महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-145, verse-16

मम तात पिता राजञ्शंतनुर्लोकविश्रुतः ।
तस्याहमेक एवासं पुत्रः पुत्रवतां वरः ॥१६॥

16. mama tāta pitā rājañśaṁtanurlokaviśrutaḥ ,
tasyāhameka evāsaṁ putraḥ putravatāṁ varaḥ.

16. mama tāta pitā rājan śantanuḥ lokaviśrutaḥ
tasya aham ekaḥ eva āsam putraḥ putravatām varaḥ

16. tāta rājan mama pitā lokaviśrutaḥ śantanuḥ (āsa)
tasya aham ekaḥ eva putraḥ putravatām varaḥ āsam

16. O dear one, O King, my father was Śantanu, renowned throughout the world. I was his only son, the foremost among those who had sons.

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father (term of endearment)

• पिता (pitā) - father

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• शन्तनुः (śantanuḥ) - Śantanu

• लोकविश्रुतः (lokaviśrutaḥ) - renowned in the world, famous worldwide

• तस्य (tasya) - of him

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, sole, only

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed (particle)

• आसम् (āsam) - I was

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• पुत्रवताम् (putravatām) - of those having sons, of those with children

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, foremost

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father (term of endearment)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father; dear one, son (vocative)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

शन्तनुः (śantanuḥ) - Śantanu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śantanu

śantanu - Śantanu (a proper name)

लोकविश्रुतः (lokaviśrutaḥ) - renowned in the world, famous worldwide

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokaviśruta

lokaviśruta - renowned in the world, famous worldwide

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+viśruta)

• loka – world, people, region
  noun (masculine)
• viśruta – famous, renowned, well-known
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root śru with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śru (class 5)

तस्य (tasya) - of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, sole, only

(numeral)

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed (particle)

(indeclinable)

आसम् (āsam) - I was

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

imperfect

1st person singular imperfect active

Root: as (class 2)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

पुत्रवताम् (putravatām) - of those having sons, of those with children

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putravat

putravat - having sons, having children

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice; boon, gift