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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-75

तिर्यग्योनिं न गच्छेत रूपवांश्च भवेन्नरः ।
बुद्धिमान्वै कुरुश्रेष्ठ प्राप्नुयाच्च महद्यशः ॥७५॥
75. tiryagyoniṁ na gaccheta rūpavāṁśca bhavennaraḥ ,
buddhimānvai kuruśreṣṭha prāpnuyācca mahadyaśaḥ.
75. tiryagyonim na gaccheta rūpavān ca bhavet naraḥ
buddhimān vai kuruśreṣṭha prāpnuyāt ca mahat yaśaḥ
75. naraḥ tiryagyonim na gaccheta ca rūpavān bhavet
buddhimān vai kuruśreṣṭha ca mahat yaśaḥ prāpnuyāt
75. A person will not be born into an animal species. Instead, he will be a handsome man, and indeed, O best of the Kurus, an intelligent one who will attain great fame.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तिर्यग्योनिम् (tiryagyonim) - animal species (in terms of rebirth) (animal womb, animal species, animal birth)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • गच्छेत (gaccheta) - should attain, should be born (into) (should go, should attain)
  • रूपवान् (rūpavān) - handsome (handsome, beautiful, possessed of form)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • भवेत् (bhavet) - will be born (as), becomes (should be, should become)
  • नरः (naraḥ) - a man, human being (man, human being)
  • बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent (intelligent, wise)
  • वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, truly)
  • कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus (vocative, addressing Yudhishthira) (O best of Kurus)
  • प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - will attain (should obtain, should attain)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)
  • यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame (fame, glory, renown)

Words meanings and morphology

तिर्यग्योनिम् (tiryagyonim) - animal species (in terms of rebirth) (animal womb, animal species, animal birth)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tiryagyoni
tiryagyoni - animal womb, animal species, irrational creature
Compound type : tatpurusha (tiryac+yoni)
  • tiryac – going obliquely, horizontal, animal
    adjective
    From tiras (across) + añc (to bend, go)
    Prefix: tiras
    Root: añc (class 1)
  • yoni – womb, origin, source, birth, species
    noun (feminine)
    Root: yu (class 2)
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
गच्छेत (gaccheta) - should attain, should be born (into) (should go, should attain)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of gam
optative 3rd person singular parasmaipada
from root gam, 1st class (bhū-ādi), P.P.
Root: gam (class 1)
रूपवान् (rūpavān) - handsome (handsome, beautiful, possessed of form)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rūpavat
rūpavat - possessed of beauty, handsome, beautiful, having a form
possessive suffix matup/vatup from rūpa
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
भवेत् (bhavet) - will be born (as), becomes (should be, should become)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
optative 3rd person singular parasmaipada
from root bhū, 1st class (bhū-ādi), P.P.
Root: bhū (class 1)
नरः (naraḥ) - a man, human being (man, human being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, human, person
Root: nṛ (class 1)
बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent (intelligent, wise)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat
buddhimat - intelligent, wise, discerning
possessive suffix matup/vatup from buddhi
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, truly)
(indeclinable)
कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus (vocative, addressing Yudhishthira) (O best of Kurus)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kuruśreṣṭha
kuruśreṣṭha - best among the Kurus
Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+śreṣṭha)
  • kuru – name of an ancient king, his descendants, a country
    proper noun (masculine)
  • śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
    adjective (masculine)
    superlative of praśasya (excellent)
प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - will attain (should obtain, should attain)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of prāp
optative 3rd person singular parasmaipada
from root āp with prefix pra, 5th class (su-ādi), P.P.
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, extensive, important
present active participle of mah (to be great) or mahi
Root: mah (class 1)
यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame (fame, glory, renown)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas
yaśas - fame, glory, renown, splendor