महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-38, verse-14

ततोऽहमन्तर्भवने पितुर्वृत्तान्तरक्षिणी ।
गूढोत्पन्नं सुतं बालं जले कर्णमवासृजम् ॥१४॥

14. tato'hamantarbhavane piturvṛttāntarakṣiṇī ,
gūḍhotpannaṁ sutaṁ bālaṁ jale karṇamavāsṛjam.

14. tataḥ aham antaḥ-bhavane pituḥ vṛttāntara-rakṣiṇī
gūḍha-utpannam sutam bālam jale karṇam avāsṛjam

14. tataḥ aham pituḥ antaḥ-bhavane vṛttāntara-rakṣiṇī
gūḍha-utpannam bālam sutam karṇam jale avāsṛjam

14. Then, within my father's house, concealing the event, I released my secretly born son, the baby Karṇa, into the water.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अन्तः-भवने (antaḥ-bhavane) - within my father's inner chambers (in the inner house, within the house)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• वृत्तान्तर-रक्षिणी (vṛttāntara-rakṣiṇī) - concealing the event, guarding the secret

• गूढ-उत्पन्नम् (gūḍha-utpannam) - secretly born, clandestinely produced

• सुतम् (sutam) - son, offspring

• बालम् (bālam) - child, infant, young

• जले (jale) - in water, on water

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - the son named Karṇa (Karṇa (proper name), ear)

• अवासृजम् (avāsṛjam) - I released, I cast off, I abandoned

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal base tad.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अन्तः-भवने (antaḥ-bhavane) - within my father's inner chambers (in the inner house, within the house)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antaḥ-bhavana

antaḥ-bhavana - inner apartment, inside the house

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antas+bhavana)

• antas – within, inside
  indeclinable
  Preposition/adverb.
• bhavana – house, dwelling, abode
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Also ablative singular.

वृत्तान्तर-रक्षिणी (vṛttāntara-rakṣiṇī) - concealing the event, guarding the secret

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛttāntara-rakṣiṇ

vṛttāntara-rakṣiṇ - one who guards the news/story, one who keeps a secret

Tatpuruṣa compound: vṛttāntara (story/event) + rakṣiṇ (guardian).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛttāntara+rakṣiṇ)

• vṛttāntara – event, occurrence, story, report
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from vṛtta (what has occurred) + antara (difference, distinct part).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• rakṣiṇ – guardian, protector, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root rakṣ (to protect) + -in suffix.
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

गूढ-उत्पन्नम् (gūḍha-utpannam) - secretly born, clandestinely produced

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gūḍha-utpanna

gūḍha-utpanna - secretly born

Tatpuruṣa compound: gūḍha (hidden) + utpanna (born).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gūḍha+utpanna)

• gūḍha – hidden, secret, concealed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root guh (to hide).
  Root: guh (class 1)
• utpanna – born, arisen, produced
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pad (to go) with prefix ut.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'sutam'.

सुतम् (sutam) - son, offspring

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

Derived from root sū (to bear, produce).

Root: sū (class 2)

बालम् (bālam) - child, infant, young

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young, infant

जले (jale) - in water, on water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Root: jal (class 1)

कर्णम् (karṇam) - the son named Karṇa (Karṇa (proper name), ear)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear; a proper name (Karṇa, son of Sūrya and Kuntī)

अवासृजम् (avāsṛjam) - I released, I cast off, I abandoned

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sṛj

Imperfect Tense

Derived from root sṛj (to release) with prefix ava in imperfect tense.

Prefix: ava

Root: sṛj (class 6)