महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-143, verse-3

कानीनस्त्वं मया जातः पूर्वजः कुक्षिणा धृतः ।
कुन्तिभोजस्य भवने पार्थस्त्वमसि पुत्रक ॥३॥

3. kānīnastvaṁ mayā jātaḥ pūrvajaḥ kukṣiṇā dhṛtaḥ ,
kuntibhojasya bhavane pārthastvamasi putraka.

3. kānīnaḥ tvam mayā jātaḥ pūrvajaḥ kukṣiṇā dhṛtaḥ
kuntibhojasya bhavane pārthaḥ tvam asi putraka

3. putraka tvam mayā kānīnaḥ jātaḥ pūrvajaḥ kukṣiṇā
dhṛtaḥ tvam kuntibhojasya bhavane pārthaḥ asi

3. You are my son (kānīna), born of me before marriage, and you were carried in my womb as the elder. O son, you are [like] Pārtha (Arjuna), [who was raised] in Kuntibhoja's house.

Words meanings summery:

• कानीनः (kānīnaḥ) - my son born before marriage (referring to Karna, secretly born to Kunti and Surya before her marriage to Pāṇḍu) (son born before marriage)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Karna) (you)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Kunti) (by me)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

• पूर्वजः (pūrvajaḥ) - the elder one (in comparison to the Pāṇḍavas) (elder, first-born, ancestor)

• कुक्षिणा (kukṣiṇā) - by the womb, by the belly

• धृतः (dhṛtaḥ) - held, carried, sustained

• कुन्तिभोजस्य (kuntibhojasya) - of Kuntibhoja

• भवने (bhavane) - in the house, in the dwelling

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna, who is also Kunti's son and the younger brother of Karna (Arjuna (son of Pṛthā/Kuntī))

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Karna) (you)

• असि (asi) - you are

• पुत्रक (putraka) - O son!

Words meanings and morphology

कानीनः (kānīnaḥ) - my son born before marriage (referring to Karna, secretly born to Kunti and Surya before her marriage to Pāṇḍu) (son born before marriage)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kānīna

kānīna - son of an unmarried woman; illegitimate son

Derived from 'kanīna' (unmarried girl) with the 'a' suffix for progeny.

Note: Functions as a noun here.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Karna) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

मया (mayā) - by me (Kunti) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root 'jan'.

Root: jan (class 4)

पूर्वजः (pūrvajaḥ) - the elder one (in comparison to the Pāṇḍavas) (elder, first-born, ancestor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrvaja

pūrvaja - born before, elder, ancestor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+ja)

• pūrva – before, previous, former, prior
  adjective
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  agent noun/adjective from root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'tvam' (you).

कुक्षिणा (kukṣiṇā) - by the womb, by the belly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kukṣi

kukṣi - womb, belly, abdomen

धृतः (dhṛtaḥ) - held, carried, sustained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, carried, borne, sustained, supported

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root 'dhṛ'.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

कुन्तिभोजस्य (kuntibhojasya) - of Kuntibhoja

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kuntibhoja

kuntibhoja - Kuntibhoja (name of a king, Kunti's foster father)

भवने (bhavane) - in the house, in the dwelling

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhavana

bhavana - house, dwelling, mansion, abode

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna, who is also Kunti's son and the younger brother of Karna (Arjuna (son of Pṛthā/Kuntī))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (an epithet for Arjuna, also for Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīma)

Patronymic from 'Pṛthā' (another name for Kunti).

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Karna) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पुत्रक (putraka) - O son!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putraka

putraka - little son, dear son

Diminutive or affectionate form of 'putra'.