महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-64, verse-7

तन्नो ज्योतिरभिहतं दाराणामभिमर्शनात् ।
धनंजय कथं स्वित्स्यादपत्यमभिमृष्टजम् ॥७॥

7. tanno jyotirabhihataṁ dārāṇāmabhimarśanāt ,
dhanaṁjaya kathaṁ svitsyādapatyamabhimṛṣṭajam.

7. tat naḥ jyotiḥ abhihatam dārāṇām abhimaṛśanāt
dhanaṃjaya katham svit syāt apatyam abhimaṛṣṭajam

7. That luster of our lineage has been extinguished due to the violation of wives. O Dhanañjaya, how then could offspring born from such a violation possibly exist (purely)?

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• नः (naḥ) - of us, our

• ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - refers to the purity or glory of the lineage/family (light, splendor, glory, purity of lineage)

• अभिहतम् (abhihatam) - struck, destroyed, extinguished, damaged

• दाराणाम् (dārāṇām) - of wives

• अभिमऋशनात् (abhimaṛśanāt) - from the dishonoring or molestation of wives (from defilement, from violation, from improper contact)

• धनंजय (dhanaṁjaya) - an address to the interlocutor, often Arjuna, but here can be general 'O warrior' or referring to Saṃjaya (O conqueror of wealth, O Arjuna (an epithet))

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• स्वित् (svit) - possibly, indeed, perhaps (interrogative particle)

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, could be, should be, exists

• अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, child, progeny

• अभिमऋष्टजम् (abhimaṛṣṭajam) - born from defilement, produced by violation

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'jyotiḥ'.

नः (naḥ) - of us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Genitive plural of 'asmad' (we).

ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - refers to the purity or glory of the lineage/family (light, splendor, glory, purity of lineage)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jyotis

jyotis - light, radiance, splendor, brightness, purity, fire, star

अभिहतम् (abhihatam) - struck, destroyed, extinguished, damaged

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhihata

abhihata - struck, killed, destroyed, extinguished, defeated, injured

Past Passive Participle

From root √han (to strike, kill) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'jyotiḥ'.

दाराणाम् (dārāṇām) - of wives

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife (masculine plural noun, but refers to female spouse)

अभिमऋशनात् (abhimaṛśanāt) - from the dishonoring or molestation of wives (from defilement, from violation, from improper contact)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of abhimaṛśana

abhimaṛśana - touching, feeling, contact, defilement, violation, sexual abuse, molestation

From root √mṛś (to touch, feel) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

Note: Indicates the cause of the 'light' being extinguished.

धनंजय (dhanaṁjaya) - an address to the interlocutor, often Arjuna, but here can be general 'O warrior' or referring to Saṃjaya (O conqueror of wealth, O Arjuna (an epithet))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna, fire

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, money
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  From root √ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

स्वित् (svit) - possibly, indeed, perhaps (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, could be, should be, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Expresses possibility or potential.

अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring, child, progeny

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apatya

apatya - offspring, child, progeny, descendant

Note: Subject of the question.

अभिमऋष्टजम् (abhimaṛṣṭajam) - born from defilement, produced by violation

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhimaṛṣṭaja

abhimaṛṣṭaja - born from defilement/violation, produced by impure contact

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhimaṛṣṭa+ja)

• abhimaṛṣṭa – defiled, violated, contaminated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √mṛś (to touch) with prefix abhi
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: mṛś (class 6)
• ja – born from, produced by, arising from
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix -ja from root √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'apatyam'.