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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-27, verse-5

यजतः पुत्रकामस्य कश्यपस्य प्रजापतेः ।
साहाय्यमृषयो देवा गन्धर्वाश्च ददुः किल ॥५॥
5. yajataḥ putrakāmasya kaśyapasya prajāpateḥ ,
sāhāyyamṛṣayo devā gandharvāśca daduḥ kila.
5. yajataḥ putrakāmasya kaśyapasya prajāpateḥ
sāhāyyam ṛṣayaḥ devāḥ gandharvāḥ ca daduḥ kila
5. While Prajāpati Kaśyapa, desirous of sons, was performing a sacrifice, the Rishis, Devas, and Gandharvas certainly rendered him assistance.

Words meanings summery:

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  • यजतः (yajataḥ) - while performing a sacrifice (sacrificing, performing sacrifice)
  • पुत्रकामस्य (putrakāmasya) - desirous of sons
  • कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa (of Kaśyapa (a sage))
  • प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (of Prajāpati, of the lord of creatures)
  • साहाय्यम् (sāhāyyam) - assistance (assistance, help, alliance)
  • ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - Rishis (sages, Rishis)
  • देवाः (devāḥ) - Devas (gods, deities)
  • गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas (Gandharvas (celestial musicians))
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • ददुः (daduḥ) - they rendered (they gave)
  • किल (kila) - certainly (indeed, certainly, it is said)

Words meanings and morphology

यजतः (yajataḥ) - while performing a sacrifice (sacrificing, performing sacrifice)
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yajat
yajat - sacrificing, worshipping; a sacrificer
present active participle
from √yaj + śatṛ
Root: √yaj (class 1)
Note: Qualifies Prajāpati Kaśyapa.
पुत्रकामस्य (putrakāmasya) - desirous of sons
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of putrakāma
putrakāma - desirous of sons
tatpuruṣa compound: putra + kāma
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+kāma)
  • putra – son, child
    noun (masculine)
  • kāma – desire, wish
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies Prajāpati Kaśyapa.
कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa (of Kaśyapa (a sage))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kaśyapa
kaśyapa - name of a celebrated Vedic sage, one of the seven great Rishis
प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (of Prajāpati, of the lord of creatures)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati
prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, a creator god (e.g., Brahmā, Kaśyapa)
tatpuruṣa compound: prajā + pati
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)
  • prajā – offspring, progeny, subjects, creatures
    noun (feminine)
  • pati – lord, master, husband
    noun (masculine)
Note: Kaśyapa is here identified as a Prajāpati.
साहाय्यम् (sāhāyyam) - assistance (assistance, help, alliance)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sāhāyya
sāhāyya - assistance, help, alliance, company
action noun
from sahāya (companion) + ṣyañ
ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - Rishis (sages, Rishis)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi
ṛṣi - seer, sage, inspired poet of Vedic hymns
देवाः (devāḥ) - Devas (gods, deities)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas (Gandharvas (celestial musicians))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva
gandharva - celestial musician, a class of demi-gods
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
ददुः (daduḥ) - they rendered (they gave)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of √dā
Root: √dā (class 3)
किल (kila) - certainly (indeed, certainly, it is said)
(indeclinable)