāmaha

mātāmaha - maternal grandfather (mother's father)

महाप्राज्ञं (mahāprājñaṁ) - very wise, highly intelligent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, highly intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

दिवं (divaṁ) - to heaven

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

आरोपयन्ति (āropayanti) - they cause to ascend, they make ascend

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of āropay

Causative

Causative stem of ā-ruh

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those