महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-40, verse-7

तेषामन्तर्गतं ज्ञात्वा देवानां स पितामहः ।
मानवानां प्रमोहार्थं कृत्या नार्योऽसृजत्प्रभुः ॥७॥

7. teṣāmantargataṁ jñātvā devānāṁ sa pitāmahaḥ ,
mānavānāṁ pramohārthaṁ kṛtyā nāryo'sṛjatprabhuḥ.

7. teṣām antargatam jñātvā devānām saḥ pitāmahaḥ
mānavānām pramohārtham kṛtyāḥ nāryaḥ asṛjat prabhuḥ

7. saḥ prabhuḥ pitāmahaḥ teṣām devānām antargatam
jñātvā mānavānām pramohārtham kṛtyāḥ nāryaḥ asṛjat

7. Understanding the inner thoughts of those gods, the lord, the grandfather (Brahma), created women, as if malevolent beings (kṛtyā), for the complete bewilderment of humankind.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those gods (of them, their)

• अन्तर्गतम् (antargatam) - inner thoughts (of the gods) (situated within, inner, contained)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• सः (saḥ) - that (Brahma) (he, that)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather (Brahma) (grandfather, Brahma)

• मानवानाम् (mānavānām) - of men, of humankind

• प्रमोहार्थम् (pramohārtham) - for the sake of great delusion, for complete bewilderment

• कृत्याः (kṛtyāḥ) - as if malevolent beings, created by magic (in the context of enticing/bewildering men) (magic spells, female spirits, malevolent beings)

• नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women, females

• असृजत् (asṛjat) - he created, he poured forth

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord (Brahma) (lord, master, mighty)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those gods (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Referring to 'devāḥ'.

अन्तर्गतम् (antargatam) - inner thoughts (of the gods) (situated within, inner, contained)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antargata

antargata - gone into, contained within, internal

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'gam' (गम्) with prefix 'antar' (अन्तर) 'within'.

Prefix: antar

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifying an implied noun like 'manas' (mind) or 'bhāvam' (state/feeling).

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Gerund of root jñā (ज्ञा) 'to know' with the -tvā suffix.

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

सः (saḥ) - that (Brahma) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather (Brahma) (grandfather, Brahma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahma (the creator god)

मानवानाम् (mānavānām) - of men, of humankind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, pertaining to Manu, offspring of Manu

Root: man

Note: From Manu.

प्रमोहार्थम् (pramohārtham) - for the sake of great delusion, for complete bewilderment

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'pramoha' (great delusion) and 'artha' (purpose/sake). 'Artham' used here as an indeclinable meaning 'for the sake of'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pramoha+artha)

• pramoha – great delusion, infatuation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: muh (class 4)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

कृत्याः (kṛtyāḥ) - as if malevolent beings, created by magic (in the context of enticing/bewildering men) (magic spells, female spirits, malevolent beings)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṛtyā

kṛtyā - a magical creation, a female demon or spirit, a harmful act

Gerundive (P.P.P. of root kṛ) with feminine ending, here used as a noun.

From root kṛ (कृ) 'to do, make'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Here, 'kṛtyā nāryaḥ' can be understood as 'women who are kṛtyā-like' or 'women as kṛtyās'.

नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women, females

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, female

असृजत् (asṛjat) - he created, he poured forth

(verb)

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

Root: sṛj (class 6)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord (Brahma) (lord, master, mighty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, creator

From prefix pra (प्र) and root bhū (भू) 'to be'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Referring to Brahma.