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.

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'.