महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-52

सप्तवर्षाष्टवर्षाश्च स्त्रियो गर्भधरा नृप ।
दशद्वादशवर्षाणां पुंसां पुत्रः प्रजायते ॥५२॥

52. saptavarṣāṣṭavarṣāśca striyo garbhadharā nṛpa ,
daśadvādaśavarṣāṇāṁ puṁsāṁ putraḥ prajāyate.

52. saptavarṣāṣṭavarṣāḥ ca striyaḥ garbhadharāḥ nṛpa
daśadvādaśavarṣāṇām puṃsām putraḥ prajāyate

52. O King, girls as young as seven or eight years old will become pregnant. Sons will be born to boys who are only ten or twelve years old.

52. הו מלך, נשים בנות שבע ושמונה תהרינה, ולגברים בני עשר ושתים עשרה ייוולד בן.

Words meanings summery:

• सप्तवर्षाष्टवर्षाः (saptavarṣāṣṭavarṣāḥ) - seven or eight years old (feminine)

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - Refers to young girls. (women, females)

• गर्भधराः (garbhadharāḥ) - pregnant, carrying a fetus

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king!

• दशद्वादशवर्षाणाम् (daśadvādaśavarṣāṇām) - of ten or twelve years old

• पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - Refers to young boys. (of men, of males)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

• प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, originates

Words meanings and morphology

सप्तवर्षाष्टवर्षाः (saptavarṣāṣṭavarṣāḥ) - seven or eight years old (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saptavarṣāṣṭavarṣā

saptavarṣāṣṭavarṣā - seven or eight years old

Compound.

Compound type : dvandva (saptavarṣa+aṣṭavarṣa)

• saptavarṣa – seven years old
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound sapta (seven) + varṣa (year).
• aṣṭavarṣa – eight years old
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound aṣṭa (eight) + varṣa (year).

Note: Refers to women who are 7 or 8 years old.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - Refers to young girls. (women, females)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female, wife

गर्भधराः (garbhadharāḥ) - pregnant, carrying a fetus

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of garbhadharā

garbhadharā - pregnant, carrying a fetus, bearing offspring

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (garbha+dhara)

• garbha – embryo, fetus, womb, interior
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛbh (class 9)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent suffix 'a'
  From root dhṛ (to bear, hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

From nṛ (man) + pa (protector).

दशद्वादशवर्षाणाम् (daśadvādaśavarṣāṇām) - of ten or twelve years old

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of daśadvādaśavarṣa

daśadvādaśavarṣa - ten or twelve years old

Compound.

Compound type : dvandva (daśavarṣa+dvādaśavarṣa)

• daśavarṣa – ten years old
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound daśa (ten) + varṣa (year).
• dvādaśavarṣa – twelve years old
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound dvādaśa (twelve) + varṣa (year).

पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - Refers to young boys. (of men, of males)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, person

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

Root: put

प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, originates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prajāyate

Present middle indicative

From pra + jan (to be born). Dhatupatha (4th class, jāyate is often medio-passive)

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

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