महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-104, verse-21

सोपस्वेदेषु पात्रेषु घृतपूर्णेषु भागशः ।
ततः पुत्रसहस्राणि षष्टिं प्राप्स्यसि पार्थिव ॥२१॥

21. sopasvedeṣu pātreṣu ghṛtapūrṇeṣu bhāgaśaḥ ,
tataḥ putrasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭiṁ prāpsyasi pārthiva.

21. sa-upasvedeṣu pātreṣu ghṛtapūrṇeṣu bhāgaśaḥ
tataḥ putrasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭim prāpsyasi pārthiva

21. Then, O king, you will obtain sixty thousand sons in vessels moistened with perspiration and filled with ghee, divided into portions.

Words meanings summery:

• स-उपस्वेदेषु (sa-upasvedeṣu) - in those having slight moisture or perspiration

• पात्रेषु (pātreṣu) - in vessels, in containers

• घृतपूर्णेषु (ghṛtapūrṇeṣu) - in those filled with ghee

• भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - in portions, by shares, piece by piece

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• पुत्रसहस्राणि (putrasahasrāṇi) - thousands of sons, sons numbering in thousands

• षष्टिम् (ṣaṣṭim) - sixty

• प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will obtain, you will get, you will reach

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O ruler of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

स-उपस्वेदेषु (sa-upasvedeṣu) - in those having slight moisture or perspiration

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of sa-upasveda

sa-upasveda - having slight moisture, moistened with perspiration

Bahuvrihi compound: `sa` (with) + `upasveda` (slight perspiration/moisture).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+upasveda)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• upasveda – slight perspiration, slight moisture
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `upa` (near, slight) and `sveda` (sweat, perspiration).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: svid (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pātreṣu.

पात्रेषु (pātreṣu) - in vessels, in containers

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of pātra

pātra - vessel, container, bowl, recipient

From root `pā` (to drink or protect).

Root: pā (class 1)

घृतपूर्णेषु (ghṛtapūrṇeṣu) - in those filled with ghee

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of ghṛtapūrṇa

ghṛtapūrṇa - filled with ghee, full of clarified butter

Tatpurusha compound: `ghṛta` (ghee) + `pūrṇa` (filled).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ghṛta+pūrṇa)

• ghṛta – ghee, clarified butter
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `ghṛ` (to sprinkle, to shine), refers to clarified butter.
  Root: ghṛ (class 3)
• pūrṇa – full, filled, complete
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `pṛ` (to fill) with `kta` suffix.
  Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with pātreṣu.

भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - in portions, by shares, piece by piece

(indeclinable)

Formed from `bhāga` (portion, share) with the `śas` suffix.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative derivative from pronominal stem `tad`.

पुत्रसहस्राणि (putrasahasrāṇi) - thousands of sons, sons numbering in thousands

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of putrasahasra

putrasahasra - a thousand sons

Tatpurusha compound: `putra` (son) + `sahasra` (thousand).

Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+sahasra)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of prāpsyasi.

षष्टिम् (ṣaṣṭim) - sixty

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ṣaṣṭi

ṣaṣṭi - sixty

Note: Quantifies the thousands of sons, implying 60 x 1000 = 60,000.

प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will obtain, you will get, you will reach

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of āp

Root `āp` with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O ruler of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - relating to the earth, earthy; a ruler of the earth, king

Derived from `pṛthivī` (earth) with the `aṇ` suffix.