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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-211, verse-14

तस्य पञ्चशिखः शिष्यो मानुष्या पयसा भृतः ।
ब्राह्मणी कपिला नाम काचिदासीत्कुटुम्बिनी ॥१४॥
14. tasya pañcaśikhaḥ śiṣyo mānuṣyā payasā bhṛtaḥ ,
brāhmaṇī kapilā nāma kācidāsītkuṭumbinī.
14. tasya pañcaśikhaḥ śiṣyaḥ mānuṣyā payasā bhṛtaḥ
brāhmaṇī kapilā nāma kācid āsīt kuṭumbinī
14. tasya śiṣyaḥ pañcaśikhaḥ kācid brāhmaṇī nāma
kapilā kuṭumbinī mānuṣyā payasā bhṛtaḥ āsīt
14. His disciple, Pañcaśikha, was nourished with milk by a certain Brāhmaṇa woman named Kapila, who was a householder (kuṭumbinī).

Words meanings summery:

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  • तस्य (tasya) - of Asuri (from the previous verse) (his, of him)
  • पञ्चशिखः (pañcaśikhaḥ) - The disciple Pañcaśikha (Pañcaśikha (proper noun))
  • शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - disciple, student
  • मानुष्या (mānuṣyā) - by a human woman
  • पयसा (payasā) - with milk, by means of milk
  • भृतः (bhṛtaḥ) - nourished, supported, maintained, carried
  • ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - a Brāhmaṇa woman
  • कपिला (kapilā) - Name of the Brāhmaṇa woman (Kapila (proper noun, name of a woman), brown-colored)
  • नाम (nāma) - named, by name, indeed
  • काचिद् (kācid) - a certain, some
  • आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
  • कुटुम्बिनी (kuṭumbinī) - a housewife, a family woman, a householder

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of Asuri (from the previous verse) (his, of him)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)
Genitive singular masculine/neuter form of tad.
Note: 'His' refers to Asuri.
पञ्चशिखः (pañcaśikhaḥ) - The disciple Pañcaśikha (Pañcaśikha (proper noun))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pañcaśikha
pañcaśikha - Pañcaśikha (name of a sage, disciple of Asuri). Literally 'five-crested' or 'five-tufted.'
Compound: `pañca` (five) + `śikha` (crest, tuft).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañca+śikha)
  • pañca – five
    numeral
  • śikha – tuft of hair, crest, flame, peak
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject.
शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - disciple, student
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śiṣya
śiṣya - disciple, student, pupil
Gerundive
From √śās (to teach, instruct).
Root: √śās (class 2)
Note: Appositive to pañcaśikhaḥ.
मानुष्या (mānuṣyā) - by a human woman
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of mānuṣī
mānuṣī - a human woman
Feminine form of `mānuṣa` (human).
Note: Agent of being nourished.
पयसा (payasā) - with milk, by means of milk
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of payas
payas - milk, water, fluid, vigor
Note: Means of nourishment.
भृतः (bhṛtaḥ) - nourished, supported, maintained, carried
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛta
bhṛta - nourished, supported, maintained, borne, filled
Past Passive Participle
From √bhṛ (to bear, carry, nourish).
Root: √bhṛ (class 1)
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - a Brāhmaṇa woman
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇī
brāhmaṇī - a woman of the Brāhmaṇa caste, a Brāhmaṇa's wife
Feminine form of `brāhmaṇa`.
Note: Predicate nominative for āsīt.
कपिला (kapilā) - Name of the Brāhmaṇa woman (Kapila (proper noun, name of a woman), brown-colored)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kapilā
kapilā - name of a woman, brown/reddish color
Feminine form of `kapila`.
Note: Qualifies brāhmaṇī.
नाम (nāma) - named, by name, indeed
(indeclinable)
Often used adverbially to mean 'by name' or 'named'.
काचिद् (kācid) - a certain, some
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kācid
kācid - some, a certain (indefinite pronoun/adjective)
Feminine nominative singular of `kaścid` (formed from `ka` + `cid`).
आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √as
Imperfect Active
Imperfect 3rd singular active form of √as.
Root: √as (class 2)
Note: Main verb.
कुटुम्बिनी (kuṭumbinī) - a housewife, a family woman, a householder
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kuṭumbinī
kuṭumbinī - a housewife, mistress of a house, a family woman, a householder
Feminine derivative of `kuṭumbin` (householder).
Note: Qualifies brāhmaṇī.