महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-107, verse-12

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ततो जज्ञे मांसपेशी लोहाष्ठीलेव संहता ।
द्विवर्षसंभृतां कुक्षौ तामुत्स्रष्टुं प्रचक्रमे ॥१२॥

12. tato jajñe māṁsapeśī lohāṣṭhīleva saṁhatā ,
dvivarṣasaṁbhṛtāṁ kukṣau tāmutsraṣṭuṁ pracakrame.

12. tataḥ jajñe māṃsapeśī lohāṣṭhīlā iva saṃhatā
dvivarṣasaṃbhṛtāṃ kukṣau tāṃ utsraṣṭuṃ pracakrame

12. Then, a compact lump of flesh, like a mass of iron, was produced. She (Gandhari) then began to cast out that (lump) which had been carried in her womb for two years.

12. ואז נולדה פיסת בשר, מכווצת וקשה כמו כדור ברזל. היא התחילה להשליך מבטנה את הפיסה שנשאה בה במשך שנתיים,

Words meanings summery:

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ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that, therefore

जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, arose, appeared, came into being

मांसपेशी (māṁsapeśī) - lump of flesh, mass of muscle

लोहाष्ठीला (lohāṣṭhīlā) - an iron ball, a mass of iron

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

संहता (saṁhatā) - compact, coherent, joined, solidified

द्विवर्षसंभृतां (dvivarṣasaṁbhṛtāṁ) - which had been sustained/carried for two years

कुक्षौ (kukṣau) - in the womb, in the belly

तां (tāṁ) - that (feminine)

उत्स्रष्टुं (utsraṣṭuṁ) - to cast out, to abandon, to expel

प्रचक्रमे (pracakrame) - she began, she commenced

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that, therefore

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from pronoun tad.

जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, arose, appeared, came into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of jan

Perfect tense, middle voice

Perfect 3rd person singular middle voice of root jan.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject is māṃsapeśī.

मांसपेशी (māṁsapeśī) - lump of flesh, mass of muscle

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māṃsapeśī

māṁsapeśī - lump of flesh, muscular mass

Tatpurusha compound: māṃsa (flesh) + peśī (lump, muscle).

Compound type : tatpurusha (māṃsa+peśī)

māṃsa – flesh, meat, muscle
noun (neuter)
peśī – lump, mass, muscle, bundle
noun (feminine)
Root: piś (class 6)

Note: Subject of jajñe.

लोहाष्ठीला (lohāṣṭhīlā) - an iron ball, a mass of iron

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lohāṣṭhīlā

lohāṣṭhīlā - an iron ball, a mass of iron

Tatpurusha compound: loha (iron) + aṣṭhīlā (mass, stone, ball).

Compound type : tatpurusha (loha+aṣṭhīlā)

loha – iron, metal (red metal, copper)
noun (masculine)
Root: ruh (class 1)
aṣṭhīlā – stone, ball, mass, tumor
noun (feminine)

Note: Used in comparison (like an iron lump).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

Note: Connects with lohāṣṭhīlā.

संहता (saṁhatā) - compact, coherent, joined, solidified

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃhata

saṁhata - compact, joined, coherent, combined, solid, dense

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, to join) with upasarga sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with māṃsapeśī.

द्विवर्षसंभृतां (dvivarṣasaṁbhṛtāṁ) - which had been sustained/carried for two years

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dvivarṣasaṃbhṛta

dvivarṣasaṁbhṛta - maintained/sustained/carried for two years

Past Passive Participle

Bahuvrihi compound: dvivarṣa (two years) + saṃbhṛta (sustained). saṃbhṛta is PPP of bhṛ (to bear, carry) with upasarga sam.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvivarṣa+saṃbhṛta)

dvivarṣa – two years, lasting two years
noun (neuter)
Dvigu compound: dvi (two) + varṣa (year)
saṃbhṛta – sustained, maintained, supported, gathered
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, carry) with upasarga sam
Prefix: sam
Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Refers to the māṃsapeśī.

कुक्षौ (kukṣau) - in the womb, in the belly

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kukṣi

kukṣi - belly, abdomen, womb, interior

Note: Refers to Gandhari's womb.

तां (tāṁ) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of utsraṣṭuṃ.