महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-16, verse-8

वासुदेव उवाच ।
अमोघः परमास्त्रस्य पातस्तस्य भविष्यति ।
स तु गर्भो मृतो जातो दीर्घमायुरवाप्स्यति ॥८॥

8. vāsudeva uvāca ,
amoghaḥ paramāstrasya pātastasya bhaviṣyati ,
sa tu garbho mṛto jāto dīrghamāyuravāpsyati.

8. vāsudeva uvāca amoghaḥ paramāstrasya pātaḥ tasya bhaviṣyati
saḥ tu garbhaḥ mṛtaḥ jātaḥ dīrgham āyuḥ avāpsyati

8. vāsudeva uvāca tasya paramāstrasya pātaḥ amoghaḥ bhaviṣyati
tu saḥ garbhaḥ mṛtaḥ jātaḥ dīrgham āyuḥ avāpsyati

8. Vāsudeva said: "The impact (pāta) of that supreme weapon (paramāstra) will certainly be unfailing. But that fetus, though born dead, will attain a long life."

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva (Krishna, son of Vasudeva) (Vāsudeva)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अमोघः (amoghaḥ) - unfailing, unerring, effective

• परमास्त्रस्य (paramāstrasya) - of the supreme weapon (paramāstra) (of the supreme weapon)

• पातः (pātaḥ) - fall, descent, impact, effect

• तस्य (tasya) - its

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

• सः (saḥ) - he (the fetus) (he, that)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - fetus, embryo

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born

• दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan

• अवाप्स्यति (avāpsyati) - will obtain, will attain

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva (Krishna, son of Vasudeva) (Vāsudeva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva; an epithet of Krishna

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of √vac

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular, perfect active indicative.

Root: vac (class 2)

अमोघः (amoghaḥ) - unfailing, unerring, effective

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amogha

amogha - unfailing, unerring, effective, productive, not futile

Negation 'a-' + 'mogha' (futile).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mogha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• mogha – vain, futile, useless
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'pātaḥ'.

परमास्त्रस्य (paramāstrasya) - of the supreme weapon (paramāstra) (of the supreme weapon)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of paramāstra

paramāstra - a supreme or most potent divine weapon

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+astra)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, best
  adjective (neuter)
• astra – weapon, missile, projectile, divine weapon
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Refers to Ashwatthama's Brahmastra.

पातः (pātaḥ) - fall, descent, impact, effect

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāta

pāta - fall, descent, flying, attack, effect, application

From root √pat (to fall).

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'bhaviṣyati'.

तस्य (tasya) - its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, his, its

Note: Modifies 'pātaḥ'.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of √bhū

Future Tense

3rd person singular, future active indicative.

Root: bhū (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (the fetus) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - fetus, embryo

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - womb, embryo, fetus, interior

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

From root √mṛ (to die). Masculine nominative singular.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

From root √jan (to be born). Masculine nominative singular.

Root: jan (class 4)

दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, extensive, tall

आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, duration of life, age

Note: Object of 'avāpsyati'.

अवाप्स्यति (avāpsyati) - will obtain, will attain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of √āp

Future Tense

From root √āp (to obtain) with upasarga ava. 3rd person singular, future active indicative.

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)