महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-201, verse-7

दशानां तनयस्त्वेको दक्षो नाम प्रजापतिः ।
तस्य द्वे नामनी लोके दक्षः क इति चोच्यते ॥७॥

7. daśānāṁ tanayastveko dakṣo nāma prajāpatiḥ ,
tasya dve nāmanī loke dakṣaḥ ka iti cocyate.

7. daśānām tanayaḥ tu ekaḥ dakṣaḥ nāma prajāpatiḥ
tasya dve nāmanī loke dakṣaḥ kaḥ iti ca ucyate

7. daśānām ekaḥ tanayaḥ tu dakṣaḥ nāma prajāpatiḥ
loke tasya dve nāmanī dakṣaḥ kaḥ ca iti ucyate

7. Among the ten (Prācetasas), one son, named Prajāpati (progenitor) Dakṣa, is renowned. In the world, he is spoken of by two names: Dakṣa and Ka.

Words meanings summery:

• दशानाम् (daśānām) - of the ten (Prācetasas) (of the ten)

• तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son (son, offspring)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing 'ekaḥ') (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one (one, a single one)

• दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Dakṣa (Dakṣa (name of a Prajāpati), able, skillful, quick)

• नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name, indeed)

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - progenitor (prajāpati) (progenitor, lord of creatures, creator)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Dakṣa's) (his, of him, of that)

• द्वे (dve) - two

• नामनी (nāmanī) - two names

• लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, among people)

• दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Dakṣa (Dakṣa (name of a Prajāpati), able, skillful)

• कः (kaḥ) - Ka (as a proper name) (who?, what?, Ka (a name for Prajāpati or Brahmā))

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing the list of names) (thus, so, in this manner, introducing a quote)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is spoken of (is spoken, is said, is called)

Words meanings and morphology

दशानाम् (daśānām) - of the ten (Prācetasas) (of the ten)

(numeral)

Note: Genitive plural, implying 'among the ten' or 'of the ten'. Refers to the ten Prācetasas mentioned in the previous verse.

तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son (son, offspring)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tanaya

tanaya - son, offspring, child

Derived from root 'tan' (to stretch, extend).

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing 'ekaḥ') (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one (one, a single one)

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'tanayaḥ'.

दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Dakṣa (Dakṣa (name of a Prajāpati), able, skillful, quick)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣa

dakṣa - able, skillful, quick, Name of a Prajāpati (progenitor)

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

Note: Acts as part of the name/title.

नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'named'.

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - progenitor (prajāpati) (progenitor, lord of creatures, creator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, creator, an epithet of Brahmā and other divine beings

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pati – lord, master, husband, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Appositive to 'dakṣaḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (Dakṣa's) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive pronoun referring to Dakṣa.

द्वे (dve) - two

(numeral)

Note: Numeral adjective for 'nāmanī', matching its gender and number.

नामनी (nāmanī) - two names

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of nāman

nāman - name, appellation

Note: Subject of the clause 'dve nāmanī ucyate'.

लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm, space

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Indicates the domain where the names are known.

दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Dakṣa (Dakṣa (name of a Prajāpati), able, skillful)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣa

dakṣa - able, skillful, quick, Name of a Prajāpati (progenitor)

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

Note: One of the names being listed.

कः (kaḥ) - Ka (as a proper name) (who?, what?, Ka (a name for Prajāpati or Brahmā))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who?, what?, which?, also a mystical name of Prajāpati or Brahmā

Note: One of the names being listed.

इति (iti) - thus (introducing the list of names) (thus, so, in this manner, introducing a quote)

(indeclinable)

Note: Follows the quoted names.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used after 'iti' to connect the two names being mentioned.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is spoken of (is spoken, is said, is called)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, Present (laṭ) of vac

Present Tense, Passive Voice

Formed from root 'vac' (to speak), present passive voice, third person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Its subject is 'dve nāmanī' (dual subject, but verb is singular in passive voice when referring to the action of being spoken).