महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-318, verse-16

केषांचित्पुत्रकामानामनुसंतानमिच्छताम् ।
सिद्धौ प्रयतमानानां नैवाण्डमुपजायते ॥१६॥

16. keṣāṁcitputrakāmānāmanusaṁtānamicchatām ,
siddhau prayatamānānāṁ naivāṇḍamupajāyate.

16. keṣāṃcit putrakāmānām anusaṃtānam icchatām
siddhau prayatamānānām na eva aṇḍam upajāyate

16. keṣāṃcit putrakāmānām anusaṃtānam icchatām
siddhau prayatamānānām aṇḍam na eva upajāyate

16. For some who desire sons and wish for the continuation of their progeny, even while striving for success, an embryo certainly does not come into being.

Words meanings summery:

• केषांचित् (keṣāṁcit) - of some, of certain ones

• पुत्रकामानाम् (putrakāmānām) - of those desiring sons, of those longing for children

• अनुसंतानम् (anusaṁtānam) - continuation of progeny, succession, lineage

• इच्छताम् (icchatām) - of those wishing, of those desiring

• सिद्धौ (siddhau) - in their fulfillment (of desire for progeny) (in success, in accomplishment, in perfection)

• प्रयततमानानाम् (prayatatamānānām) - of those striving, of those endeavoring

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

• अण्डम् (aṇḍam) - embryo, egg, testicle

• उपजायते (upajāyate) - is produced, comes into being, arises

Words meanings and morphology

केषांचित् (keṣāṁcit) - of some, of certain ones

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, certain, any

Formed from 'kim' (interrogative pronoun) + 'cid' (indeclinable particle)

Note: Acts as a pronoun here, referring to people.

पुत्रकामानाम् (putrakāmānām) - of those desiring sons, of those longing for children

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putrakāma

putrakāma - desiring sons, longing for children

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (putra+kāma)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'keṣāṃcit'.

अनुसंतानम् (anusaṁtānam) - continuation of progeny, succession, lineage

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anusaṃtāna

anusaṁtāna - continuation, succession, progeny, lineage

From √tan (to stretch) with prefixes anu-sam-

Prefixes: anu+sam

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Object of 'icchatām'.

इच्छताम् (icchatām) - of those wishing, of those desiring

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of icchat

icchat - wishing, desiring

Present Active Participle

From verb root √iṣ (to wish, desire)

Root: iṣ (class 4)

सिद्धौ (siddhau) - in their fulfillment (of desire for progeny) (in success, in accomplishment, in perfection)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - success, accomplishment, attainment, perfection

Root: sidh (class 4)

प्रयततमानानाम् (prayatatamānānām) - of those striving, of those endeavoring

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prayatatamāna

prayatatamāna - striving, endeavoring, exerting oneself

Present Middle Participle (śānac)

From verb root √yat (to strive) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'eva' for emphasis.

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'na' for emphasis.

अण्डम् (aṇḍam) - embryo, egg, testicle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṇḍa

aṇḍa - egg, embryo, seed, testicle, scrotum

उपजायते (upajāyate) - is produced, comes into being, arises

(verb)

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

Present middle

3rd person singular present middle, from root √jan with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: jan (class 4)