महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-84, verse-43

ततःप्रभृति चाप्यग्निः शमीगर्भेषु दृश्यते ।
उत्पादने तथोपायमनुजग्मुश्च मानवाः ॥४३॥

43. tataḥprabhṛti cāpyagniḥ śamīgarbheṣu dṛśyate ,
utpādane tathopāyamanujagmuśca mānavāḥ.

43. tataḥ prabhṛti ca api agniḥ śamīgarbheṣu dṛśyate
utpādane tathā upāyam anujagmuḥ ca mānavāḥ

43. tataḥ prabhṛti ca api agniḥ śamīgarbheṣu dṛśyate
tathā ca mānavāḥ utpādane upāyam anujagmuḥ

43. From that time onwards, fire is observed within the śamī trees. Similarly, humans also adopted a method for generating it.

Words meanings summery:

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

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, since (postposition with ablative), beginning

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, god of fire

• शमीगर्भेषु (śamīgarbheṣu) - in the wombs of śamī trees, within śamī wood

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• उत्पादने (utpādane) - in the production, in generating

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• उपायम् (upāyam) - method, means, way

• अनुजग्मुः (anujagmuḥ) - followed, adopted

• च (ca) - and, also

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, mankind

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence, thereafter

(indeclinable)

ablative of tad

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, since (postposition with ablative), beginning

(indeclinable)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, god of fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

शमीगर्भेषु (śamīgarbheṣu) - in the wombs of śamī trees, within śamī wood

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of śamīgarbha

śamīgarbha - womb of a śamī tree, inside śamī wood

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śamī+garbha)

• śamī – the śamī tree (Acacia Suma or Mimosa Suma), a kind of tree whose wood is used to produce fire by friction
  noun (feminine)
• garbha – womb, interior, embryo, core
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the internal part of the śamī tree where fire is found/generated.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive

Root dṛś, 1st class, passive voice, ātmanepada

Root: dṛś (class 1)

उत्पादने (utpādane) - in the production, in generating

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of utpādana

utpādana - production, generation, causing to arise

n-suffix from causative

Derived from causative of pad with ut-

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Refers to the act of generating fire.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

उपायम् (upāyam) - method, means, way

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, resource, expedient

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of anujagmuḥ.

अनुजग्मुः (anujagmuḥ) - followed, adopted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of anugam

Perfect Active

Root gam with anu- prefix, perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, mankind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, man, offspring of Manu

Derived from Manu

Note: Subject of anujagmuḥ.