महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-3, verse-12

गर्भस्थो वा प्रसूतो वाप्यथ वा दिवसान्तरः ।
अर्धमासगतो वापि मासमात्रगतोऽपि वा ॥१२॥

12. garbhastho vā prasūto vāpyatha vā divasāntaraḥ ,
ardhamāsagato vāpi māsamātragato'pi vā.

12. garbhasthaḥ vā prasūtaḥ vā api atha vā divasāntaraḥ
| ardhamāsagataḥ vā api māsamātragataḥ api vā

12. garbhasthaḥ vā prasūtaḥ vā api atha vā divasāntaraḥ
ardhamāsagataḥ vā api māsamātragataḥ api vā

12. Whether (one is) in the womb, or born, or only a few days old; whether half a month old, or just one month old.

Words meanings summery:

• गर्भस्थः (garbhasthaḥ) - remaining in the womb, unborn

• वा (vā) - or, either

• प्रसूतः (prasūtaḥ) - born, delivered, produced

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अपि (api) - also, even, too; (with vā) or, even if

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon, and, or

• वा (vā) - or, either

• दिवसान्तरः (divasāntaraḥ) - a few days old, of another day

• अर्धमासगतः (ardhamāsagataḥ) - half a month old, passed half a month

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अपि (api) - also, even, too; (with vā) or, even if

• मासमात्रगतः (māsamātragataḥ) - only a month old, passed only a month

• अपि (api) - also, even, too; (with vā) or, even if

• वा (vā) - or, either

Words meanings and morphology

गर्भस्थः (garbhasthaḥ) - remaining in the womb, unborn

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garbhastha

garbhastha - remaining in the womb, embryonic, fetus

Compound of 'garbha' (womb) and 'stha' (standing, being in).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (garbha+stha)

• garbha – womb, embryo, fetus, interior
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from root
  Derived from the root √sthā (to stand, stay) + suffix -a.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

प्रसूतः (prasūtaḥ) - born, delivered, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasūta

prasūta - born, produced, delivered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sū (to give birth, produce) with the upasarga 'pra' and the past participle suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too; (with vā) or, even if

(indeclinable)

Note: In combination with 'vā' forms an alternative 'or even'.

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon, and, or

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

दिवसान्तरः (divasāntaraḥ) - a few days old, of another day

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divasāntara

divasāntara - another day, interval of a day, a few days old

Compound of 'divasa' (day) and 'antara' (interval, other).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divasa+antara)

• divasa – day
  noun (masculine)
• antara – interval, difference, other, another
  adjective/noun (neuter)

अर्धमासगतः (ardhamāsagataḥ) - half a month old, passed half a month

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ardhamāsagata

ardhamāsagata - having passed half a month, half a month old

Compound of 'ardhamāsa' (half month) and 'gata' (gone, passed).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ardhamāsa+gata)

• ardhamāsa – half month
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, passed, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √gam (to go) with the past participle suffix '-ta'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too; (with vā) or, even if

(indeclinable)

Note: In combination with 'vā' forms an alternative 'or even'.

मासमात्रगतः (māsamātragataḥ) - only a month old, passed only a month

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māsamātragata

māsamātragata - having passed only a month, merely a month old

Compound of 'māsamātra' (only a month) and 'gata' (gone, passed).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māsamātra+gata)

• māsamātra – only a month, a mere month
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, passed, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √gam (to go) with the past participle suffix '-ta'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, too; (with vā) or, even if

(indeclinable)

Note: In combination with 'vā' forms an alternative 'or even'.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)