महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-12, verse-21

तामाश्रमे स्त्रियं तात तापसोऽभ्यवपद्यत ।
तापसेनास्य पुत्राणामाश्रमेऽप्यभवच्छतम् ॥२१॥

21. tāmāśrame striyaṁ tāta tāpaso'bhyavapadyata ,
tāpasenāsya putrāṇāmāśrame'pyabhavacchatam.

21. tām āśrame striyam tāta tāpasaḥ abhyavapadyata
tāpasena asya putrāṇām āśrame api abhavat śatam

21. tāta āśrame tāpasaḥ tām striyam abhyavapadyata
asya tāpasena āśrame api putrāṇām śatam abhavat

21. O dear one, in the hermitage (āśrama), an ascetic approached that woman. Through that ascetic, a hundred sons were born to her in the hermitage (āśrama) as well.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (woman) (her, that (feminine))

• आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage (āśrama) (in the hermitage, in the retreat)

• स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman (woman, female)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (addressing the listener, often a son in such narratives) (O father, O dear one, O child)

• तापसः (tāpasaḥ) - an ascetic (ascetic, hermit)

• अभ्यवपद्यत (abhyavapadyata) - approached (had relations with) (he approached, obtained, encountered)

• तापसेन (tāpasena) - by that ascetic (by the ascetic)

• अस्य (asya) - to her (the woman) (of her, of him, of this)

• पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - (a hundred) sons (of sons, of children)

• आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage (āśrama) (in the hermitage, in the retreat)

• अपि (api) - as well (also, even)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - were born (lit. came to be) (there was, it happened, became)

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred (sons) (a hundred)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (woman) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of `abhyavapadyata`.

आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage (āśrama) (in the hermitage, in the retreat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, retreat, stage of life

From root ŚRAM (to toil) with prefix Ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Location.

स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman (woman, female)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Object of `abhyavapadyata`. `tām` and `striyam` refer to the same person.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (addressing the listener, often a son in such narratives) (O father, O dear one, O child)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, child (vocative particle)

Note: Addressed to the listener.

तापसः (tāpasaḥ) - an ascetic (ascetic, hermit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit, one who practices austerity (tapas)

Derived from tapas

Note: Subject of `abhyavapadyata`.

अभ्यवपद्यत (abhyavapadyata) - approached (had relations with) (he approached, obtained, encountered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of pad

Imperfect Middle

Root PAD, class 4 (dyu), with prefixes ABHI-AVA-, imperfect 3rd singular middle voice

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: pad (class 4)

तापसेन (tāpasena) - by that ascetic (by the ascetic)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit

Derived from tapas

Note: Agent of the action of giving birth (implied).

अस्य (asya) - to her (the woman) (of her, of him, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Indicates possession or relation.

पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - (a hundred) sons (of sons, of children)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Refers to the sons, related to `śatam`.

आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage (āśrama) (in the hermitage, in the retreat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, retreat, stage of life

From root ŚRAM (to toil) with prefix Ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Location of birth.

अपि (api) - as well (also, even)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

अभवत् (abhavat) - were born (lit. came to be) (there was, it happened, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

Root BHŪ, class 1, imperfect 3rd singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Implies "there came to be" or "were born".

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred (sons) (a hundred)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - hundred

Note: Subject of `abhavat`.