महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-173, verse-19

यस्य चर्षेर्वसिष्ठस्य त्वया पुत्रा विनाशिताः ।
तेन संगम्य ते भार्या तनयं जनयिष्यति ।
स ते वंशकरः पुत्रो भविष्यति नृपाधम ॥१९॥

19. yasya carṣervasiṣṭhasya tvayā putrā vināśitāḥ ,
tena saṁgamya te bhāryā tanayaṁ janayiṣyati ,
sa te vaṁśakaraḥ putro bhaviṣyati nṛpādhama.

19. yasya ca ṛṣeḥ vasiṣṭhasya tvayā putrāḥ
vināśitāḥ tena saṃgamya te bhāryā
tanayam janayiṣyati saḥ te vaṃśakaraḥ
putraḥ bhaviṣyati nṛpa-adhama

19. And your wife, having united with that sage Vasishtha – whose sons were destroyed by you, O lowest of kings – will bear a son. That son will be the one to continue your lineage.

19. והחוזה וַסִישְׁתְהַא, שאת בניו הכחדת, אשתך תתחבר אליו ותלד בן. הוא יהיה הבן שימשיך את שושלתך, הו נבזה שבמלכים.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - of whom, whose

• च (ca) - and, also

• ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage, from the sage

• वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasishtha

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• विनाशिताः (vināśitāḥ) - destroyed, killed, ruined

• तेन (tena) - with him, by him, by that

• संगम्य (saṁgamya) - having met, having united, having come together

• ते (te) - your, of you

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• तनयम् (tanayam) - son, child

• जनयिष्यति (janayiṣyati) - will bear, will produce, will give birth to

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• ते (te) - your, of you

• वंशकरः (vaṁśakaraḥ) - lineage-maker, one who continues the family line

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

• नृप-अधम (nṛpa-adhama) - O lowest of kings, O worst of kings

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - of whom, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage, from the sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasishtha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasishtha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

tvam - you

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

विनाशिताः (vināśitāḥ) - destroyed, killed, ruined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vināśita

vināśita - destroyed, killed, ruined

Past Passive Participle (causative)

From causative of root 'naś' (to perish) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

तेन (tena) - with him, by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

संगम्य (saṁgamya) - having met, having united, having come together

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Enclitic form of 'tava'.

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife

Gerundive (feminine)

Derived from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support), meaning 'one to be supported' or 'one who is to be married'.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

तनयम् (tanayam) - son, child

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tanaya

tanaya - son, offspring, child

Root: tan (class 8)

जनयिष्यति (janayiṣyati) - will bear, will produce, will give birth to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of jan

Causative form of the root.

Root: jan (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Enclitic form of 'tava'.

वंशकरः (vaṁśakaraḥ) - lineage-maker, one who continues the family line

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṃśakara

vaṁśakara - one who makes or continues a lineage

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaṃśa+kara)

• vaṃśa – lineage, family, bamboo
  noun (masculine)
• kara – maker, doer, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

नृप-अधम (nṛpa-adhama) - O lowest of kings, O worst of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa-adhama

nṛpa-adhama - lowest of kings, worst king

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+adhama)

• nṛpa – king, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')
  noun (masculine)
• adhama – lowest, meanest, worst
  adjective (masculine)

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