महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-160, verse-17

प्राचेतसस्तथा दक्षः कन्याः षष्टिमजीजनत् ।
ता वै ब्रह्मर्षयः सर्वाः प्रजार्थं प्रतिपेदिरे ॥१७॥

17. prācetasastathā dakṣaḥ kanyāḥ ṣaṣṭimajījanat ,
tā vai brahmarṣayaḥ sarvāḥ prajārthaṁ pratipedire.

17. prācetasaḥ tathā dakṣaḥ kanyāḥ ṣaṣṭim ajījanat tā
vai brahmarṣayaḥ sarvāḥ prajārtham pratipedire

17. prācetasaḥ dakṣaḥ tathā ṣaṣṭim kanyāḥ ajījanat
tāḥ sarvāḥ vai brahmarṣayaḥ prajārtham pratipedire

17. Dakṣa, son of Pracetas, begot sixty daughters. All of them were indeed accepted by the Brahmarṣis (sages) for the sake of progeny.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राचेतसः (prācetasaḥ) - Dakṣa, as the son of Pracetas (son of Pracetas)

• तथा (tathā) - and, thus, in that manner

• दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - The Prajāpati Dakṣa (Dakṣa)

• कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - daughters, girls, maidens

• षष्टिम् (ṣaṣṭim) - sixty

• अजीजनत् (ajījanat) - begot, generated, produced

• ता (tā) - those daughters (those)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• ब्रह्मर्षयः (brahmarṣayaḥ) - sages of the highest class, particularly those born from Brahmā (Brahmarṣis, divine sages)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all of them (the daughters) (all, every)

• प्रजार्थम् (prajārtham) - for the sake of progeny/creation

• प्रतिपेदिरे (pratipedire) - were accepted (as wives) (accepted, took, obtained)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राचेतसः (prācetasaḥ) - Dakṣa, as the son of Pracetas (son of Pracetas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prācetasa

prācetasa - son of Praceta; relating to Praceta; name of Vālmīki

Derived from praceta (name of a sage) + aṇ (patronymic suffix)

तथा (tathā) - and, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - The Prajāpati Dakṣa (Dakṣa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣa

dakṣa - able, competent; clever, skilled; name of a Prajāpati (creator god)

कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - daughters, girls, maidens

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kanyā

kanyā - daughter, girl, maiden, virgin

षष्टिम् (ṣaṣṭim) - sixty

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ṣaṣṭi

ṣaṣṭi - sixty (the number)

अजीजनत् (ajījanat) - begot, generated, produced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of jan

Causative Imperfect

Root jan (4th class, Divādi) + causative suffix -i (णिच्) + imperfect ending -at (लङ् 3rd singular parasmaipada)

Root: jan (class 4)

ता (tā) - those daughters (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मर्षयः (brahmarṣayaḥ) - sages of the highest class, particularly those born from Brahmā (Brahmarṣis, divine sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - a Brahmin sage; a sage of the highest order, like Vasiṣṭha or Viśvāmitra; one who has attained self-realization through vedic knowledge and spiritual practices (tapas)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+ṛṣi)

• brahman – the Absolute; the Vedas; prayer; a Brahmin
  noun (neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all of them (the daughters) (all, every)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

प्रजार्थम् (prajārtham) - for the sake of progeny/creation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prajārtha

prajārtha - for the sake of offspring, for the purpose of procreation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+artha)

• prajā – progeny, offspring, creation, subjects
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially, meaning 'for the sake of progeny'.

प्रतिपेदिरे (pratipedire) - were accepted (as wives) (accepted, took, obtained)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of prati-pad

Perfect

Root pad (4th class, Divādi) with prefix prati, Perfect (लिट्) 3rd plural ātmanepada.

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)