महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-59, verse-38

एतेषां यदपत्यं तु न शक्यं तदशेषतः ।
प्रसंख्यातुं महीपाल गुणभूतमनन्तकम् ॥३८॥

38. eteṣāṁ yadapatyaṁ tu na śakyaṁ tadaśeṣataḥ ,
prasaṁkhyātuṁ mahīpāla guṇabhūtamanantakam.

38. eteṣām yat apatyam tu na śakyam tat aśeṣataḥ
prasaṃkhyātum mahīpāla guṇabhūtam anantakam

38. O King, it is truly not possible to fully enumerate the offspring of these (beings), as they are manifold and infinite.

38. הו שליט הארץ, את כל הצאצאים של אלה אי אפשר למנות במלואם, כי אין להם סוף, וכולם בעלי סגולות.

Words meanings summery:

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these (beings previously mentioned) (of these)

• यत् (yat) - whose (offspring) (which, whose)

• अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring (of these beings) (offspring, progeny, child)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the difficulty) (but, indeed, however)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible (to enumerate) (possible, able (to be done))

• तत् (tat) - that (offspring) (that, it)

• अशेषतः (aśeṣataḥ) - completely (to enumerate) (entirely, completely, without remainder)

• प्रसंख्यातुम् (prasaṁkhyātum) - to enumerate (the offspring) (to count, to enumerate, to reckon)

• महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O King (addressing the listener) (O king, protector of the earth)

• गुणभूतम् (guṇabhūtam) - manifold (in number), countless (having become qualities, manifold, numerous, secondary)

• अनन्तकम् (anantakam) - infinite (in number) (endless, infinite, countless)

Words meanings and morphology

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these (beings previously mentioned) (of these)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of etat

etat - this, these

Note: Genitive plural form of the pronoun 'etat'.

यत् (yat) - whose (offspring) (which, whose)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yat

yat - who, which, what

Note: Neuter nominative/accusative singular form of the relative pronoun 'yat'.

अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring (of these beings) (offspring, progeny, child)

(noun)

neuter, singular of apatya

apatya - offspring, child, progeny

Note: Nominative/Accusative singular of 'apatya'.

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the difficulty) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible (to enumerate) (possible, able (to be done))

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, able, fit

passive future participle (kṛtya)

Derived from root śak (to be able) with suffix -ya.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Nominative/Accusative singular neuter form.

तत् (tat) - that (offspring) (that, it)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Neuter nominative/accusative singular form of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'.

अशेषतः (aśeṣataḥ) - completely (to enumerate) (entirely, completely, without remainder)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix -tas from aśeṣa (without remainder).

Note: Adverbial form.

प्रसंख्यातुम् (prasaṁkhyātum) - to enumerate (the offspring) (to count, to enumerate, to reckon)

(verb)

infinitive of prasaṃkhyā

infinitive

Infinitive form of the verb pra-sam-khyā (to count).

Prefixes: pra+sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Infinitive expressing purpose.

महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O King (addressing the listener) (O king, protector of the earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root 'pāl' (to protect).
  Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Compound (Tatpurusha) meaning 'earth-protector'.

गुणभूतम् (guṇabhūtam) - manifold (in number), countless (having become qualities, manifold, numerous, secondary)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of guṇabhūta

guṇabhūta - become a quality, secondary, subordinate, numerous, manifold

past passive participle

Compound of guṇa (quality/number) and bhūta (become, past participle of bhū).

Compound type : tatpurusha (guṇa+bhūta)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, number, multitude, secondary
  noun (masculine)
• bhūta – become, existed, creature, being
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'apatyam'.

अनन्तकम् (anantakam) - infinite (in number) (endless, infinite, countless)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of anantaka

anantaka - endless, infinite, boundless, countless

Derived from 'ananta' (endless) with a suffix -ka.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+anta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'apatyam'.

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