महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-16, verse-37

तयोर्धात्र्यौ सुसंवीते कृत्वा ते गर्भसंप्लवे ।
निर्गम्यान्तःपुरद्वारात्समुत्सृज्याशु जग्मतुः ॥३७॥

37. tayordhātryau susaṁvīte kṛtvā te garbhasaṁplave ,
nirgamyāntaḥpuradvārātsamutsṛjyāśu jagmatuḥ.

37. tayoḥ dhātryau susaṃvīte kṛtvā te garbhasaṃplave
nirgamya antaḥpuradvārāt samutsṛjya āśu jagmatuḥ

37. The two wet-nurses, after thoroughly covering those two parts of the embryo, exited the palace gate, quickly abandoned them, and then departed.

37. המינקות שלהן עטפו היטב את שני רסיסי הרחם, יצאו משער ארמון הנשים והשליכו אותם במהירות והלכו.

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, of them

• धात्र्यौ (dhātryau) - two wet-nurses, two nurses

• सुसंवीते (susaṁvīte) - well-covered, thoroughly concealed

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• ते (te) - those two

• गर्भसंप्लवे (garbhasaṁplave) - two fragments of an embryo/fetus

• निर्गम्य (nirgamya) - having exited, having gone out

• अन्तःपुरद्वारात् (antaḥpuradvārāt) - from the palace gate, from the inner palace gate

• समुत्सृज्य (samutsṛjya) - having abandoned, having cast off

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - they two went, they two departed

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Can also be locative dual masculine/neuter/feminine.

धात्र्यौ (dhātryau) - two wet-nurses, two nurses

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of dhātrī

dhātrī - wet-nurse, nurse, mother, female supporter

सुसंवीते (susaṁvīte) - well-covered, thoroughly concealed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, dual of susaṃvīta

susaṁvīta - well-covered, well-wrapped, thoroughly concealed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vī' (to cover) with prefixes 'su-' (well) and 'sam-' (together, thoroughly), and the suffix '-kta'.

Prefixes: su+sam

Root: vī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `garbhasaṃplave` (if treated as feminine dual).

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root 'kṛ' with the absolutive suffix '-tvā'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ते (te) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with `garbhasaṃplave` (if treated as feminine dual). Can also be nominative dual masculine/feminine/neuter.

गर्भसंप्लवे (garbhasaṁplave) - two fragments of an embryo/fetus

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of garbhasaṃplava

garbhasaṁplava - a mass of embryo, a fragment of an embryo

Compound type : tatpurusha (garbha+saṃplava)

• garbha – embryo, fetus, womb, interior
  noun (masculine)
• saṃplava – floating, flowing together, mass, fragment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'plu' (to float) with prefix 'sam-'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Can be masculine dual as well, but contextually feminine dual is implied by agreement with 'susaṃvīte' and 'te'.

निर्गम्य (nirgamya) - having exited, having gone out

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root 'gam' (to go) with the prefix 'nis-' (out) and the absolutive suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: nis

Root: gam (class 1)

अन्तःपुरद्वारात् (antaḥpuradvārāt) - from the palace gate, from the inner palace gate

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of antaḥpuradvāra

antaḥpuradvāra - inner palace gate, gate of the inner apartments

Compound type : tatpurusha (antaḥpura+dvāra)

• antar – inside, within
  indeclinable
• pura – city, fortress, palace
  noun (neuter)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)

समुत्सृज्य (samutsṛjya) - having abandoned, having cast off

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root 'sṛj' (to release) with prefixes 'sam-' (completely) and 'ud-' (up, out), and the absolutive suffix '-ya'.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: sṛj (class 6)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - they two went, they two departed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

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