महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-57, verse-104

शिखण्डी द्रुपदाज्जज्ञे कन्या पुत्रत्वमागता ।
यां यक्षः पुरुषं चक्रे स्थूणः प्रियचिकीर्षया ॥१०४॥

104. śikhaṇḍī drupadājjajñe kanyā putratvamāgatā ,
yāṁ yakṣaḥ puruṣaṁ cakre sthūṇaḥ priyacikīrṣayā.

104. śikhaṇḍī drupadāt jajñe kanyā putratvam āgatā
yām yakṣaḥ puruṣam cakre sthūṇaḥ priyacikīrṣayā

104. Shikhandi was born as a daughter to Drupada, but she later became a son. The Yaksha Sthūṇa, desiring to do good, transformed her into a male.

Words meanings summery:

• शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - a warrior in the Mahabharata, originally female, but later became male. (Shikhandi)

• द्रुपदात् (drupadāt) - born from King Drupada (from Drupada)

• जज्ञे (jajñe) - Shikhandi was born (was born)

• कन्या (kanyā) - Shikhandi was born as a daughter (daughter, girl, maiden)

• पुत्रत्वम् (putratvam) - transformed into a male (son-hood, state of being a son/male)

• आगता (āgatā) - having attained the state of son-hood (having come, having attained)

• याम् (yām) - referring to the daughter (Shikhandi) (whom (feminine))

• यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - The specific Yaksha named Sthūṇa (Yaksha (a class of demi-gods))

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - transformed into a male person (male, man, person)

• चक्रे (cakre) - transformed, made her into (made, did)

• स्थूणः (sthūṇaḥ) - The name of the Yaksha who performed the transformation. (Sthūṇa)

• प्रियचिकीर्षया (priyacikīrṣayā) - the motivation for the Yaksha's action (with a desire to do good, wishing to please, out of goodwill)

Words meanings and morphology

शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - a warrior in the Mahabharata, originally female, but later became male. (Shikhandi)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Shikhandi (a proper name), crested, adorned with a tuft

Note: The name is often spelled with -ī (long i) in nominative singular.

द्रुपदात् (drupadāt) - born from King Drupada (from Drupada)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of drupada

drupada - Drupada (king of Pañcāla, a proper name)

जज्ञे (jajñe) - Shikhandi was born (was born)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

कन्या (kanyā) - Shikhandi was born as a daughter (daughter, girl, maiden)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - girl, daughter, maiden

Note: Refers to the original gender of Shikhandi.

पुत्रत्वम् (putratvam) - transformed into a male (son-hood, state of being a son/male)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of putratva

putratva - son-hood, state of being a son, masculinity

Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+tva)

• putra – son, boy
  noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix denoting 'state of being', 'abstract noun'
  suffix (neuter)

आगता (āgatā) - having attained the state of son-hood (having come, having attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained

past participle

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kanyā'.

याम् (yām) - referring to the daughter (Shikhandi) (whom (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - The specific Yaksha named Sthūṇa (Yaksha (a class of demi-gods))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of demi-gods, a spirit, a divine being

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - transformed into a male person (male, man, person)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, human being

चक्रे (cakre) - transformed, made her into (made, did)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Here used with double accusative: 'made her a male'.

स्थूणः (sthūṇaḥ) - The name of the Yaksha who performed the transformation. (Sthūṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthūṇa

sthūṇa - Sthūṇa (a proper name)

प्रियचिकीर्षया (priyacikīrṣayā) - the motivation for the Yaksha's action (with a desire to do good, wishing to please, out of goodwill)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of priyacikīrṣā

priyacikīrṣā - desire to do good, desire to please

desiderative action noun

Compound type : tatpurusha (priya+cikīrṣā)

• priya – dear, beloved, agreeable
  adjective
• cikīrṣā – desire to do
  noun (feminine)
  desiderative action noun
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Compound word formed from 'priya' (good/dear) and 'cikīrṣā' (desire to do).