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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-69, verse-18

स्वपत्नीप्रभवान्पञ्च लब्धान्क्रीतान्विवर्धितान् ।
कृतानन्यासु चोत्पन्नान्पुत्रान्वै मनुरब्रवीत् ॥१८॥
18. svapatnīprabhavānpañca labdhānkrītānvivardhitān ,
kṛtānanyāsu cotpannānputrānvai manurabravīt.
18. svapatnīprabhavān pañca labdhān krītān vivardhitān
kṛtān anyāsu ca utpannān putrān vai manuḥ abravīt
18. Manu indeed declared sons to be of these types: those born of one's own wife, and five other kinds—namely, those adopted, those bought, those raised, those ritually made, and those born from other women.

Words meanings summery:

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  • स्वपत्नीप्रभवान् (svapatnīprabhavān) - Refers to the legitimate son (aurasa), considered the primary type of son. (born from one's own wife)
  • पञ्च (pañca) - Refers to five types of sons listed subsequently. (five)
  • लब्धान् (labdhān) - Refers to sons acquired through adoption (Datta). (obtained, adopted)
  • क्रीतान् (krītān) - Refers to sons acquired through purchase (Krīta). (bought, purchased)
  • विवर्धितान् (vivardhitān) - Refers to sons who were raised by someone who is not their biological father. (fostered, nourished, brought up)
  • कृतान् (kṛtān) - Refers to sons ritually made or adopted (Kṛtrima). (made, adopted)
  • अन्यासु (anyāsu) - Refers to other women than one's primary wife, implying sons born from secondary wives or specific circumstances (e.g., Kṣetraja). (in other (women/wives))
  • (ca) - Connects 'kṛtān' and 'utpannān anyāsu'. (and)
  • उत्पन्नान् (utpannān) - Refers to sons born from other women. (born, produced)
  • पुत्रान् (putrān) - The general category being discussed. (sons)
  • वै (vai) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, truly)
  • मनुः (manuḥ) - The authority for the classification of sons. (Manu (a specific revered sage, author of Manusmriti))
  • अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he declared, he said

Words meanings and morphology

स्वपत्नीप्रभवान् (svapatnīprabhavān) - Refers to the legitimate son (aurasa), considered the primary type of son. (born from one's own wife)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of svapatnīprabhava
svapatnīprabhava - born of one's own wife
Compound of sva (own), patnī (wife), and prabhava (born from). prabhava from pra- + bhū (to be, arise).
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+patnī+prabhava)
  • sva – own, self
    pronoun (masculine)
  • patnī – wife
    noun (feminine)
  • prabhava – origin, birth, born from
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from pra- + bhū (to be, arise)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Qualifies putrān
पञ्च (pañca) - Refers to five types of sons listed subsequently. (five)
(numeral)
Note: Qualifies the subsequent categories of sons.
लब्धान् (labdhān) - Refers to sons acquired through adoption (Datta). (obtained, adopted)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of labdha
labdha - obtained, gained, acquired
Past Passive Participle
P.P.P. of root labh (to obtain).
Root: labh (class 1)
Note: Qualifies putrān (implied)
क्रीतान् (krītān) - Refers to sons acquired through purchase (Krīta). (bought, purchased)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of krīta
krīta - bought, purchased
Past Passive Participle
P.P.P. of root krī (to buy).
Root: krī (class 9)
Note: Qualifies putrān (implied)
विवर्धितान् (vivardhitān) - Refers to sons who were raised by someone who is not their biological father. (fostered, nourished, brought up)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vivardhita
vivardhita - nourished, fostered, brought up
Past Passive Participle
P.P.P. of root vṛdh (to grow) with upasarga vi- (causative sense - to cause to grow, to foster).
Prefix: vi
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: Qualifies putrān (implied)
कृतान् (kṛtān) - Refers to sons ritually made or adopted (Kṛtrima). (made, adopted)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed
Past Passive Participle
P.P.P. of root kṛ (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies putrān (implied)
अन्यासु (anyāsu) - Refers to other women than one's primary wife, implying sons born from secondary wives or specific circumstances (e.g., Kṣetraja). (in other (women/wives))
(pronoun)
Locative, feminine, plural of anyā
anya - other, different
Note: Locative case indicating 'in' other women, specifying the origin of the next type of sons.
(ca) - Connects 'kṛtān' and 'utpannān anyāsu'. (and)
(indeclinable)
उत्पन्नान् (utpannān) - Refers to sons born from other women. (born, produced)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of utpanna
utpanna - born, produced, arisen
Past Passive Participle
P.P.P. of root pad (to go) with upasarga ut- (to arise).
Prefix: ut
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Qualifies putrān (implied) and is modified by anyāsu.
पुत्रान् (putrān) - The general category being discussed. (sons)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
Note: Object of abravīt. All preceding adjectives/participles describe these 'sons'.
वै (vai) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, truly)
(indeclinable)
मनुः (manuḥ) - The authority for the classification of sons. (Manu (a specific revered sage, author of Manusmriti))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of manu
manu - Manu, man, human being, progenitor of mankind
Note: Subject of abravīt
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he declared, he said
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of brū
Imperfect Active Third Singular
Root brū (class 2) in imperfect tense, active voice, third person singular (with augment a-).
Root: brū (class 2)