महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-337, verse-48

तस्यान्वये चापि ततो महर्षिः पराशरो नाम महाप्रभावः ।
पिता स ते वेदनिधिर्वरिष्ठो महातपा वै तपसो निवासः ।
कानीनगर्भः पितृकन्यकायां तस्मादृषेस्त्वं भविता च पुत्रः ॥४८॥

48. tasyānvaye cāpi tato maharṣiḥ; parāśaro nāma mahāprabhāvaḥ ,
pitā sa te vedanidhirvariṣṭho; mahātapā vai tapaso nivāsaḥ ,
kānīnagarbhaḥ pitṛkanyakāyāṁ; tasmādṛṣestvaṁ bhavitā ca putraḥ.

48. tasya anvaye ca api tataḥ maharṣiḥ parāśaraḥ nāma
mahāprabhāvaḥ pitā sa te vedanidhiḥ variṣṭhaḥ
mahātapaḥ vai tapasaḥ nivāsaḥ kānīnagarbhaḥ
pitṛkanyakāyām tasmāt ṛṣeḥ tvam bhavitā ca putraḥ

48. tasya anvaye ca api tataḥ maharṣiḥ parāśaraḥ nāma
mahāprabhāvaḥ saḥ te pitā variṣṭhaḥ vedanidhiḥ
mahātapaḥ tapasaḥ nivāsaḥ vai tasmāt ṛṣeḥ
pitṛkanyakāyām kānīnagarbhaḥ tvam ca putraḥ bhavitā

48. And in his (Vasiṣṭha's) lineage, there was the greatly powerful great sage (maharṣi) named Parāśara. He is your (the speaker's, Vyāsa's) father, the most excellent repository of the Vedas, a great ascetic, truly an embodiment of spiritual austerity (tapas). From that sage (Parāśara), you (the speaker, Vyāsa) will be born as a son, conceived in a maiden from the paternal side while she was unmarried.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of Vasiṣṭha, his (of him, his)

• अन्वये (anvaye) - in the lineage, in the family, in the descent

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

• पराशरः (parāśaraḥ) - Parāśara, the father of Vyāsa (Parāśara (name of a sage))

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named

• महाप्रभावः (mahāprabhāvaḥ) - greatly powerful, of great splendor or majesty

• पिता (pitā) - father

• स (sa) - Parāśara (he)

• ते (te) - your (referring to the speaker, Vyāsa, in a narrative style) (your, to you)

• वेदनिधिः (vedanidhiḥ) - treasure of the Vedas, repository of Vedic knowledge

• वरिष्ठः (variṣṭhaḥ) - most excellent, foremost, best

• महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - great ascetic, one with great spiritual austerity

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily

• तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of asceticism, of spiritual austerity

• निवासः (nivāsaḥ) - abode, dwelling, home

• कानीनगर्भः (kānīnagarbhaḥ) - born of an unmarried girl

• पितृकन्यकायाम् (pitṛkanyakāyām) - in a maiden (Satyavati) from the paternal side (in the paternal maiden, in a maiden from the paternal side)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that sage (Parāśara) (from him, from that)

• ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - from the sage

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (referring to the speaker, Vyāsa, who is the subject of the narrative) (you)

• भविता (bhavitā) - will be, will become

• च (ca) - and

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of Vasiṣṭha, his (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अन्वये (anvaye) - in the lineage, in the family, in the descent

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anvaya

anvaya - lineage, descent, family, succession

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, a class of revered rishis

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large, illustrious
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

पराशरः (parāśaraḥ) - Parāśara, the father of Vyāsa (Parāśara (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parāśara

parāśara - Parāśara (name of a celebrated Vedic sage, father of Vyāsa)

नाम (nāma) - by name, named

(indeclinable)

महाप्रभावः (mahāprabhāvaḥ) - greatly powerful, of great splendor or majesty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprabhāva

mahāprabhāva - of great power, majesty, splendor, or dignity

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+prabhāva)

• mahat – great, large, illustrious
  adjective
• prabhāva – power, might, splendor, majesty, influence
  noun (masculine)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

स (sa) - Parāśara (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ते (te) - your (referring to the speaker, Vyāsa, in a narrative style) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

वेदनिधिः (vedanidhiḥ) - treasure of the Vedas, repository of Vedic knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedanidhi

vedanidhi - repository of the Vedas, one learned in the Vedas

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+nidhi)

• veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
• nidhi – treasure, repository, fund
  noun (masculine)

वरिष्ठः (variṣṭhaḥ) - most excellent, foremost, best

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of variṣṭha

variṣṭha - most excellent, best, chief, supreme

महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - great ascetic, one with great spiritual austerity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - one who performs great asceticism or spiritual austerity

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tapas)

• mahat – great, large, illustrious
  adjective
• tapas – asceticism, spiritual austerity, penance
  noun (neuter)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of asceticism, of spiritual austerity

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, spiritual austerity, penance, heat

निवासः (nivāsaḥ) - abode, dwelling, home

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nivāsa

nivāsa - abode, dwelling, residence, habitation

कानीनगर्भः (kānīnagarbhaḥ) - born of an unmarried girl

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kānīnagarbha

kānīnagarbha - born from the womb of an unmarried girl (kānīnā)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kānīna+garbha)

• kānīna – born of an unmarried girl, illegitimate
  adjective
• garbha – womb, embryo, fetus, offspring, child
  noun (masculine)

पितृकन्यकायाम् (pitṛkanyakāyām) - in a maiden (Satyavati) from the paternal side (in the paternal maiden, in a maiden from the paternal side)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pitṛkanyakā

pitṛkanyakā - paternal maiden, daughter of the father, maiden of the paternal family

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+kanyakā)

• pitṛ – father, paternal
  noun (masculine)
• kanyakā – maiden, virgin, girl
  noun (feminine)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that sage (Parāśara) (from him, from that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - from the sage

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

त्वम् (tvam) - you (referring to the speaker, Vyāsa, who is the subject of the narrative) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

भविता (bhavitā) - will be, will become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (luṭ) of bhū

Future Active Participle (used as finite verb)

Form of the future tense (luṭ lakāra), representing a future action.

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child