महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-133, verse-22

ते वै यदि नरास्तस्मान्निरयादुत्तरन्ति वै ।
वर्षपूगैस्ततो जन्म लभन्ते कुत्सिते कुले ॥२२॥

22. te vai yadi narāstasmānnirayāduttaranti vai ,
varṣapūgaistato janma labhante kutsite kule.

22. te vai yadi narāḥ tasmāt nirayāt uttaranti vai
varṣapūgaiḥ tataḥ janma labhante kutsite kule

22. If those people do indeed emerge from that hell, then only after a multitude of years do they obtain birth in a despised family.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those, they

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• नराः (narāḥ) - people, men

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

• निरयात् (nirayāt) - from hell, from the underworld

• उत्तरन्ति (uttaranti) - they cross over, they escape, they emerge

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• वर्षपूगैः (varṣapūgaiḥ) - by/after a multitude of years, many years

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

• जन्म (janma) - birth, rebirth, existence

• लभन्ते (labhante) - they obtain, they gain, they receive

• कुत्सिते (kutsite) - in a despised, in a contemptible, in a vile

• कुले (kule) - in a family, in a lineage, in a race

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to the 'narāḥ' mentioned in the previous verse.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

नराः (narāḥ) - people, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the specified hell (niraya).

निरयात् (nirayāt) - from hell, from the underworld

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of niraya

niraya - hell, underworld, place of punishment

उत्तरन्ति (uttaranti) - they cross over, they escape, they emerge

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of tṛ

From root 'tṛ' (to cross, pass over) with prefix 'ud' (up, out).

Prefix: ud

Root: tṛ (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

वर्षपूगैः (varṣapūgaiḥ) - by/after a multitude of years, many years

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of varṣapūga

varṣapūga - a multitude of years, many years, a long series of years

Compound of 'varṣa' (year) and 'pūga' (multitude, heap).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṣa+pūga)

• varṣa – year, rain, rainy season
  noun (masculine)
• pūga – multitude, heap, collection, crowd
  noun (masculine)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

जन्म (janma) - birth, rebirth, existence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, existence, life, nature

From root 'jan' (to be born, produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

लभन्ते (labhante) - they obtain, they gain, they receive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

कुत्सिते (kutsite) - in a despised, in a contemptible, in a vile

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kutsita

kutsita - despised, contemptible, vile, reprehensible, blamed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kuts' (to despise, reproach, blame).

Root: kuts (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kule'.

कुले (kule) - in a family, in a lineage, in a race

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan, house, community