महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-114, verse-28

जातमात्रे कुमारे तु वागुवाचाशरीरिणी ।
महागम्भीरनिर्घोषा नभो नादयती तदा ॥२८॥

28. jātamātre kumāre tu vāguvācāśarīriṇī ,
mahāgambhīranirghoṣā nabho nādayatī tadā.

28. jātamātre kumāre tu vāk uvāca aśarīriṇī
mahāgambhīranirghoṣā nabhaḥ nādayatī tadā

28. Indeed, as soon as the boy was born, a disembodied voice spoke, possessing a great and deep sound, then making the sky reverberate.

Words meanings summery:

• जातमात्रे (jātamātre) - just born, immediately upon birth

• कुमारे (kumāre) - in the boy, with respect to the boy

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• वाक् (vāk) - voice, speech

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• अशरीरिणी (aśarīriṇī) - disembodied, bodiless

• महागम्भीरनिर्घोषा (mahāgambhīranirghoṣā) - having a great and deep sound/roar

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - the sky, atmosphere

• नादयती (nādayatī) - making resound, causing to sound

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

जातमात्रे (jātamātre) - just born, immediately upon birth

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jātamātra

jātamātra - just born, newly born, as soon as born

derived from jāta + mātra

Compound type : tatpurusha (jāta+mātra)

• jāta – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √jan (to be born) + kta suffix
  Root: jan (class 4)
• mātra – only, merely, as soon as, measure
  indeclinable (neuter)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'kumāre'

कुमारे (kumāre) - in the boy, with respect to the boy

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kumāra

kumāra - boy, youth, son, prince

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'jātamātre'

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

वाक् (vāk) - voice, speech

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - voice, speech, word, language

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अशरीरिणी (aśarīriṇī) - disembodied, bodiless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśarīriṇī

aśarīriṇī - disembodied, bodiless (feminine)

derived from a + śarīrin

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+śarīrin)

• a – not, non-, without
  indeclinable
• śarīrin – having a body, embodied
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from śarīra + ini suffix

Note: Qualifies 'vāk'

महागम्भीरनिर्घोषा (mahāgambhīranirghoṣā) - having a great and deep sound/roar

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahāgambhīranirghoṣa

mahāgambhīranirghoṣa - having a great and deep sound/roar

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+gambhīra+nirghoṣa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• gambhīra – deep, profound, solemn
  adjective (neuter)
• nirghoṣa – sound, roar, loud noise
  noun (masculine)
  derived from nir-√ghuṣ (to sound)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vāk'

नभः (nabhaḥ) - the sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, firmament

नादयती (nādayatī) - making resound, causing to sound

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nādayat

nādayat - making resound, causing to sound

Present Active Participle

Causative of √nad (to roar, sound) + śatṛ suffix (feminine form)

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vāk'

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)