महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-60, verse-16

पितामहो मुनिर्देवस्तस्य पुत्रः प्रजापतिः ।
तस्याष्टौ वसवः पुत्रास्तेषां वक्ष्यामि विस्तरम् ॥१६॥

16. pitāmaho munirdevastasya putraḥ prajāpatiḥ ,
tasyāṣṭau vasavaḥ putrāsteṣāṁ vakṣyāmi vistaram.

16. pitāmahaḥ muniḥ devaḥ tasya putraḥ prajāpatiḥ |
tasya aṣṭau vasavaḥ putrāḥ teṣām vakṣyāmi vistaram

16. The Grandfather (Brahma) is a sage and a god. His son is Prajapati. Prajapati had eight sons, the Vasus. I will now narrate their detailed account.

Words meanings summery:

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the Grandfather, referring to Brahma (grandfather, ancestor; an epithet of Brahma)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - a wise sage (epithet for Brahma) (sage, ascetic, seer)

• देवः (devaḥ) - a divine being, god (epithet for Brahma) (god, deity, divine being)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Brahma) (his, of that)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, child)

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajapati, a specific deity or title for a creator figure (lord of creation, progenitor, Prajapati)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Prajapati) (his, of that)

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight (in number) (eight)

• वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the Vasus, a specific group of eight deities (Vasus (a class of deities))

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons (masculine plural) (sons, children)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (referring to the Vasus) (of them, their)

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will narrate, I will describe (I will speak, I will tell, I will narrate)

• विस्तरम् (vistaram) - the detailed account (detail, expansion, full account)

Words meanings and morphology

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the Grandfather, referring to Brahma (grandfather, ancestor; an epithet of Brahma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, ancestor, Brahma (as the great ancestor)

compound of pitā (father) + maha (great) or derived from pitar + mahat.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pitar+mahat)

• pitar – father
  noun (masculine)
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - a wise sage (epithet for Brahma) (sage, ascetic, seer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, inspired person

from √man (to think) + -i suffix

Root: man (class 4)

देवः (devaḥ) - a divine being, god (epithet for Brahma) (god, deity, divine being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine, celestial being

from √div (to shine)

Root: div (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Brahma) (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, child)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

from √pu (to purify) + tra (agent suffix), "purifier of ancestors"

Root: pu (class 1)

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajapati, a specific deity or title for a creator figure (lord of creation, progenitor, Prajapati)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, a class of deities (often identified with Brahma or other creators)

compound of prajā (offspring) + pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, offspring, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  from pra-√jan (to be born, produce)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Prajapati) (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight (in number) (eight)

(indeclinable)

numeral

Note: Although typically indeclinable, 'aṣṭau' is the nominative/accusative plural form.

वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the Vasus, a specific group of eight deities (Vasus (a class of deities))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vasu

vasu - excellent, good, wealthy, a god, a class of eight gods (Vasus)

from √vas (to dwell, shine)

Root: vas (class 1)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons (masculine plural) (sons, children)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

from √pu (to purify) + tra (agent suffix), "purifier of ancestors"

Root: pu (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (referring to the Vasus) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will narrate, I will describe (I will speak, I will tell, I will narrate)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

future active

future tense form

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: First person singular future active.

विस्तरम् (vistaram) - the detailed account (detail, expansion, full account)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - extent, expansion, detail, detailed account, prolixity

action noun

from vi-√stṛ (to spread out, extend)

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'vakṣyāmi'.