महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-38, verse-23

दारयोर्यस्य चान्येन मिषतः प्राज्ञमानिनः ।
तव जातान्यपत्यानि सज्जनाचरिते पथि ॥२३॥

23. dārayoryasya cānyena miṣataḥ prājñamāninaḥ ,
tava jātānyapatyāni sajjanācarite pathi.

23. dārayoḥ yasya ca anyena miṣataḥ prājñamāninaḥ
tava jātāni apatyāni sajjanācarite pathi

23. And while you, who consider yourself wise, merely watched, children were born to your (late) brother's two wives by another man, following the path sanctioned by the virtuous (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• दारयोः (dārayoḥ) - of the two wives

• यस्य (yasya) - whose

• च (ca) - and

• अन्येन (anyena) - by Vyāsa (by another, by someone else)

• मिषतः (miṣataḥ) - while Bhishma was looking on (while looking on, while you are watching)

• प्राज्ञमानिनः (prājñamāninaḥ) - Bhishma, considering himself wise (considering oneself wise, self-proclaimed wise)

• तव (tava) - your

• जातानि (jātāni) - born, produced

• अपत्यानि (apatyāni) - children, offspring

• सज्जनाचरिते (sajjanācarite) - on the path of conduct sanctioned by the virtuous (dharma) (on the path followed by good people, in a manner practiced by the virtuous)

• पथि (pathi) - on the path, in the way

Words meanings and morphology

दारयोः (dārayoḥ) - of the two wives

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of dāra

dāra - wife (often used in masculine plural, but here dual genitive meaning 'of two wives')

Note: Refers to the two wives of Vichitravirya.

यस्य (yasya) - whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to Vichitravirya (implicitly).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्येन (anyena) - by Vyāsa (by another, by someone else)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Refers to Vyasa.

मिषतः (miṣataḥ) - while Bhishma was looking on (while looking on, while you are watching)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of miṣat

miṣat - looking on, winking

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb √miṣ 'to wink, open the eyes, see'

Root: miṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tava' (your), referring to Bhishma.

प्राज्ञमानिनः (prājñamāninaḥ) - Bhishma, considering himself wise (considering oneself wise, self-proclaimed wise)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prājñamānin

prājñamānin - one who considers himself wise

Compound type : tatpurusha (prājña+mānin)

• prājña – wise, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
• mānin – thinking, supposing, having pride, considering oneself
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from verb √man 'to think, believe'
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'tava' (your), referring to Bhishma.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to Bhishma.

जातानि (jātāni) - born, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb √jan 'to be born'

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies apatyāni.

अपत्यानि (apatyāni) - children, offspring

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of apatya

apatya - offspring, child

Note: Subject of the clause.

सज्जनाचरिते (sajjanācarite) - on the path of conduct sanctioned by the virtuous (dharma) (on the path followed by good people, in a manner practiced by the virtuous)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sajjanācarita

sajjanācarita - practiced by good people, virtuous conduct

Past Passive Participle

Compound: sat-jana-ācarita (good-person-practiced)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+jana+ācarita)

• sat – good, virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from √as 'to be'
  Root: as (class 2)
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
• ācarita – practiced, observed, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb √car 'to move, behave' with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies pathi.

पथि (pathi) - on the path, in the way

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, way, course