महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-85, verse-20

चतुष्पदा द्विपदाः षट्पदाश्च तथाभूता गर्भभूता भवन्ति ।
आख्यातमेतन्निखिलेन सर्वं भूयस्तु किं पृच्छसि राजसिंह ॥२०॥

20. catuṣpadā dvipadāḥ ṣaṭpadāśca; tathābhūtā garbhabhūtā bhavanti ,
ākhyātametannikhilena sarvaṁ; bhūyastu kiṁ pṛcchasi rājasiṁha.

20. catuṣpadāḥ dvipadāḥ ṣaṭpadāḥ ca
tathābhūtāḥ garbhabhūtāḥ bhavanti
ākhyātam etat nikhilena sarvam
bhūyaḥ tu kim pṛcchasi rājasiṃha

20. Quadrupeds, bipeds, and hexapods, as well as those born from the womb, come into existence. All of this has been fully explained. What else do you ask, O king among men?

Words meanings summery:

• चतुष्पदाः (catuṣpadāḥ) - four-footed, quadruped (animals)

• द्विपदाः (dvipadāḥ) - two-footed, biped (animals)

• षट्पदाः (ṣaṭpadāḥ) - six-footed, hexapod (animals)

• च (ca) - and

• तथाभूताः (tathābhūtāḥ) - Refers to beings that are 'such', i.e. of the kind previously mentioned or implied. (similarly, likewise, such beings)

• गर्भभूताः (garbhabhūtāḥ) - born from the womb, viviparous

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they exist

• आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - explained, narrated, declared

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• निखिलेन (nikhilena) - entirely, completely, fully

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, everything

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• तु (tu) - but, yet, on the other hand

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?

• पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask

• राजसिंह (rājasiṁha) - O king of lions, O lion-like king, O king among men

Words meanings and morphology

चतुष्पदाः (catuṣpadāḥ) - four-footed, quadruped (animals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of catuṣpad

catuṣpad - four-footed, quadruped (animal)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (catur+pad)

• catur – four
  numeral
• pad – foot
  noun (masculine)

द्विपदाः (dvipadāḥ) - two-footed, biped (animals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvipad

dvipad - two-footed, biped (animal)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+pad)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• pad – foot
  noun (masculine)

षट्पदाः (ṣaṭpadāḥ) - six-footed, hexapod (animals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṣaṭpad

ṣaṭpad - six-footed, hexapod (animal)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṣaṣ+pad)

• ṣaṣ – six
  numeral
• pad – foot
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तथाभूताः (tathābhūtāḥ) - Refers to beings that are 'such', i.e. of the kind previously mentioned or implied. (similarly, likewise, such beings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tathābhūta

tathābhūta - being so, such, of that kind

Past Passive Participle

Compound of indeclinable tathā and root bhū (to be, become)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tathā+bhūta)

• tathā – so, thus, in that manner
  indeclinable
• bhūta – become, been, creature, being
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used here as a noun referring to 'such beings'.

गर्भभूताः (garbhabhūtāḥ) - born from the womb, viviparous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of garbhabhūta

garbhabhūta - born from a womb, viviparous

Compound type : tatpurusha (garbha+bhūta)

• garbha – womb, embryo, fetus
  noun (masculine)
• bhūta – become, been, produced, born
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used here as a noun referring to 'womb-born beings'.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - explained, narrated, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - told, narrated, explained, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root khyā (to tell) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Used here as a noun meaning 'that which has been explained'.

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

निखिलेन (nikhilena) - entirely, completely, fully

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nikhila

nikhila - entire, complete, whole

Note: Used adverbially, meaning 'by the entirety' or 'completely'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Acts as a noun here meaning 'everything'.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial form.

तु (tu) - but, yet, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what?, why?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun/adverb)

Note: Functions as an interrogative adverb 'why' or 'what'.

पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prac

Root: prac (class 6)

राजसिंह (rājasiṁha) - O king of lions, O lion-like king, O king among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājasiṃha

rājasiṁha - a lion-like king, a king among men, best of kings

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+siṃha)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)