महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-33

यथा चोत्तापितं बीजं कपाले यत्र तत्र वा ।
प्राप्याप्यङ्कुरहेतुत्वमबीजत्वान्न जायते ॥३३॥

33. yathā cottāpitaṁ bījaṁ kapāle yatra tatra vā ,
prāpyāpyaṅkurahetutvamabījatvānna jāyate.

33. yathā ca uttāpitam bījam kapāle yatra tatra vā
prāpya api aṅkura-hetutvam a-bījatvāt na jāyate

33. yathā ca bījam kapāle vā yatra tatra uttāpitam
aṅkura-hetutvam api prāpya a-bījatvāt na jāyate

33. And just as a seed, roasted in a potsherd or anywhere else, even though it seemingly possesses the potential to cause sprouting, does not germinate because it has become infertile (abījatva).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• च (ca) - and, also

• उत्तापितम् (uttāpitam) - roasted (losing its life-potential) (heated, roasted, scorched)

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed, germ, origin

• कपाले (kapāle) - in a clay pot or dish used for heating (in a potsherd, in a skull, in a vessel)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• वा (vā) - or, either

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

• अपि (api) - even though (even, also, though)

• अङ्कुर-हेतुत्वम् (aṅkura-hetutvam) - the apparent potential to cause sprouting (the state of being a cause for sprouting)

• अ-बीजत्वात् (a-bījatvāt) - because it has lost its intrinsic seed potential (due to being seedless, because of its infertile nature)

• न (na) - not, no

• जायते (jāyate) - germinates, sprouts (is born, originates, sprouts)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

Adverb

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

उत्तापितम् (uttāpitam) - roasted (losing its life-potential) (heated, roasted, scorched)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttāpita

uttāpita - heated, roasted, scorched, inflamed

Past Passive Participle (from causative root ut-tap)

Neuter nominative singular. From ut-tap (to heat, to burn up). Causative tāpayati.

Prefix: ut

Root: tap (class 1)

बीजम् (bījam) - seed, germ, origin

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause, element

Neuter nominative singular.

कपाले (kapāle) - in a clay pot or dish used for heating (in a potsherd, in a skull, in a vessel)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kapāla

kapāla - potsherd, skull, bowl, cup

Neuter locative singular.

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place, correlative with tatra.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place, correlative with yatra.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From pra-āp (to obtain).

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

अपि (api) - even though (even, also, though)

(indeclinable)

Particle

अङ्कुर-हेतुत्वम् (aṅkura-hetutvam) - the apparent potential to cause sprouting (the state of being a cause for sprouting)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṅkura-hetutva

aṅkura-hetutva - the state of being a cause of sprouts, sprout-causality

Tatpurusha compound, neuter accusative singular. tva suffix for abstract noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (aṅkura+hetutva)

• aṅkura – sprout, shoot
  noun (masculine)
• hetutva – causality, state of being a cause
  noun (neuter)
  From hetu (cause) + tva (abstract suffix)

अ-बीजत्वात् (a-bījatvāt) - because it has lost its intrinsic seed potential (due to being seedless, because of its infertile nature)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of a-bījatva

a-bījatva - seedlessness, sterility, infertile nature, state of being without seed potential

Bahuvrihi compound a-bīja (without seed) + tva (abstract suffix), neuter ablative singular.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+bījatva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bījatva – seed-ness, state of being a seed/cause
  noun (neuter)
  From bīja (seed) + tva (abstract suffix)

Note: Expresses cause.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

जायते (jāyate) - germinates, sprouts (is born, originates, sprouts)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Tense, Middle Voice

3rd person singular, Atmanepada, Present Indicative. Often used in passive sense.

Root: jan (class 4)