महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-133, verse-17

पुत्र उवाच ।
नेयं मतिस्त्वया वाच्या मातः पुत्रे विशेषतः ।
कारुण्यमेवात्र पश्य भूत्वेह जडमूकवत् ॥१७॥

17. putra uvāca ,
neyaṁ matistvayā vācyā mātaḥ putre viśeṣataḥ ,
kāruṇyamevātra paśya bhūtveha jaḍamūkavat.

17. putraḥ uvāca na iyam matiḥ tvayā vācyā mātaḥ putre
viśeṣataḥ kāruṇyam eva atra paśya bhūtvā iha jaḍamūkavat

17. putraḥ uvāca mātaḥ iyam matiḥ tvayā putre viśeṣataḥ na
vācyā iha jaḍamūkavat bhūtvā atra kāruṇyam eva paśya

17. The son said: "O mother, you should not express this thought, especially concerning your son. Here, perceive only compassion, remaining in this situation as if you were dull and mute."

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

• मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, mind, opinion, intention

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• वाच्या (vācyā) - to be spoken, to be said, speakable

• मातः (mātaḥ) - O mother

• पुत्रे (putre) - regarding the son, for the son

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, specifically

• कारुण्यम् (kāruṇyam) - compassion, pity, mercy

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this situation

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, perceive, focus on

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• जडमूकवत् (jaḍamūkavat) - like a dull and mute person, like an inert and silent person

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root form: vac (वच्). Perfect tense form.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, it

मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, mind, opinion, intention

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, opinion, intention

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

tvam - you

वाच्या (vācyā) - to be spoken, to be said, speakable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vac

vac - to speak, say, tell, declare

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Formed from root vac with suffix -ya.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective; it refers to 'matiḥ'.

मातः (mātaḥ) - O mother

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

पुत्रे (putre) - regarding the son, for the son

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, specifically

(indeclinable)

From viśeṣa (distinction, specialty) with suffix -tas.

कारुण्यम् (kāruṇyam) - compassion, pity, mercy

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāruṇya

kāruṇya - compassion, pity, mercy, tenderness

Derived from karuṇā (compassion).

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this situation

(indeclinable)

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, perceive, focus on

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Root form: dṛś (दृश्). Present stem: paśya- (पश्य-).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root bhū with suffix -tvā.

Root: bhū (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

जडमूकवत् (jaḍamūkavat) - like a dull and mute person, like an inert and silent person

(indeclinable)

Compound of jaḍa (dull, inert) and mūka (mute) with suffix -vat (like).

Compound type : dvandva (jaḍa+mūka)

• jaḍa – dull, inert, senseless, speechless
  adjective (masculine)
• mūka – mute, dumb, speechless
  adjective (masculine)

Note: The suffix -vat creates an adverbial sense.