महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-318, verse-17

गर्भाच्चोद्विजमानानां क्रुद्धादाशीविषादिव ।
आयुष्माञ्जायते पुत्रः कथं प्रेतः पितैव सः ॥१७॥

17. garbhāccodvijamānānāṁ kruddhādāśīviṣādiva ,
āyuṣmāñjāyate putraḥ kathaṁ pretaḥ pitaiva saḥ.

17. garbhāt ca udvijamānānām kruddhāt āśīviṣāt iva
āyuṣmān jāyate putraḥ katham pretaḥ pitā eva saḥ

17. ca garbhāt udvijamānānām kruddhāt āśīviṣāt iva putraḥ āyuṣmān jāyate,
katham saḥ pitā eva pretaḥ

17. And for those who are frightened by the fetus as if by an angry venomous snake, how can a long-lived son be born who is indeed the departed father (preta)?

Words meanings summery:

• गर्भात् (garbhāt) - from the fetus, from the womb

• च (ca) - and

• उद्विजमानानाम् (udvijamānānām) - of those who are trembling, of those who are frightened

• क्रुद्धात् (kruddhāt) - from an angry one, from one who is enraged

• आशीविषात् (āśīviṣāt) - from a venomous snake

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आयुष्मान् (āyuṣmān) - long-lived, endowed with a long life

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, comes into being, arises

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• प्रेतः (pretaḥ) - departed spirit (preta), dead

• पिता (pitā) - father

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, himself

• सः (saḥ) - he (the son) (he, that)

Words meanings and morphology

गर्भात् (garbhāt) - from the fetus, from the womb

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - embryo, fetus, womb, interior, child

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उद्विजमानानाम् (udvijamānānām) - of those who are trembling, of those who are frightened

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of udvijamāna

udvijamāna - trembling, frightened, agitated

Present Middle Participle (śānac)

From verb root √vij (to tremble, fear) with prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: vij (class 6)

क्रुद्धात् (kruddhāt) - from an angry one, from one who is enraged

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged, furious

Past Passive Participle

From verb root √krudh (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'āśīviṣāt'.

आशीविषात् (āśīviṣāt) - from a venomous snake

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of āśīviṣa

āśīviṣa - venomous snake (literally, one whose venom is in its fangs/mouth)

Compound: āśī (fang/mouth) + viṣa (poison)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (āśī+viṣa)

• āśī – fang, serpent's tooth, edge of a sword
  noun (feminine)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आयुष्मान् (āyuṣmān) - long-lived, endowed with a long life

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āyuṣmat

āyuṣmat - long-lived, having a long life, vigorous

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: Qualifies 'putraḥ'.

जायते (jāyate) - is born, comes into being, arises

(verb)

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

Present middle

3rd person singular present middle, from root √jan

Root: jan (class 4)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

प्रेतः (pretaḥ) - departed spirit (preta), dead

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of preta

preta - departed, dead, a deceased person, ghost (preta)

Past Passive Participle

From verb root √i (to go) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, himself

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (the son) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'putraḥ'.