महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-92, verse-52

तस्मात्तज्जननीहेतोर्मानुषत्वमुपागता ।
जनयित्वा वसूनष्टौ जिता लोकास्त्वयाक्षयाः ॥५२॥

52. tasmāttajjananīhetormānuṣatvamupāgatā ,
janayitvā vasūnaṣṭau jitā lokāstvayākṣayāḥ.

52. tasmāt tat jananī hetoḥ mānuṣatvam upāgatā
janayitvā vasūn aṣṭau jitāḥ lokāḥ tvayā akṣayāḥ

52. Therefore, for the sake of being their mother, I have assumed human form. By begetting the eight Vasus, imperishable worlds will be conquered by you.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• तत् (tat) - of the Vasus (their (that))

• जननी (jananī) - mother

• हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of

• मानुषत्वम् (mānuṣatvam) - humanity, human existence/condition

• उपागता (upāgatā) - has attained, reached (feminine)

• जनयित्वा (janayitvā) - having given birth, having begotten

• वसून् (vasūn) - the eight Vasus (Vasus)

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• जिताः (jitāḥ) - conquered, won

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• अक्षयाः (akṣayāḥ) - imperishable, eternal

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective adverb showing cause.

तत् (tat) - of the Vasus (their (that))

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: This 'tat' forms part of the compound 'tatjananīhetoḥ', referring to 'the Vasus'.

जननी (jananī) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jananī

jananī - mother, producer

Agent noun (feminine)

From root `jan` (to be born/produce) + `anī` suffix (feminine)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Part of the compound, 'mother of them.'

हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive

Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Forms the compound `tatjananīhetoḥ` meaning 'for the sake of being their mother'.

मानुषत्वम् (mānuṣatvam) - humanity, human existence/condition

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣatva

mānuṣatva - humanity, human nature/condition

Derived from `manuṣa` (human) + `tva` (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Object of 'upāgatā'.

उपागता (upāgatā) - has attained, reached (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upāgata

upāgata - attained, approached, reached

Past Passive Participle

From prefix `upa` + root `gam` (to go) + `kta` suffix (feminine nominative singular)

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'aham' (Ganga).

जनयित्वा (janayitvā) - having given birth, having begotten

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root `jan` (to be born/produce) in causative form `janay` + `ktvā` suffix

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Precedes the main action of conquering worlds.

वसून् (vasūn) - the eight Vasus (Vasus)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vasu

vasu - Vasu (a class of deities), good, wealth

Note: Object of 'janayitvā'.

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

Note: Modifies 'vasūn'.

जिताः (jitāḥ) - conquered, won

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jita

jita - conquered, won

Past Passive Participle

From root `ji` (to conquer) + `kta` suffix (masculine nominative plural)

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'lokāḥ'.

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive construction with 'jitāḥ'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent in the passive construction 'conquered by you'.

अक्षयाः (akṣayāḥ) - imperishable, eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, undiminishing, eternal

Formed from `a` (not) + `kṣaya` (perishable, destruction)

Compound type : navi_tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kṣaya – perishing, destruction, decay
  noun (masculine)
  From root `kṣi` (to decay, to destroy)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'lokāḥ'.