महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-109, verse-17

उभौ हि मातापितरौ जन्मनि व्युपयुज्यतः ।
शरीरमेतौ सृजतः पिता माता च भारत ।
आचार्यशिष्टा या जातिः सा दिव्या साजरामरा ॥१७॥

17. ubhau hi mātāpitarau janmani vyupayujyataḥ ,
śarīrametau sṛjataḥ pitā mātā ca bhārata ,
ācāryaśiṣṭā yā jātiḥ sā divyā sājarāmarā.

17. ubhau hi mātāpitarau janmani
vyupayujyataḥ | śarīram etau sṛjataḥ
pitā mātā ca bhārata | ācāryaśiṣṭā
yā jātiḥ sā divyā sā ajaramarā

17. hi ubhau mātāpitarau janmani
vyupayujyataḥ bhārata etau pitā ca mātā
śarīram sṛjataḥ yā ācāryaśiṣṭā
jātiḥ sā divyā asti sā ajaramarā asti

17. Indeed, both mother and father are instrumental in one's birth. These two, the father and the mother, create the body, O Bhārata. But that form of existence (jāti) which is guided by a teacher (ācārya) is divine; it is ageless and immortal.

Words meanings summery:

• उभौ (ubhau) - Refers to mother and father. (both)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मातापितरौ (mātāpitarau) - mother and father, parents

• जन्मनि (janmani) - Refers to the physical act of being born. (in birth, at birth, in the state of being born)

• व्युपयुज्यतः (vyupayujyataḥ) - Specifically about their role in physical birth. (they are instrumental, they are useful, they contribute)

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

• एतौ (etau) - Refers back to mother and father. (these two)

• सृजतः (sṛjataḥ) - They create the physical body. (they create, they produce)

• पिता (pitā) - father

• माता (mātā) - mother

• च (ca) - and

• भारत (bhārata) - An address to Yudhishthira, a common vocative in the Mahabharata. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

• आचार्यशिष्टा (ācāryaśiṣṭā) - Refers to spiritual instruction. (instructed by a teacher, disciplined by a teacher)

• या (yā) - Introduces a relative clause. (which, who)

• जातिः (jātiḥ) - Specifically, 'form of existence' or 'spiritual birth' (in contrast to physical birth). (birth, species, class, lineage, form of existence)

• सा (sā) - Refers back to 'jātiḥ'. (that, she)

• दिव्या (divyā) - divine, heavenly, celestial

• सा (sā) - Refers back to 'jātiḥ'. (that, she)

• अजरमरा (ajaramarā) - Describing the quality of the spiritual "birth". (ageless and immortal)

Words meanings and morphology

उभौ (ubhau) - Refers to mother and father. (both)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Agrees with 'mātāpitarau'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मातापितरौ (mātāpitarau) - mother and father, parents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mātāpitar

mātāpitar - mother and father, parents

Dvanda compound of mātṛ (mother) and pitṛ (father).

Compound type : dvandva (mātṛ+pitṛ)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'vyupayujyataḥ'.

जन्मनि (janmani) - Refers to the physical act of being born. (in birth, at birth, in the state of being born)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, existence, life

From root jan (to be born) + suffix -man.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Indicates the sphere or occasion.

व्युपयुज्यतः (vyupayujyataḥ) - Specifically about their role in physical birth. (they are instrumental, they are useful, they contribute)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, present (laṭ) of vyupayuj

Present Middle/Passive Indicative

Root yuj (class 7), dual form with prefixes vi and upa.

Prefixes: vi+upa

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: The passive/middle voice suggests 'they are employed' or 'they are instrumental'.

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

Note: Object of 'sṛjataḥ'.

एतौ (etau) - Refers back to mother and father. (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Agrees with 'pitā mātā' (dual sense).

सृजतः (sṛjataḥ) - They create the physical body. (they create, they produce)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (laṭ) of sṛj

Present Active Indicative

Root sṛj (class 6), third person dual present.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: One of the two subjects of 'sṛjataḥ'.

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: One of the two subjects of 'sṛjataḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'pitā' and 'mātā'.

भारत (bhārata) - An address to Yudhishthira, a common vocative in the Mahabharata. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

आचार्यशिष्टा (ācāryaśiṣṭā) - Refers to spiritual instruction. (instructed by a teacher, disciplined by a teacher)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ācāryaśiṣṭa

ācāryaśiṣṭa - disciplined or taught by a teacher

Compound of ācārya (teacher) and śiṣṭa (disciplined, taught).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ācārya+śiṣṭa)

• ācārya – teacher, preceptor
  noun (masculine)
  From root car with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)
• śiṣṭa – taught, instructed, disciplined, good
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śiṣ (to instruct, discipline).
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'jātiḥ'.

या (yā) - Introduces a relative clause. (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Agrees with 'jātiḥ'.

जातिः (jātiḥ) - Specifically, 'form of existence' or 'spiritual birth' (in contrast to physical birth). (birth, species, class, lineage, form of existence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāti

jāti - birth, origin, species, class, race, form of existence

From root jan (to be born) + suffix -ti.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

सा (sā) - Refers back to 'jātiḥ'. (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

दिव्या (divyā) - divine, heavenly, celestial

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial, supernatural

Derived from div (heaven).

Note: Predicative adjective for 'sā jātiḥ'.

सा (sā) - Refers back to 'jātiḥ'. (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

अजरमरा (ajaramarā) - Describing the quality of the spiritual "birth". (ageless and immortal)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajaramara

ajaramara - ageless and immortal

Dvanda compound of ajara (ageless) and amara (immortal).

Compound type : dvandva (ajara+amara)

• ajara – ageless, not subject to old age
  adjective (masculine)
  Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a (not) and jara (old age).
• amara – immortal, deathless
  adjective (masculine)
  Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of a (not) and mara (death).

Note: Predicative adjective for 'sā jātiḥ'.