महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-69, verse-2

मेनका त्रिदशेष्वेव त्रिदशाश्चानु मेनकाम् ।
ममैवोद्रिच्यते जन्म दुःषन्त तव जन्मतः ॥२॥

2. menakā tridaśeṣveva tridaśāścānu menakām ,
mamaivodricyate janma duḥṣanta tava janmataḥ.

2. menakā tridaśeṣu eva tridaśāḥ ca anu menakām
mama eva udricyate janma duḥṣanta tava janmataḥ

2. Menaka herself is among the gods, and the gods attend to Menaka. O Dushyanta, my birth is indeed superior to your birth.

Words meanings summery:

• मेनका (menakā) - Menaka (name of a celestial nymph)

• त्रिदशेषु (tridaśeṣu) - among the gods, among the celestials

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• त्रिदशाः (tridaśāḥ) - the gods, the celestials

• च (ca) - and, also

• अनु (anu) - attending to, showing deference to (after, along, in accordance with, towards)

• मेनकाम् (menakām) - Menaka (accusative)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• उद्रिच्यते (udricyate) - is superior (excels, is superior, overflows)

• जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, life

• दुःषन्त (duḥṣanta) - O Dushyanta (name of the king)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• जन्मतः (janmataḥ) - from birth, in terms of birth, by birth

Words meanings and morphology

मेनका (menakā) - Menaka (name of a celestial nymph)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of menakā

menakā - Menaka, a celebrated Apsaras, mother of Śakuntalā

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

त्रिदशेषु (tridaśeṣu) - among the gods, among the celestials

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - god, celestial, literally 'three-tens' (referring to the traditional number of Vedic gods)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+daśa)

• tri – three
  numeral (masculine)
• daśa – ten
  numeral (neuter)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

त्रिदशाः (tridaśāḥ) - the gods, the celestials

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - god, celestial, literally 'three-tens'

Compound type : dvigu (tri+daśa)

• tri – three
  numeral (masculine)
• daśa – ten
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Subject of an implied verb, possibly 'follow' or 'attend'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अनु (anu) - attending to, showing deference to (after, along, in accordance with, towards)

(indeclinable)

Functions as a preposition governing the accusative case, or as an adverb.

Note: Governs 'menakām', implying 'follow' or 'be devoted to'.

मेनकाम् (menakām) - Menaka (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of menakā

menakā - Menaka, a celebrated Apsaras

Note: Object of 'anu'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Possessive, modifying 'janma'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

उद्रिच्यते (udricyate) - is superior (excels, is superior, overflows)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ud-ric

Present Tense (laṭ), 3rd person singular, Middle voice (ātmanepada) or passive.

Prefix: ud

Root: ric (class 7)

जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, life

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, existence, life

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'udricyate'.

दुःषन्त (duḥṣanta) - O Dushyanta (name of the king)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of duḥṣanta

duḥṣanta - Dushyanta, a legendary king, father of Bharata

Note: Addressed to King Dushyanta.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, modifying 'janmataḥ'.

जन्मतः (janmataḥ) - from birth, in terms of birth, by birth

(indeclinable)

Derived with the suffix -tas to form an indeclinable expressing 'from' or 'in terms of'.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating the point of comparison or respect.