महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-45, verse-15

अन्यत्र जातया सा हि प्रजया पुत्र ईहते ।
दुहितान्यत्र जातेन पुत्रेणापि विशिष्यते ॥१५॥

15. anyatra jātayā sā hi prajayā putra īhate ,
duhitānyatra jātena putreṇāpi viśiṣyate.

15. anyatra jātayā sā hi prajayā putraḥ īhate |
duhitā anyatra jātena putreṇa api viśiṣyate

15. hi putraḥ anyatra jātayā prajayā īhate
duhitā api anyatra jātena putreṇa viśiṣyate

15. Indeed, a son is desired through a daughter's progeny (literally: progeny born elsewhere). A daughter is considered superior even to a son born from another lineage.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place

• जातया (jātayā) - by (a daughter's) progeny (by one born, by that which is produced)

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• प्रजया (prajayā) - through progeny (by offspring, by progeny, by people)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

• ईहते (īhate) - desires, strives for, seeks

• दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

• अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place

• जातेन (jātena) - by a son born (by one born, by that which is produced)

• पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by a son

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, is superior, excels

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem anya- (other) + suffix -tra (locative adverb)

जातया (jātayā) - by (a daughter's) progeny (by one born, by that which is produced)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root jan (to be born, to produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

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

Note: Often used as an emphatic particle or to refer implicitly to a previously mentioned concept or entity.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

प्रजया (prajayā) - through progeny (by offspring, by progeny, by people)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, people, creatures

From pra-jan (to be born, to produce)

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, descendant

ईहते (īhate) - desires, strives for, seeks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of īh

Root: īh (class 1)

दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duhitṛ

duhitṛ - daughter

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, in another place

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem anya- (other) + suffix -tra (locative adverb)

जातेन (jātena) - by a son born (by one born, by that which is produced)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root jan (to be born, to produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by a son

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, descendant

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, is superior, excels

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vi-śiṣ

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

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