महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-127, verse-17

ऋत्विगुवाच ।
अस्ति वै तादृशं कर्म येन पुत्रशतं भवेत् ।
यदि शक्नोषि तत्कर्तुमथ वक्ष्यामि सोमक ॥१७॥

17. ṛtviguvāca ,
asti vai tādṛśaṁ karma yena putraśataṁ bhavet ,
yadi śaknoṣi tatkartumatha vakṣyāmi somaka.

17. ṛtvik uvāca asti vai tādṛśam karma yena putraśatam
bhavet yadi śaknoṣi tat kartum atha vakṣyāmi somaka

17. The priest (ṛtvij) said, 'Indeed, there is such an action (karma) by which a hundred sons could be born. If you are able to perform it, then I will tell you, Somaka.'

Words meanings summery:

• ऋत्विक् (ṛtvik) - the priest (ṛtvij) (priest, sacrificer)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such, of that kind

• कर्म (karma) - an action (karma) (action, deed, ritual, fate)

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons

• भवेत् (bhavet) - could be born (may be, should be, would become)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• शक्नोषि (śaknoṣi) - you are able, you can

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will tell, I will say

• सोमक (somaka) - O Somaka (proper name)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋत्विक् (ṛtvik) - the priest (ṛtvij) (priest, sacrificer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - priest, sacrificer

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such, of that kind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind, like that

Note: Agrees with 'karma'

कर्म (karma) - an action (karma) (action, deed, ritual, fate)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, ritual, fate, effect of actions

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to 'karma'

पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of putraśata

putraśata - a hundred sons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+śata)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)

भवेत् (bhavet) - could be born (may be, should be, would become)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

शक्नोषि (śaknoṣi) - you are able, you can

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will tell, I will say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

सोमक (somaka) - O Somaka (proper name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of somaka

somaka - Somaka (a proper name)