महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-66, verse-8

जनयामास स मुनिर्मेनकायां शकुन्तलाम् ।
प्रस्थे हिमवतो रम्ये मालिनीमभितो नदीम् ॥८॥

8. janayāmāsa sa munirmenakāyāṁ śakuntalām ,
prasthe himavato ramye mālinīmabhito nadīm.

8. janayāmāsa saḥ muniḥ menakāyām śakuntalām
prasthe himavataḥ ramye mālinīm abhitaḥ nadīm

8. That sage begot Shakuntala in Menaka, on the beautiful plateau of the Himalayas, near the Malini river.

Words meanings summery:

• जनयामास (janayāmāsa) - he begot (he begot, he produced, he caused to be born)

• सः (saḥ) - that (sage) (he, that)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (Vishvamitra) (sage, ascetic, hermit)

• मेनकायाम् (menakāyām) - in Menaka

• शकुन्तलाम् (śakuntalām) - Shakuntala (Shakuntala (name of a famous character))

• प्रस्थे (prasthe) - on the plateau (on the plateau, on the slope, on the expanse)

• हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of the Himalayas (of the Himalaya mountains)

• रम्ये (ramye) - beautiful (beautiful, charming, delightful)

• मालिनीम् (mālinīm) - Malini (Malini (name of a river))

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - near (near, around, on both sides)

• नदीम् (nadīm) - river

Words meanings and morphology

जनयामास (janayāmāsa) - he begot (he begot, he produced, he caused to be born)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of jan

Causative stem + periphrastic perfect

Causative stem 'janaya' combined with auxiliary 'āmāsa' to form a periphrastic perfect tense.

Root: jan (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - that (sage) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (Vishvamitra) (sage, ascetic, hermit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, silent one

मेनकायाम् (menakāyām) - in Menaka

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of menakā

menakā - Menaka (a famous Apsara, celestial nymph)

शकुन्तलाम् (śakuntalām) - Shakuntala (Shakuntala (name of a famous character))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakuntalā

śakuntalā - Shakuntala (daughter of Vishvamitra and Menaka, adopted by sage Kanva)

प्रस्थे (prasthe) - on the plateau (on the plateau, on the slope, on the expanse)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prastha

prastha - plateau, table-land, slope of a mountain, expanse

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of the Himalayas (of the Himalaya mountains)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - the Himalaya mountains, snowy

रम्ये (ramye) - beautiful (beautiful, charming, delightful)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, charming, delightful, pleasant

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ram' (to delight, to enjoy)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'prasthe'.

मालिनीम् (mālinīm) - Malini (Malini (name of a river))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mālinī

mālinī - Malini (a river mentioned in texts like Abhijñānaśākuntalam)

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - near (near, around, on both sides)

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the accusative case ('Malinīm nadīm').

नदीम् (nadīm) - river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river