महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-98, verse-28

नेत्युवाच महर्षिस्तं ममैवैत इति ब्रुवन् ।
शूद्रयोनौ मया हीमे जाताः काक्षीवदादयः ॥२८॥

28. netyuvāca maharṣistaṁ mamaivaita iti bruvan ,
śūdrayonau mayā hīme jātāḥ kākṣīvadādayaḥ.

28. na iti uvāca maharṣiḥ tam mama eva ete iti bruvan
śūdrayonau mayā hi ime jātāḥ kākṣīvadādayaḥ

28. The great sage said to him, "No!" and, stating "These are certainly mine," explained, "Indeed, these (sons), led by Kakṣīvat, were born through me from a woman of the śūdra class."

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - no, not

• इति (iti) - marks direct speech (thus, so)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

• तम् (tam) - to him, that

• मम (mama) - my, mine

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• एते (ete) - these

• इति (iti) - marks direct speech (thus, so)

• ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - saying, speaking

• शूद्रयोनौ (śūdrayonau) - in a śūdra womb/origin, from a śūdra woman

• मया (mayā) - by me

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• इमे (ime) - these

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, produced

• काक्षीवदादयः (kākṣīvadādayaḥ) - Kakṣīvat and others, those beginning with Kakṣīvat

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - no, not

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - marks direct speech (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Formed from root 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, exalted seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

तम् (tam) - to him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

इति (iti) - marks direct speech (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - saying, speaking

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bruvant

brū - to speak, to say, to tell

present active participle

Formed from root 'brū'

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'maharṣiḥ'

शूद्रयोनौ (śūdrayonau) - in a śūdra womb/origin, from a śūdra woman

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śūdrayoni

śūdrayoni - śūdra womb/origin, birth from a śūdra woman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūdra+yoni)

• śūdra – a member of the lowest social class
  noun (masculine)
• yoni – womb, origin, source, female generative organ
  noun (feminine)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, produced

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta

jan - to be born, to be produced, to arise

past passive participle

Formed from root 'jan'

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'ime kākṣīvadādayaḥ'

काक्षीवदादयः (kākṣīvadādayaḥ) - Kakṣīvat and others, those beginning with Kakṣīvat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kākṣīvad-ādi

kākṣīvad-ādi - starting with Kakṣīvat, Kakṣīvat and others

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kākṣīvat+ādi)

• kākṣīvat – Kakṣīvat (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, first, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)