महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-44, verse-10

पृष्टो मयापत्यहेतोः स महात्मा महातपाः ।
अस्तीत्युदरमुद्दिश्य ममेदं गतवांश्च सः ॥१०॥

10. pṛṣṭo mayāpatyahetoḥ sa mahātmā mahātapāḥ ,
astītyudaramuddiśya mamedaṁ gatavāṁśca saḥ.

10. pṛṣṭaḥ mayā apatyahetoḥ saḥ mahātmā mahātapāḥ
asti iti udaram uddiśya mama idam gatavān ca saḥ

10. When I questioned that great-souled, highly ascetic sage about progeny, he, pointing to this belly of mine, said, 'It exists,' and then departed.

10. כששאלתי אותו על הולדת צאצא, הוא, בעל הנשמה הגדולה והעוצמה הרוחנית הרבה, הצביע על בטני ואמר שיש (עובר), והלך לדרכו.

Words meanings summery:

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - having been asked (asked, questioned)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अपत्यहेतोः (apatyahetoḥ) - about offspring (for the sake of offspring, on account of a child)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled one (great-souled, noble)

• महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - highly ascetic (one) (of great asceticism, great ascetic)

• अस्ति (asti) - it exists, there is (is, exists)

• इति (iti) - (quote particle) (thus, in this manner, so)

• उदरम् (udaram) - belly (here, womb) (belly, womb, interior)

• उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - pointing to, indicating (pointing out, indicating, with reference to)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• इदम् (idam) - this (very) (this, this here)

• गतवान् (gatavān) - departed (went, departed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

Words meanings and morphology

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - having been asked (asked, questioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, inquired (past passive participle)

past passive participle

from root pṛcch (to ask)

Root: pṛcch (class 6)

Note: Refers to 'saḥ mahātmā mahātapāḥ'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I (pronoun)

Note: Agent of 'pṛṣṭaḥ'.

अपत्यहेतोः (apatyahetoḥ) - about offspring (for the sake of offspring, on account of a child)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of apatyahetu

apatyahetu - cause of progeny, for the sake of children

Tatpuruṣa compound: apatya (offspring) + hetu (cause/reason).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (apatya+hetu)

• apatya – offspring, child, progeny
  noun (neuter)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, instrument
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hi

Note: Indicating reason for asking.

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the sage.

महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled one (great-souled, noble)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous (adjective); a great person (noun)

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahā (great) + ātman (self/soul).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - highly ascetic (one) (of great asceticism, great ascetic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - one of great austerity/asceticism (adjective); great austerity (noun)

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahā (great) + tapas (asceticism).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tapas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tapas – heat, asceticism, penance, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

अस्ति (asti) - it exists, there is (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of direct speech: 'asti iti'.

इति (iti) - (quote particle) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उदरम् (udaram) - belly (here, womb) (belly, womb, interior)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udara

udara - belly, abdomen, womb, interior

Note: Object of 'uddiśya'.

उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - pointing to, indicating (pointing out, indicating, with reference to)

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

from root diś (to point) with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: diś (class 6)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I (pronoun)

Note: Possessive, agreeing with 'udaram'.

इदम् (idam) - this (very) (this, this here)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'udaram'.

गतवान् (gatavān) - departed (went, departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gam

gam - to go, move, proceed, depart

past active participle

from root gam (to go) with suffix ktavat

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the sage.

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