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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-200, verse-20

तस्य पूर्वमजायन्त दश तिस्रश्च भारत ।
प्रजापतेर्दुहितरस्तासां ज्येष्ठाभवद्दितिः ॥२०॥
20. tasya pūrvamajāyanta daśa tisraśca bhārata ,
prajāpaterduhitarastāsāṁ jyeṣṭhābhavadditiḥ.
20. tasya pūrvam ajāyanta daśa tisraḥ ca bhārata
prajāpateḥ duhitarah tāsām jyeṣṭhā abhavat ditiḥ
20. bhārata tasya prajāpateḥ pūrvam daśa tisraḥ ca
duhitarah ajāyanta tāsām ditiḥ jyeṣṭhā abhavat
20. O Bhārata, formerly, thirteen daughters of that Prajāpati were born. Among them, Diti was the eldest.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तस्य (tasya) - of him (referring to Prajāpati Dakṣa) (his, of him, of that)
  • पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly (before, formerly, previously, in the east)
  • अजायन्त (ajāyanta) - were born, originated
  • दश (daśa) - ten
  • तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three
  • (ca) - and, also
  • भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (address) (O descendant of Bharata)
  • प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Dakṣa, the Prajāpati (of the Prajāpati)
  • दुहितरह् (duhitarah) - daughters
  • तासाम् (tāsām) - of them (feminine)
  • ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā) - eldest, chief, most excellent
  • अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was
  • दितिः (ditiḥ) - Diti (a goddess, mother of Daityas)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him (referring to Prajāpati Dakṣa) (his, of him, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Dakṣa.
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly (before, formerly, previously, in the east)
(indeclinable)
अजायन्त (ajāyanta) - were born, originated
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of jan
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Formed from the root jan (जन्मन्).
दश (daśa) - ten
(numeral)
तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three
(numeral)
Note: Refers to three daughters.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (address) (O descendant of Bharata)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, related to India
Note: Standard epithet in the Mahābhārata.
प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Dakṣa, the Prajāpati (of the Prajāpati)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati
prajāpati - lord of creation, protector of creatures, a progenitor, Prajāpati
Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)
  • prajā – progeny, creatures, subjects
    noun (feminine)
  • pati – master, lord, husband
    noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to Dakṣa.
दुहितरह् (duhitarah) - daughters
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of duhitṛ
duhitṛ - daughter
तासाम् (tāsām) - of them (feminine)
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the daughters.
ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā) - eldest, chief, most excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jyeṣṭha
jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest, chief, foremost
superlative of vṛddha (old/great)
Note: Agrees with Diti.
अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
दितिः (ditiḥ) - Diti (a goddess, mother of Daityas)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of diti
diti - a goddess, mother of the Daityas (demons)