महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-127, verse-4

कदाचित्तस्य वृद्धस्य यतमानस्य यत्नतः ।
जन्तुर्नाम सुतस्तस्मिन्स्त्रीशते समजायत ॥४॥

4. kadācittasya vṛddhasya yatamānasya yatnataḥ ,
janturnāma sutastasminstrīśate samajāyata.

4. kadācit tasya vṛddhasya yatamānasya yatnataḥ
jantuḥ nāma sutaḥ tasmin strīśate samajāyata

4. Once, to that old king who was striving diligently, a son named Jantu was born among his hundred wives.

Words meanings summery:

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• वृद्धस्य (vṛddhasya) - of the old king (of the old, of the aged)

• यतमानस्य (yatamānasya) - of him who was striving (of the striving, of the exerting)

• यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - with effort, diligently, by means of effort

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - Jantu (the name of the son) (living being, creature, child, Jantu (proper noun))

• नाम (nāma) - by name (name, by name, indeed)

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

• स्त्रीशते (strīśate) - among his hundred wives (in a hundred women/wives)

• समजायत (samajāyata) - was born, originated

Words meanings and morphology

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Genitive singular masculine of tad

वृद्धस्य (vṛddhasya) - of the old king (of the old, of the aged)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

From √vṛdh (to grow)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tasya (the king)

यतमानस्य (yatamānasya) - of him who was striving (of the striving, of the exerting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yatamāna

yatamāna - striving, endeavoring, exerting oneself

Present Middle Participle

From √yat (to strive) + śānac suffix

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tasya (the king)

यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - with effort, diligently, by means of effort

(indeclinable)

Formed from yatna + suffix -tas

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - Jantu (the name of the son) (living being, creature, child, Jantu (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, man, child, Jantu (proper noun)

Root: jan (class 4)

नाम (nāma) - by name (name, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to specify a name

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle

From √sū (to give birth)

Root: sū (class 2)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agrees with strīśate

स्त्रीशते (strīśate) - among his hundred wives (in a hundred women/wives)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of strīśata

strīśata - a hundred women, a hundred wives

Compound type : dvigu (strī+śata)

• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

समजायत (samajāyata) - was born, originated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (Laṅ) of jan

Imperfect

From √jan (to be born) with upasarga sam (together, completely), in the middle voice (ātmanepada).

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)