महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-29, verse-76

यं दृष्ट्वा पितुरुत्सङ्गे शयानं देवरूपिणम् ।
अन्योन्यमब्रुवन्देवाः कमयं धास्यतीति वै ॥७६॥

76. yaṁ dṛṣṭvā piturutsaṅge śayānaṁ devarūpiṇam ,
anyonyamabruvandevāḥ kamayaṁ dhāsyatīti vai.

76. yam dṛṣṭvā pituḥ utsaṅge śayānam devarūpiṇam
anyonyam abruvan devāḥ kam ayam dhāsyati iti vai

76. devāḥ devarūpiṇam yam pituḥ utsaṅge śayānam dṛṣṭvā,
anyonyam abruvan -- "vai,
ayam kam dhāsyati?" iti.

76. When they saw him, god-like, lying in his father's lap, the gods asked each other, 'Indeed, whom will this (child) nourish/sustain?'

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - him (the child Māndhātā) (whom, which (accusative))

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his (the child's) father (Yuvanaśva) (of the father)

• उत्सङ्गे (utsaṅge) - in the lap (in the lap, in the bosom)

• शयानम् (śayānam) - lying (lying, sleeping)

• देवरूपिणम् (devarūpiṇam) - having a divine form (god-like, having a divine form)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - to each other (each other, mutually)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they (the gods) said (they said)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)

• कम् (kam) - whom? (whom? (interrogative pronoun, accusative))

• अयम् (ayam) - this (child) (this, this one)

• धास्यति (dhāsyati) - will nourish/sustain (will sustain, will nourish, will hold)

• इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, in this manner)

• वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly)

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - him (the child Māndhātā) (whom, which (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root dṛś with suffix tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Connects the action of seeing to the main verb.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his (the child's) father (Yuvanaśva) (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

उत्सङ्गे (utsaṅge) - in the lap (in the lap, in the bosom)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of utsaṅga

utsaṅga - lap, bosom, embrace, inner part

शयानम् (śayānam) - lying (lying, sleeping)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śayāna

śayāna - lying, sleeping, resting

Present Middle Participle

From root śī (to lie, sleep) with śānac suffix.

Root: śī (class 2)

देवरूपिणम् (devarūpiṇam) - having a divine form (god-like, having a divine form)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devarūpin

devarūpin - having the form of a god, divine, god-like

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+rūpin)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• rūpin – having a form, embodied, appearing as
  adjective (masculine)
  From rūpa (form) with ini suffix.

Note: Qualifies yam.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - to each other (each other, mutually)

(indeclinable)

A reciprocal pronoun/adjective.

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they (the gods) said (they said)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, active voice, 3rd person plural

Augment a- indicates past tense.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The subject is devāḥ.

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of abruvan.

कम् (kam) - whom? (whom? (interrogative pronoun, accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Object of dhāsyati.

अयम् (ayam) - this (child) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of dhāsyati.

धास्यति (dhāsyati) - will nourish/sustain (will sustain, will nourish, will hold)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dhā

Future tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

From root dhā.

Root: dhā (class 3)

इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Particle marking quotation or conclusion.

वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.