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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-68, verse-51

आत्मनो जन्मनः क्षेत्रं पुण्यं रामाः सनातनम् ।
ऋषीणामपि का शक्तिः स्रष्टुं रामामृते प्रजाः ॥५१॥
51. ātmano janmanaḥ kṣetraṁ puṇyaṁ rāmāḥ sanātanam ,
ṛṣīṇāmapi kā śaktiḥ sraṣṭuṁ rāmāmṛte prajāḥ.
51. ātmanaḥ janmanaḥ kṣetram puṇyam rāmāḥ sanātanam
ṛṣīṇām api kā śaktiḥ sraṣṭum rāmām ṛte prajāḥ
51. Women are the sacred and eternal field for one's own birth. What power do even the sages possess to create offspring without a woman?

Words meanings summery:

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  • आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself (of the self, of oneself)
  • जन्मनः (janmanaḥ) - of birth (of birth, of origin)
  • क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - field (womb) (field, ground, land, womb)
  • पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred (sacred, holy, virtuous, pure)
  • रामाः (rāmāḥ) - women (women, beautiful women)
  • सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal (eternal, everlasting, perpetual)
  • ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages (of sages, of seers)
  • अपि (api) - even (even, also)
  • का (kā) - what (what, who (feminine))
  • शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power (power, capability, energy)
  • स्रष्टुम् (sraṣṭum) - to create (to create, to emit)
  • रामाम् (rāmām) - a woman (a woman (accusative))
  • ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for, apart from)
  • प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny (offspring, progeny, creatures)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself (of the self, of oneself)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Relates to 'janmanaḥ'.
जन्मनः (janmanaḥ) - of birth (of birth, of origin)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of janman
janman - birth, production, origin, life
From root 'jan' (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - field (womb) (field, ground, land, womb)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣetra
kṣetra - field, ground, land, region, womb, body
Root: kṣi
पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred (sacred, holy, virtuous, pure)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya
puṇya - sacred, holy, virtuous, pure, good deed, merit
Root: puṇ
Note: Qualifies 'kṣetram'.
रामाः (rāmāḥ) - women (women, beautiful women)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of rāmā
rāmā - woman, beautiful woman, wife
Feminine form of 'rāma'.
Root: ram (class 1)
सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal (eternal, everlasting, perpetual)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sanātana
sanātana - eternal, everlasting, perpetual, ancient
From 'sanā' (always) + suffix 'tana'.
Note: Qualifies 'kṣetram'.
ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages (of sages, of seers)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi
ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, saint
From root 'ṛṣ' (to go, to move) or 'dṛś' (to see, with special derivation).
Root: ṛṣ
अपि (api) - even (even, also)
(indeclinable)
Particle expressing emphasis.
का (kā) - what (what, who (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kim
kim - what, who, which
Feminine singular nominative form of 'kim'.
शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power (power, capability, energy)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power, capability, energy, strength, divine female power
From root 'śak' (to be able).
Root: śak (class 5)
स्रष्टुम् (sraṣṭum) - to create (to create, to emit)
(indeclinable)
Infinitival
From root 'sṛj' (to create, to emit) with infinitive suffix 'tumun'.
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Governed by 'śaktiḥ'.
रामाम् (rāmām) - a woman (a woman (accusative))
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of rāmā
rāmā - woman, beautiful woman, wife
Feminine form of 'rāma'.
Root: ram (class 1)
ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for, apart from)
(indeclinable)
Preposition usually taking accusative or ablative.
प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny (offspring, progeny, creatures)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - offspring, progeny, creature, people
From 'pra-jan' (to beget, to produce).
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)