महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-148, verse-48

एतदर्थं हि हैडिम्ब पुत्रानिच्छन्ति मानवाः ।
कथं नस्तारयेद्दुःखात्स त्वं तारय बान्धवान् ॥४८॥

48. etadarthaṁ hi haiḍimba putrānicchanti mānavāḥ ,
kathaṁ nastārayedduḥkhātsa tvaṁ tāraya bāndhavān.

48. etadartham hi haiḍimba putrān icchanti mānavāḥ
katham naḥ tārayet duḥkhāt saḥ tvam tāraya bāndhavān

48. haiḍimba,
mānavāḥ etadartham hi putrān icchanti (yathā) naḥ duḥkhāt katham tārayet (iti).
saḥ tvam bāndhavān tāraya.

48. Indeed, O son of Hiḍimbā, it is for this reason that people desire sons, (thinking) 'How will he deliver us from sorrow?' You, therefore, deliver your kinsmen.

Words meanings summery:

• एतदर्थम् (etadartham) - for this purpose, for this reason

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• हैडिम्ब (haiḍimba) - O Ghatotkacha (O son of Hiḍimbā)

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they desire, they wish

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, people

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• नः (naḥ) - us, our

• तारयेत् (tārayet) - may he save, may he cause to cross

• दुःखात् (duḥkhāt) - from sorrow, from distress, from suffering

• सः (saḥ) - you (implying 'such a one as you') (that, he)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• तारय (tāraya) - save, deliver, cause to cross

• बान्धवान् (bāndhavān) - kinsmen, relatives, friends

Words meanings and morphology

एतदर्थम् (etadartham) - for this purpose, for this reason

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (etad+artha)

• etad – this
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

हैडिम्ब (haiḍimba) - O Ghatotkacha (O son of Hiḍimbā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of haiḍimba

haiḍimba - son of Hiḍimbā

Patronymic from Hiḍimbā.

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of 'icchanti'.

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they desire, they wish

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Verb for 'mānavāḥ'.

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, descendant of Manu, man

Note: Subject of 'icchanti'.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a question/wish.

नः (naḥ) - us, our

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Object of 'tārayet'.

तारयेत् (tārayet) - may he save, may he cause to cross

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of tṝ

causative

Causative form of root tṝ (to cross).

Root: tṝ (class 1)

Note: The implied subject is 'putraḥ' (a son).

दुःखात् (duḥkhāt) - from sorrow, from distress, from suffering

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, distress, pain

Note: Indicates separation from sorrow.

सः (saḥ) - you (implying 'such a one as you') (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used idiomatically with 'tvam' to emphasize 'you'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

Note: Subject of 'tāraya'.

तारय (tāraya) - save, deliver, cause to cross

(verb)

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

causative

Causative form of root tṝ (to cross).

Root: tṝ (class 1)

बान्धवान् (bāndhavān) - kinsmen, relatives, friends

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāndhava

bāndhava - kinsman, relative, friend

Note: Object of 'tāraya'.