महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-85, verse-19

शेषाः प्रजानां पतयः स्रोतोभ्यस्तस्य जज्ञिरे ।
ऋषयो लोमकूपेभ्यः स्वेदाच्छन्दो मलात्मकम् ॥१९॥

19. śeṣāḥ prajānāṁ patayaḥ srotobhyastasya jajñire ,
ṛṣayo lomakūpebhyaḥ svedācchando malātmakam.

19. śeṣāḥ prajānāṃ patayaḥ srotobhyaḥ tasya jajñire
ṛṣayaḥ lomakūpebhyaḥ svedāt chandaḥ malātmakam

19. The remaining lords of creatures were born from his bodily channels. The sages (ṛṣi) arose from his hair follicles, and from his sweat, the sacred meters (chandas) — which are of an impure nature — were produced.

Words meanings summery:

• शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the remaining (remaining, rest of, others)

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of creatures (of creatures, of offspring, of beings)

• पतयः (patayaḥ) - lords (lords, masters, protectors)

• स्रोतोभ्यः (srotobhyaḥ) - from his bodily channels (from streams, from channels, from orifices)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the cosmic being) (of him, his, of that)

• जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - were born (were born, arose, originated (perfect tense))

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages (ṛṣi) (sages, seers)

• लोमकूपेभ्यः (lomakūpebhyaḥ) - from his hair follicles (from hair follicles, from pores)

• स्वेदात् (svedāt) - from his sweat (from sweat)

• छन्दः (chandaḥ) - the sacred meters (chandas), referring to Vedic hymns (metre, Vedic hymn, sacred text)

• मलात्मकम् (malātmakam) - which are of an impure nature (of the nature of impurity, consisting of impurities)

Words meanings and morphology

शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the remaining (remaining, rest of, others)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, rest, other

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of creatures (of creatures, of offspring, of beings)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - creature, progeny, offspring, people

पतयः (patayaḥ) - lords (lords, masters, protectors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pati

pati - master, lord, husband

स्रोतोभ्यः (srotobhyaḥ) - from his bodily channels (from streams, from channels, from orifices)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of srotas

srotas - stream, channel, current, bodily orifice or channel

Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Refers to various bodily openings or internal channels.

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the cosmic being) (of him, his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - were born (were born, arose, originated (perfect tense))

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (Lit) of jan

Perfect, 3rd person plural, middle voice

Reduplicated perfect form of √jan (class 4)

Root: jan (class 4)

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages (ṛṣi) (sages, seers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - seer, sage, inspired poet

Note: Bracketed `ṛṣi` in translation.

लोमकूपेभ्यः (lomakūpebhyaḥ) - from his hair follicles (from hair follicles, from pores)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of lomakūpa

lomakūpa - hair follicle, pore of the skin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loman+kūpa)

• loman – hair (on the body)
  noun (neuter)
• kūpa – hole, pit, well, follicle
  noun (masculine)

स्वेदात् (svedāt) - from his sweat (from sweat)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sveda

sveda - sweat, perspiration

Root: svid (class 1)

छन्दः (chandaḥ) - the sacred meters (chandas), referring to Vedic hymns (metre, Vedic hymn, sacred text)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of chandas

chandas - Vedic meter, sacred hymn, the Vedas collectively

Note: Bracketed `chandas` in translation.

मलात्मकम् (malātmakam) - which are of an impure nature (of the nature of impurity, consisting of impurities)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of malātmaka

malātmaka - whose nature is impurity, consisting of defilement

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mala+ātman)

• mala – dirt, impurity, defilement, excretion
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, essence, nature, soul
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `chandaḥ`.