महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-39, verse-10

अङ्कुरं तं स कृतवांस्ततः पर्णद्वयान्वितम् ।
पलाशिनं शाखिनं च तथा विटपिनं पुनः ॥१०॥

10. aṅkuraṁ taṁ sa kṛtavāṁstataḥ parṇadvayānvitam ,
palāśinaṁ śākhinaṁ ca tathā viṭapinaṁ punaḥ.

10. aṅkuram tam saḥ kṛtavān tataḥ parṇadvayānvitam
| palāśinam śākhinam ca tathā viṭapinam punaḥ

10. Then he made that (tree) become a sprout, then one endowed with two leaves, then leafy, and furthermore, one with branches and young shoots.

10. תחילה יצר נבט אחד עם שני עלים, ואחר כך עץ עם עלווה, אחר כך עץ עם ענפים, ושוב עץ עם זמורות.

Words meanings summery:

• अङ्कुरम् (aṅkuram) - sprout, shoot

• तम् (tam) - that (tree) (him, that)

• सः (saḥ) - that (Kāśyapa) (he, that)

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - he made, he did

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (in a sequence) (then, thereupon, from that)

• पर्णद्वयान्वितम् (parṇadvayānvitam) - endowed with two leaves

• पलाशिनम् (palāśinam) - leafy, having leaves

• शाखिनम् (śākhinam) - branched, having branches

• च (ca) - and

• तथा (tathā) - furthermore (thus, so, in the same way, also)

• विटपिनम् (viṭapinam) - having young shoots (having shoots/twigs, branched)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

Words meanings and morphology

अङ्कुरम् (aṅkuram) - sprout, shoot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṅkura

aṅkura - sprout, shoot, germ

Note: Direct object of 'made', implying 'made into a sprout'.

तम् (tam) - that (tree) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the tree.

सः (saḥ) - that (Kāśyapa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Kāśyapa.

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - he made, he did

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

perfect participle

perfect active participle from root कृ (kṛ)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as a finite verb here.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (in a sequence) (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

पर्णद्वयान्वितम् (parṇadvayānvitam) - endowed with two leaves

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parṇadvayānvita

parṇadvayānvita - furnished with two leaves

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parṇadvaya+anvita)

• parṇadvaya – a pair of leaves, two leaves
  noun (neuter)
• anvita – joined with, accompanied by, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  past participle
  from root इ (i) with prefix अनु (anu)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies the tree.

पलाशिनम् (palāśinam) - leafy, having leaves

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of palāśin

palāśin - leafy, having leaves; a tree; a plant

Derived from 'palāśa' (leaf) with -in suffix

Note: Qualifies the tree.

शाखिनम् (śākhinam) - branched, having branches

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śākhin

śākhin - having branches, branched; a tree

Derived from 'śākhā' (branch) with -in suffix

Note: Qualifies the tree.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - furthermore (thus, so, in the same way, also)

(indeclinable)

विटपिनम् (viṭapinam) - having young shoots (having shoots/twigs, branched)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṭapin

viṭapin - having shoots, twigs or branches; a tree

Derived from 'viṭapa' (shoot, branch) with -in suffix

Note: Qualifies the tree.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

(indeclinable)

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