महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-293, verse-16

ये गुणाः पुरुषस्येह ये च मातृगुणास्तथा ।
अस्थि स्नायु च मज्जा च जानीमः पितृतो द्विज ॥१६॥

16. ye guṇāḥ puruṣasyeha ye ca mātṛguṇāstathā ,
asthi snāyu ca majjā ca jānīmaḥ pitṛto dvija.

16. ye guṇāḥ puruṣasya iha ye ca mātṛguṇāḥ tathā
asthi snāyu ca majjā ca jānīmaḥ pitṛtaḥ dvija

16. dvija asthi snāyu ca majjā ca pitṛtaḥ jānīmaḥ
iha ye puruṣasya guṇāḥ ye ca tathā mātṛguṇāḥ

16. O twice-born (dvija), we know that the bones, sinews, and marrow originate from the father. In this world, there are qualities of the male (puruṣa) and similarly qualities of the mother.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - which, those who, whatever

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, attributes, characteristics

• पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the male parent (puruṣa) (of the man, of the male, of the person)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this moment

• ये (ye) - which, those who, whatever

• च (ca) - and, also

• मातृगुणाः (mātṛguṇāḥ) - maternal qualities, qualities of the mother

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus

• अस्थि (asthi) - bone

• स्नायु (snāyu) - sinew, tendon

• च (ca) - and, also

• मज्जा (majjā) - marrow

• च (ca) - and, also

• जानीमः (jānīmaḥ) - we know, we understand

• पितृतः (pitṛtaḥ) - from the father

• द्विज (dvija) - addressing a Brahmin or an initiated person (dvija) (O twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - which, those who, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, attributes, characteristics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, property, constituent of nature

पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the male parent (puruṣa) (of the man, of the male, of the person)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, spirit, the Supreme Being (puruṣa)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this moment

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - which, those who, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मातृगुणाः (mātṛguṇāḥ) - maternal qualities, qualities of the mother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mātṛguṇa

mātṛguṇa - quality of the mother

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mātṛ+guṇa)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, characteristic
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus

(indeclinable)

अस्थि (asthi) - bone

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asthi

asthi - bone

स्नायु (snāyu) - sinew, tendon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of snāyu

snāyu - sinew, tendon, ligament, nerve

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मज्जा (majjā) - marrow

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of majjā

majjā - marrow, pith (of plants)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जानीमः (jānīmaḥ) - we know, we understand

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

पितृतः (pitṛtaḥ) - from the father

(indeclinable)

Derived from pitṛ (father) with the ablative suffix -tas.

द्विज (dvija) - addressing a Brahmin or an initiated person (dvija) (O twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (dvija - referring to a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya; also a bird or a tooth)

Formed from dvi (two) + ja (born).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix -ja derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)