महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-61, verse-68

जज्ञिरे वसवस्त्वष्टौ गङ्गायां शंतनोः सुताः ।
वसिष्ठस्य च शापेन नियोगाद्वासवस्य च ॥६८॥

68. jajñire vasavastvaṣṭau gaṅgāyāṁ śaṁtanoḥ sutāḥ ,
vasiṣṭhasya ca śāpena niyogādvāsavasya ca.

68. jajñire vasavaḥ tu aṣṭau gaṅgāyām śantanoḥ
sutāḥ vasiṣṭhasya ca śāpena niyogāt vāsavasya ca

68. However, the eight Vasus were born as sons of Shantanu, through Ganga, both due to Vasishtha's curse and Vasava's (Indra's) command.

Words meanings summery:

• जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - they were born

• वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the Vasus

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• गङ्गायाम् (gaṅgāyām) - in the Ganga (river)

• शन्तनोः (śantanoḥ) - of Shantanu

• सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

• वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasishtha

• च (ca) - and, also

• शापेन (śāpena) - by a curse

• नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by the command/will (from the command, by the order, due to the appointment)

• वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Indra (of Vasava (Indra))

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - they were born

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Predicate for Vasus

वसवः (vasavaḥ) - the Vasus

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vasu

vasu - an epithet of certain gods, a class of deities (the eight Vasus), wealth, good

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence

तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies Vasus

गङ्गायाम् (gaṅgāyām) - in the Ganga (river)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganges

Note: Location of birth

शन्तनोः (śantanoḥ) - of Shantanu

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śantanu

śantanu - Shantanu (name of a king, father of Bhishma)

Note: Possessive, 'of Shantanu'

सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, born

past passive participle

from sū (to give birth)

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Appositive to vasavaḥ

वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasishtha

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasishtha (name of a revered Vedic sage), most excellent

superlative

from vasu

Note: Possessive, 'of Vasishtha'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शापेन (śāpena) - by a curse

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation

action noun

from śap (to curse)

Root: śap (class 1)

नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by the command/will (from the command, by the order, due to the appointment)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of niyoga

niyoga - command, order, direction, appointment, engagement

action noun

from ni + yuj (to join, to appoint)

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Indra (of Vasava (Indra))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - relating to Vasus, a descendant of Vasu, Indra (as chief of the Vasus)

patronymic/derivative

from vasu + aṇ suffix

Note: Possessive, 'of Vasava'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)