महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-70, verse-5

वीरिण्या सह संगम्य दक्षः प्राचेतसो मुनिः ।
आत्मतुल्यानजनयत्सहस्रं संशितव्रतान् ॥५॥

5. vīriṇyā saha saṁgamya dakṣaḥ prācetaso muniḥ ,
ātmatulyānajanayatsahasraṁ saṁśitavratān.

5. vīriṇyā saha saṅgamya dakṣaḥ prācetasaḥ muniḥ
ātmatulyān ajanayat sahasram saṃśitavratān

5. The sage Daksha, son of Pracetas, united with Vīriṇī and begot a thousand sons, who were equal to himself and of firm vows.

5. דַקְשַׁה בן פְּרַצ׳ֵטַס, הקדוש, התחבר עם וִירִינִי והוליד אלף בנים הדומים לו עצמו, בעלי נדרים קפדניים.

Words meanings summery:

• वीरिण्या (vīriṇyā) - with Vīriṇī

• सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

• सङ्गम्य (saṅgamya) - having united, having come together, having copulated

• दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Daksha

• प्राचेतसः (prācetasaḥ) - son of Pracetas

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

• आत्मतुल्यान् (ātmatulyān) - equal to himself

• अजनयत् (ajanayat) - he begot, he produced

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

• संशितव्रतान् (saṁśitavratān) - of firm vows, whose vows are sharpened/strict

Words meanings and morphology

वीरिण्या (vīriṇyā) - with Vīriṇī

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vīriṇī

vīriṇī - Vīriṇī (name of Daksha's wife)

सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

सङ्गम्य (saṅgamya) - having united, having come together, having copulated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Daksha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣa

dakṣa - Daksha (Prajapati)

प्राचेतसः (prācetasaḥ) - son of Pracetas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prācetasa

prācetasa - son of Pracetas

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

आत्मतुल्यान् (ātmatulyān) - equal to himself

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ātmatulya

ātmatulya - equal to oneself, similar to oneself

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ātman+tulya)

• ātman – self, soul
  noun (masculine)
• tulya – equal, similar
  adjective (masculine)

अजनयत् (ajanayat) - he begot, he produced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of jan

Causal formation of root 'jan'

Root: jan (class 4)

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

संशितव्रतान् (saṁśitavratān) - of firm vows, whose vows are sharpened/strict

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃśitavrata

saṁśitavrata - having firm/strict vows

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (saṃśita+vrata)

• saṃśita – sharpened, firm, strict
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śi' (to sharpen) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śi
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

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