महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-111, verse-17

यथैवाहं पितुः क्षेत्रे सृष्टस्तेन महात्मना ।
तथैवास्मिन्मम क्षेत्रे कथं वै संभवेत्प्रजा ॥१७॥

17. yathaivāhaṁ pituḥ kṣetre sṛṣṭastena mahātmanā ,
tathaivāsminmama kṣetre kathaṁ vai saṁbhavetprajā.

17. yathā eva aham pituḥ kṣetre sṛṣṭaḥ tena mahātmanā |
tathā eva asmin mama kṣetre katham vai sambhavet prajā

17. Just as I was created in my father's body by that great soul (mahātman), how then can offspring (prajā) be born in this body of mine?

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• क्षेत्रे (kṣetre) - in the field, in the body

• सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created, fashioned

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• क्षेत्रे (kṣetre) - in the field, in the body

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• सम्भवेत् (sambhavet) - may be born, may arise, may be possible

• प्रजा (prajā) - offspring, children, progeny

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

क्षेत्रे (kṣetre) - in the field, in the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṣetra

kṣetra - field, ground, place, body, abode

सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created, fashioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, fashioned, emitted, produced

Past Passive Participle

from root sṛj (to create, emit)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble person, magnanimous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty, extensive
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

क्षेत्रे (kṣetre) - in the field, in the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṣetra

kṣetra - field, ground, place, body, abode

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

सम्भवेत् (sambhavet) - may be born, may arise, may be possible

(verb)

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

Optative

from root bhū (to be, become) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रजा (prajā) - offspring, children, progeny

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, children, people, creatures