महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-59, verse-101

ममन्थुर्दक्षिणं चोरुमृषयस्तस्य मन्त्रतः ।
ततोऽस्य विकृतो जज्ञे ह्रस्वाङ्गः पुरुषो भुवि ॥१०१॥

101. mamanthurdakṣiṇaṁ corumṛṣayastasya mantrataḥ ,
tato'sya vikṛto jajñe hrasvāṅgaḥ puruṣo bhuvi.

101. mamanthuḥ dakṣiṇam ca ūrum ṛṣayaḥ tasya mantrataḥ
tataḥ asya vikṛtaḥ jajñe hrasvāṅgaḥ puruṣaḥ bhuvi

101. ṛṣayaḥ tasya dakṣiṇam ūrum ca mantrataḥ mamanthuḥ
tataḥ asya vikṛtaḥ hrasvāṅgaḥ puruṣaḥ bhuvi jajñe

101. And the sages churned his (Vena's) right thigh using sacred chants (mantras). Then, from him, a deformed, short-limbed being (puruṣa) was born on the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• ममन्थुः (mamanthuḥ) - they churned, they rubbed

• दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - the right (one)

• च (ca) - and

• ऊरुम् (ūrum) - thigh

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Vena's) (his, of him)

• मन्त्रतः (mantrataḥ) - by means of a sacred chant (mantra), through the power of a mantra

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• अस्य (asya) - from him (Vena), indicating source of birth (his, from him)

• विकृतः (vikṛtaḥ) - deformed, disfigured, changed for the worse

• जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born

• ह्रस्वाङ्गः (hrasvāṅgaḥ) - short-limbed, dwarfish, having small body parts

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a being born from Vena's thigh, interpreted as the Niṣāda (a man, a being (puruṣa))

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

ममन्थुः (mamanthuḥ) - they churned, they rubbed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect past (lit) of manth

Perfect Active (lit)

Third person plural Perfect Active of root manth. Reduplicated stem.

Root: manth (class 1)

Note: Subject is ṛṣayaḥ.

दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - the right (one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - right (direction), southern, clever, auspicious

Masculine accusative singular of dakṣiṇa.

Note: Agrees with ūrum.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Typically follows the word it connects.

ऊरुम् (ūrum) - thigh

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ūru

ūru - thigh

Masculine accusative singular of ūru.

Note: Object of mamanthuḥ.

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ

Note: Subject of mamanthuḥ.

तस्य (tasya) - his (Vena's) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Masculine genitive singular of the demonstrative pronoun tad.

Note: Possessive, 'his thigh'.

मन्त्रतः (mantrataḥ) - by means of a sacred chant (mantra), through the power of a mantra

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of suffix -tas for 'by means of'.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Indicates the manner of churning.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

अस्य (asya) - from him (Vena), indicating source of birth (his, from him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Masculine/Neuter genitive singular of the demonstrative pronoun idam. Can also be used to mean 'from him' in certain contexts or with verbs of birth.

Note: Indicates source ('from him') for the birth.

विकृतः (vikṛtaḥ) - deformed, disfigured, changed for the worse

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikṛta

vikṛta - changed, altered, disfigured, deformed, imperfect

Past Passive Participle

From prefix vi (apart, ill) + root kṛ (to make, to do) + suffix -ta. Masculine nominative singular.

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with puruṣaḥ.

जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect past (lit) of jan

Perfect Middle (lit)

Third person singular Perfect Middle of root jan. Reduplicated stem.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject is puruṣaḥ.

ह्रस्वाङ्गः (hrasvāṅgaḥ) - short-limbed, dwarfish, having small body parts

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hrasvāṅga

hrasvāṅga - having short limbs or small body, dwarfish

Compound of hrasva (short, small) + aṅga (limb, body part).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hrasva+aṅga)

• hrasva – short, small, dwarfish
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅga – limb, body, part, member
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with puruṣaḥ.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a being born from Vena's thigh, interpreted as the Niṣāda (a man, a being (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)

Note: Subject of jajñe.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land, world

Feminine locative singular of bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)