महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-173, verse-21

मध्ये वै पापयोनीनां सार्गाली यामहं गतः ।
पापीयस्यो बहुतरा इतोऽन्याः पापयोनयः ॥२१॥

21. madhye vai pāpayonīnāṁ sārgālī yāmahaṁ gataḥ ,
pāpīyasyo bahutarā ito'nyāḥ pāpayonayaḥ.

21. madhye vai pāpayonīnām sārgālī yām aham gataḥ
pāpīyasyaḥ bahutaraḥ itaḥ anyāḥ pāpayonayaḥ

21. aham vai pāpayonīnām madhye yām sārgālī gataḥ.
itaḥ anyāḥ bahutaraḥ pāpīyasyaḥ pāpayonayaḥ.

21. Indeed, among those born into sinful existences (pāpayoni), Sārgālī is one into which I have entered. However, there are many other sinful existences that are far more grievous than this one.

Words meanings summery:

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst, among

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely

• पापयोनीनाम् (pāpayonīnām) - of sinful wombs, of sinful births, of those born into sinful existences

• सार्गाली (sārgālī) - Sārgālī (a specific sinful being or birth)

• याम् (yām) - whom, which

• अहम् (aham) - I

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, entered, attained, become

• पापीयस्यः (pāpīyasyaḥ) - more sinful, more evil

• बहुतरः (bahutaraḥ) - more numerous, many more, much more

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, from this, hence, than this

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other, different

• पापयोनयः (pāpayonayaḥ) - sinful wombs, sinful births, sinful existences

Words meanings and morphology

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst, among

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an indeclinable meaning 'in the middle of'.

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely

(indeclinable)

पापयोनीनाम् (pāpayonīnām) - of sinful wombs, of sinful births, of those born into sinful existences

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of pāpayoni

pāpayoni - sinful womb, sinful birth, low birth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+yoni)

• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked, sinful
  noun (neuter)
• yoni – womb, origin, source, birth, species
  noun (feminine)

सार्गाली (sārgālī) - Sārgālī (a specific sinful being or birth)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sārgālī

sārgālī - A proper name or specific type of sinful birth/creature mentioned in some texts

याम् (yām) - whom, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Sārgālī.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, entered, attained, become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, obtained, reached, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here with 'aham' to mean 'I have entered/become'.

पापीयस्यः (pāpīyasyaḥ) - more sinful, more evil

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pāpīyasī

pāpīyasī - more sinful, worse (feminine of pāpīyas)

Comparative form of pāpa (sinful)

बहुतरः (bahutaraḥ) - more numerous, many more, much more

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahutara

bahutara - more numerous, much more (comparative of bahu)

Comparative form of bahu (many)

Note: Here in masculine plural, possibly agreeing with an implied 'beings' or default masc.

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, from this, hence, than this

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here in a comparative sense, 'than this (one)'.

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

पापयोनयः (pāpayonayaḥ) - sinful wombs, sinful births, sinful existences

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pāpayoni

pāpayoni - sinful womb, sinful birth, low birth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+yoni)

• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked, sinful
  noun (neuter)
• yoni – womb, origin, source, birth, species
  noun (feminine)