महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-178, verse-11

विपरीतैश्च राजेन्द्र कारणैर्मानुषो भवेत् ।
तिर्यग्योनिस्तथा तात विशेषश्चात्र वक्ष्यते ॥११॥

11. viparītaiśca rājendra kāraṇairmānuṣo bhavet ,
tiryagyonistathā tāta viśeṣaścātra vakṣyate.

11. viparītaiḥ ca rājendra kāraṇaiḥ mānuṣaḥ bhavet
tiryagyoniḥ tathā tāta viśeṣaḥ ca atra vakṣyate

11. And, O great king, a being may be born as a human through opposing causes. Similarly, O dear one, the animal species and the particular distinctions within it will be explained here.

Words meanings summery:

• विपरीतैः (viparītaiḥ) - by contrary, by opposite

• च (ca) - and

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O best of kings

• कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by causes, by reasons

• मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - a human being

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, becomes

• तिर्यग्योनिः (tiryagyoniḥ) - an animal species, animal birth

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise

• तात (tāta) - O dear one

• विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - a distinction, a particularity

• च (ca) - and

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• वक्ष्यते (vakṣyate) - will be told, is spoken

Words meanings and morphology

विपरीतैः (viparītaiḥ) - by contrary, by opposite

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viparīta

viparīta - contrary, opposite, inverted, reversed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `ī` (to go) with prefixes `vi` (away) and `pari` (around), indicating 'turned back' or 'reversed'.

Prefixes: vi+pari

Root: ī (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'kāraṇaiḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O best of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - best of kings, chief of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound of 'rājan' (king) and 'indra' (chief, best).

कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by causes, by reasons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

Derived from root `kṛ` (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - a human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, relating to man, a man, a human being

Derived from `manu` (man).

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, becomes

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility or potential.

तिर्यग्योनिः (tiryagyoniḥ) - an animal species, animal birth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tiryagyoni

tiryagyoni - animal birth, animal species, brute creation

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tiryak+yoni)

• tiryak – oblique, horizontal, animal
  adjective (neuter)
• yoni – womb, source, origin, birth, species
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject (implied).

तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

तात (tāta) - O dear one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (affectionate address, often by an elder to a younger person or equal)

Note: Affectionate address.

विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - a distinction, a particularity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, difference, particularity, special quality, characteristic

Derived from root `śiṣ` (to leave, to distinguish) with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Subject of 'vakṣyate'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

वक्ष्यते (vakṣyate) - will be told, is spoken

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Future passive form of root 'vac' (to speak).