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.

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.