महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-135, verse-3

एतद्विनशनं कुक्षौ मैनाकस्य नरर्षभ ।
अदितिर्यत्र पुत्रार्थं तदन्नमपचत्पुरा ॥३॥

3. etadvinaśanaṁ kukṣau mainākasya nararṣabha ,
aditiryatra putrārthaṁ tadannamapacatpurā.

3. etat vinaśanam kukṣau mainākasya nararṣabha
aditiḥ yatra putrārtham tat annam apacat purā

3. O best among men (nararṣabha), this is the hidden place (vinaśanam) within Mainaka's womb, where Aditi formerly cooked that food for the sake of a son.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• विनशनम् (vinaśanam) - a hidden or sacred place (destruction, disappearance, ruin, a hidden place)

• कुक्षौ (kukṣau) - in the belly, in the womb, in the interior

• मैनाकस्य (mainākasya) - of Mainaka (a mythological mountain) (of Mainaka)

• नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best among men, O excellent man

• अदितिः (aditiḥ) - Aditi (a prominent Vedic goddess) (Aditi)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• पुत्रार्थम् (putrārtham) - for the sake of a son, for a son

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain

• अपचत् (apacat) - cooked

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

विनशनम् (vinaśanam) - a hidden or sacred place (destruction, disappearance, ruin, a hidden place)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vinaśana

vinaśana - destruction, disappearance, ruin, loss

Derived from verb root `√naś` with prefix `vi-` and suffix `-ana` (kṛt affix), forming a verbal noun.

Prefix: vi

Root: √naś (class 4)

कुक्षौ (kukṣau) - in the belly, in the womb, in the interior

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kukṣi

kukṣi - belly, womb, interior

मैनाकस्य (mainākasya) - of Mainaka (a mythological mountain) (of Mainaka)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maināka

maināka - Mainaka (name of a mountain)

नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best among men, O excellent man

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - best of men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

अदितिः (aditiḥ) - Aditi (a prominent Vedic goddess) (Aditi)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aditi

aditi - Aditi (name of a goddess, mother of the devas, associated with infinity)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

पुत्रार्थम् (putrārtham) - for the sake of a son, for a son

(indeclinable)

Often used as an adverbial compound with the suffix -am.

Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+artha)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative of purpose, functioning as an adverb.

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Modifies 'annam'.

अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, rice

From root `√ad` (to eat) + -na suffix.

Root: √ad (class 2)

Note: Object of 'apacat'.

अपचत् (apacat) - cooked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √pac

Imperfect

Root `√pac` (class 1) in imperfect active 3rd person singular.

Root: √pac (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)