महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-59, verse-11

मरीचेः कश्यपः पुत्रः कश्यपात्तु इमाः प्रजाः ।
प्रजज्ञिरे महाभागा दक्षकन्यास्त्रयोदश ॥११॥

11. marīceḥ kaśyapaḥ putraḥ kaśyapāttu imāḥ prajāḥ ,
prajajñire mahābhāgā dakṣakanyāstrayodaśa.

11. marīceḥ kaśyapaḥ putraḥ kaśyapāt tu imāḥ prajāḥ
prajajñire mahābhāgāḥ dakṣakanyāḥ trayodaśa

11. Marīci's son was Kaśyapa. And from Kaśyapa, these thirteen illustrious daughters of Dakṣa were born as progeny.

Words meanings summery:

• मरीचेः (marīceḥ) - from Marīci (from Marīci, of Marīci)

• कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (Kaśyapa (proper noun))

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• कश्यपात् (kaśyapāt) - from Kaśyapa

• तु (tu) - and, indeed (but, indeed, and)

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these (daughters) (these)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny (progeny, creatures, subjects)

• प्रजज्ञिरे (prajajñire) - were born (were born, arose)

• महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - illustrious (highly fortunate, illustrious, noble)

• दक्षकन्याः (dakṣakanyāḥ) - daughters of Dakṣa

• त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen

Words meanings and morphology

मरीचेः (marīceḥ) - from Marīci (from Marīci, of Marīci)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of marīci

marīci - Marīci (one of the Prajāpatis)

Note: Source of Kaśyapa's lineage

कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (Kaśyapa (proper noun))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kaśyapa (a prominent Vedic sage, son of Marīci)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

कश्यपात् (kaśyapāt) - from Kaśyapa

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kaśyapa (a prominent Vedic sage)

Note: Source of the progeny

तु (tu) - and, indeed (but, indeed, and)

(indeclinable)

इमाः (imāḥ) - these (daughters) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: refers to `prajāḥ` and `dakṣakanyāḥ`

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny (progeny, creatures, subjects)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, creatures, subjects, people

action noun

from pra-jan

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

प्रजज्ञिरे (prajajñire) - were born (were born, arose)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past perfect (lit) of prajan

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - illustrious (highly fortunate, illustrious, noble)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble, great-souled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)

Note: agrees with `prajāḥ` and `dakṣakanyāḥ`

दक्षकन्याः (dakṣakanyāḥ) - daughters of Dakṣa

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dakṣakanyā

dakṣakanyā - daughter of Dakṣa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dakṣa+kanyā)

• dakṣa – Dakṣa (a Prajāpati, father of many daughters)
  noun (masculine)
• kanyā – daughter, girl, maiden
  noun (feminine)

त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen

(numeral)

Note: agrees with `dakṣakanyāḥ`